At the Oshawa Assembly Plant, GM confirmed that a 6-speed automatic transmission will be offered alongside the previously announced 6-speed manual gearbox for the top-end 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 model. That announcement has been reveled at event of 45th Anniversary Special Edition at the Camaro Homecoming.
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
Good news for all, The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 goes on-sale in the U.S. in June 2011. All-weather driving enjoyment – open or closed, during weekends or the daily commute – is built-in to the SLK’s genes. Extremely compact dimensions combined with a generous interior with numerous practical features. Outstanding performance and sporty, agile handling are also major characteristics of the new SLK. The new SLK is also the safest roadster with its unrivalled range of safety features.
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2011 Lumma Design Porsche Cayenne CLR 558 GT
The new Porsche Cayenne CLR 558 GT dressed up by Lumma Design. The German design house’s CLR 558 GT package upgrades the appearance of the luxury SUV with a new wide body aero kit. It comprises of a redesigned, two-tone front bumper with a plethora of LEDs and fog lights, a carbon Kevlar hood with air vents, high rising side skirts, wheel arch extensions, and a restyled rear bumper housing a diffuser and three central mounted exhaust tail pipes.
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2012 Chevrolet Volt
General Motors announced pricing information for the 2012 model year Chevrolet Volt, which is now available for order in all 50 states, this morning. The 2011 Volt was offered in just seven states and the District of Columbia. GM has dropped the base price for its extended range electric vehicle by a little over $1,000 to $39,995, which includes an $850 destination freight charge but excludes tax, title and license fees. Those that qualify for a full federal tax credit .
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2011 Skoda Octavia vRS
The Czech automaker delivered more than 760,000 cars last year and aims to double its annual sales to 1.5 million by 2018 also planning to further boost the Czech brand’s image. In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the vRS (in the UK, simply RS for the rest of Europe) performance badge, Skoda will compete in the famous Bonneville Speed Week in August (13-20) with a specially modified Skoda Octavia vRS saloon. Skoda’s goal is to break the magic 200mph (320+ km/h) barrier for the first time in the company’s history.
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2011 Cadillac SRX Crossovers
3,099 Cadillac SRX Crossovers vehicles are being recalled in Mexico and Canada, with GM stating that the problem is only in North America because an air-curtain air bag that may not deploy during a crash. The Detroit automaker said the car’s computer is programmed to turn off the right side roof-rail airbag if someone is not sitting in the front passenger seat thus not protecting the rear occupants in the event of a crash.
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2011 BMW M3 Coupe Frozen Black Edition
The new limited edition version 2011 BMW M3 Coupe Frozen Black Edition will be available in a limited production run of 20 units for the USA, each priced at a hefty $79,650 (~€55,500), not including a $875 destination charge. The two-door sports car is painted in a flat Individual Frozen Black hue and comes equipped with 19-inch GTS wheels finish in gloss black, with the same color being applied to the kidney grilles, fender vents and exhaust tips.
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2012 VWvortex Beetle RS Stage 1
2012 Volkswagen Beetle will comes with to tuning mainstream cars begin arriving in the market this fall. Here’s a first example of a tuned 2012 Beetle, Beetle RS Stage 1 is the creation of the Volkswagen-loving crew at VWvortex who were given a pre-production model by the German firm to work on. Since the vehicle came with no registration and license plates, the team decided to skip on the engine modes for now and concentrate on the styling aspect of the tune, which as you may have already guessed by now, was inspired by the Porsche 911 GT3RS.
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