The 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas not only features some of the coolest rides you will ever set your sights on but also some of the hottest girls at this event.

It seems like every supplier finds the top models they can to drive attention to their wares and their efforts do not go unnoticed. Check full image gallery with the beauty ladies that made their way to Sin City for the largest tuning gathering in the world.

The most powerful ever production BMW M3 GTS revealed, and, yes, it’s a street-legal. More power from a larger capacity 450HP V8 engine and much juicy upgrades that you usually find on aftermarket tuned cars.

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The new M3 GTS is distinguished by several exclusive features borrowed from the Porsche 911 GT3-like orange finish and the numerous dull-black applications, to the adjustable front splitter and rear wing that can grant a higher rank of downforce and the single 19-inch wheels with ample 255/35 tires at the front and 285/30 at the rear.

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An earlier look at the car also reveals the heavy rigid caliper brake system with six pistons at the front and four at the back as well as the new yellow springs with a small M logo. BMW says that the M3 GTS skin a special threaded suspension, adjustable in compression and ricochet.

The credence-saving dealings adopted on the new 2011 M3 GT3 include a new set of light body-contoured front seats, optimization of the insulation, the use of lightweight parts in the interior, the use of Macrolon for the car’s windows in the back, the exclusion of the air conditioning, navigation and radio systems and the rear seats that have been abandoned altogether – who wishes them anyhow on a car like this.

Furthermore, the GTS features a new titanium rear silencer that not only promises to create a more nation car-like symphony but it is also much lighter than its serial production counterpart.

According to BMW’s M rift, the M3 GTS tips the scales at around 1,490 kilograms (3,285 pounds). That’s more than impressive given that the criterion M3 (U.S.-spec example) weighs in at 1,680kg (3,704 lbs).

The M3 GTS has been ready for installation of 6-time seatbelts for use on the event track while there also mounts for the reel-over protective shape bolted on from the B file bonus a fire extinguisher and a string master alter/emergency shut-off preparation.

The serial production M3 gets an openly aspirated 4.0-liter V8 engine pumping out 420HP. For the M3 GTS, BMW’s M department enlarged the displacement of the V8 to 4.4-liters thus hopeful an output of around 450 horsepower. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a 7-momentum M dual clutch transmission with adapted period characteristics.

We’re still waiting at BMW to method performance figures and more technical facts on the new M3 GTS, but we can tell you that the price of the custom prepared standard is likely to be €115,000 (US $170,000) for delivery in Germany, counting 19% VAT. BMW said that the first examples are due to be supplied in Germany in May 2010 while according to tide forecast, registrations in other countries will be potential from Summer 2010.

Very elegant tuned Subaru Legacy 2.5GT VIP Concept car was revealed at the 2009 SEMA Show. Some of body parts from the Japanese domestic market (JDM), and custom-made / SPT accessories, the Legacy VIP is one of those creations that can create a lively conversation over its looks on the net.

The interior of the Legacy 2.5GT VIP trimmed with red leather that not only covers the vehicle’s interior but also makes an appearance in the engine bay and the luggage compartment; the wall porthole curtains that would look very cosy at your aunt Thelma’s kitchen or the chromed outer mirrors.

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Other mods enter the widened fenders that house custom-made 20-inch wheels, an air suspension practice from Universal Air that allows the car to get really intimate with the path, the Shinjuku Black Plum paint ending and the onboard entertainment practice. Thanks but we’ll speedily hand on this one.

Many tuned BMWs made their way to the Las Vegas Convention Center this week and to take part in the 2009 SEMA show (Specialty Equipment Marketers Association). Check all the modified Bimmers in high-res photo gallery after the break.

General Motors nowadays announced that the group’s Board of Directors decided to cancel the sale of Opel to a Russian-backed group led by Magna and keep it under control.

The U.S. automaker said that it took this certitude because of an “improving custom environment for GM over the older few months” as well as the importance of the Opel/Vauxhall brands to the firm’s universal approach. GM’s president and CEO Fritz Henderson said in a primed statement that the company will portray its restructuring idea for its European section to Germany and other governments and hopes for its favorable consideration. The U.S. automaker expects that the restructuring of Opel will price around €3 billion, or about $4.4 billion at today’s switch rates.

“While strained, the venture environment in Europe has enhanced.” Henderson said. “At the same time, GM’s complete pecuniary health and stability have improved significantly over the elapsed few months, giving us confidence that the European subject can be successfully restructured. We are obliged for the hard work of the German and other EU governments in navigating this demanding financial interval. We’re also appreciative of the attempt put familiar by Magna and its partners in Russia in annoying to make an impartial contract.”

Siegfried Wolf, Magna’s Co-Chief Executive Officer stated: “We understand that the Board determined that it was in GM’s best happiness to keep Opel, which theater an important function within GM’s global organization. We will remain to provision Opel and GM in the challenges before, and craving to thank everyone who supported the Opel restructuring method for their vigorous labors and dedication over the earlier some months.”

So, what do you think about GM’s verdict to save Opel and ditch Magna and it’s Russian financers, will it be beneficial for both parties in the long run? Let us know what you think by leaving us an observe after the jolt.

We don’t know where it happened (probably in Russia), how many people were affected and how this accident could happen!! According to some information BMW X5 had all injuries as a result of repeated overturning at high speed. In continue you can view more terrible photos…

The 400HP Subaru Impreza WRX STI TRAX with snowfall tracks will be unveiled at the 2009 SEMA Auto Show. Based on a revive-prepped 2009 WRX STI, the TRAX was built by Vermont SportsCar for SRT USA driver Ken Block. Despite the Mattracks rubber track system, the car is near duplicate to Block’s #43 SRT USA competition STI.

Vermont SportsCar started with a carry Impreza WRX STI and then gutted the interior, “faded the shell and then quite joint-welded it for added depth,” and installed a multipoint steel spin crate. After this was determined, the troupe added RECARO SPA ProRacer competition sport seats, carbon strand door panels, and an onboard fire suppression order. Other goodies contain a Yakima FatCat 4 Snowboard Rack, a Yakima Landing Pad rack support, and DC Shoes XFB-C Snowboards.

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Power comes from a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine (with a MOTEC M800 ECU) that produces about 400 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque. Besides the enhanced engine, Vermont installed a KAPS five-hustle close-ratio ‘dog-engagement’ gearbox, a Subaru programmable DCCD (Driver Controlled Center Differential) all-turn oblige logic, custom machined hubs, and Group N competition recover dampers by EXE-TC.

The TRAX also comes with a custom carbon structure toboggan, which can accommodate four passengers. Riding on steel skis and a torsion bar suspension, the sleigh boasts heated leather RECARO seats, a naval-grade Alpine stereo system, LED lighting, and carbon integrity adorn.

German tuner Loder1899 powers up the new Ford Focus RS. The Focus RS’s body has been lowered 35mm or 1.4 inches while Loder1899 also offers a picking of 20-inch alloy wheels in various designs.

Main changes touched a sport exhausted system, a new air filter and some other upgrades that are not mentioned up the harvest of the 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five by 40 ponies for a calculate of 345 HP. The tuner also promises that the new exhaust usage will alert your contacts, neighbors etc, etc that you’ve fiddled around with the engine – if you clasp our drift.

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Basically provides “Loder1899″ all attachments with EC-approval, ABE or parts certification, assembly instructions and all mounting materials. The Rad-/Reifen-Kombinationen TUEV or ABE, mounted, balanced and filled with nitrogen. But Loder1899 Focus RS will be offered with exclusive package:

-Lowered (-35mm) 189.00 Euros
-Muffler system on the left / right cat 1636.25 Euro
-Exhaust system left / right incl Sportkat, Y-pipe 2388.93 Euro 1189.00 Euro engine management
-Design Rim “Viginti” 9×20 Euro 400.13 per wheel
-Design Rim “Ira” 9×20 Euro 443.28 per wheel
-Sets include tires from 17”to 20”from 1,100.00 Euro
-4x rims and tires fully assembled, filled with nitrogen balanced

After collaborating of two Japanese automakers on building a new sports vehicle, Toyota unveiled the FT-86 Concept car at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, but Subaru’s interpretation is still under wraps.

The engine which was previously speculated to be a 2.0-litre turbo warrior making about 118kW (160hp). Indeed it is the revised 2.0-litre turbo from moreover the Impreza 2.0 GT or the WRX STI. However, energy is rumoured to be around 184kW (250hp) with a probable STI type making 227kW (308hp).

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Subaru will advance vastness the 216A from the FT-86 through signature styling elements (as offered in these comedian renderings), longer and wider dimensions and an farther 100kg in mass. However, the proximity in actual wheelbase and overall piece with the recent formulate mean the two could piece even more parts.

The FT-86 Concept takes on the domestic codes 086A, 087A and 088A for the Japanese, US and European markets respectively. The Subaru on the other hand is codenamed the 216A according to BestCar magazine.

The Subaru will market its own version of the coupe. If it will be available in all markets or if Subaru will offer the option of AWD and/or a turbocharged engine is something that remains to be seen. Pricing has been speculated at around ¥3 million (€22,267/ US$32,880) when launched in Japan in 2011.

If you have a BMW X5 that does not mean that you are a good driver! Let’s watch the video a silly X5 owner earns a big fat Fail in the art of parking lot propriety.

The video starts off usually enough, but after 20 seconds it gets very interesting, the driver inexplicably slams on the gas instead of the brake, catapulting his BMW on top of one of the cars while with the other vehicle as a ramp. The unidentified driver then takes off after expenses about ten “holy crap” seconds staring at the stupidity he or she produced.

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Lexus has officially unveiled their first supercar called LFA. A prototype of the two-seat LFA will be debut on passing now the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Only 500 units will be sold worldwide between the outset of production in December 2010 and when it tops in December 2012, and will be priced at US$375,000 (€250,720). A more hot-race model will be introduced in 2011.

The 2010 Lexus LFA is certainly powered by an easily aspirated V10 displacing 4.8 litre (4,805cc). Thanks to its aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy and titanium alloy construction it is actually lighter than a average V8 engine. The car has a an equal-length dual exhaust system and routed through a multistage titanium main muffler.

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Maximum power is an assuring 412kW (560hp) made at a screaming 8,700rpm while summit torque is 480Nm at 6,800rpm. Ninety percent of torque is presented between 3,700rpm and 9,000rpm. It all goes to the rear wheels via a 6-haste ASG transmission featuring intense-function synchronizer rings and a newly urbanized gearshift actuator. A 0-100km/h time of 3.7 seconds is claimed while top rate is 325km/h (202mph).

The relatively low mass of 1480kg (3,263 lbs) was achieved through measures such as carbon fibre reinforced fake (CFRP) bungalow, said to be 100kg lighter than an equivalent aluminium one. Total vehicle length is 4.51m, width is 1.90m and height is a midget-sized 1.22m. It features an expand wishbone front suspension and a multilink structure at the rear. Brakes are carbons ceramic stuff to make stopping as briefly as workable. The LFA gets 265/35ZR20 (95Y) front tyres and 305/30ZR20 (99Y) types at the back.

Aerodynamic rudiments contain an emphatic underbody, a rear diffuser and a hurry-controlled rear wing. The interior can be custom-tailored to outfit buyers’ needs while viewing off a very high-tech instrumentation mean.

Korean automaker has officially unveiled the new 2011 Kia Cadenza (the K7 in Korea) luxury vehicle. The car will make its premiere at the Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Dubai international motor shows, later this year.

The new Cadenza is a disappointment when compared to the KND-5 concept model as the vehicle’s proportions have been altered -look at the front overhang for example- while many of the styling details have been watered down. Details enter LED-headlight surrounds, a bold fencing, and a chic sketch.

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We have no information about the interior, but Kia says that it boasts a ‘floating’ dashboard, mood lighting, and a “propel of competitive passenger-open high-tech features.” Options enter a heated steering turn, strength extendable seat cushions, ventilated front seats, and habitual defogging of the windshield.

According to Kia’s Director of the Overseas Marketing, Soon-Nam Lee, “(The) New Cadenza will cabinet the continuing evolution in Kia’s unusual devise tongue through the harmonious blend of light and shape. It will also donate a new view in luxury sedans in language of performance and technology.”

The 2011 Cadenza will be powered by a 175 hp 2.4-liter Theta four-cylinder and a 273 hp 3.5-liter Lambda V6 engines. While front-sweep oblige is ordinary, an all-sweep constrain practice will prone be untaken.

The new redesigned Toyota Mark X has revealed in Japan. The 2010 Mark X is a mid-size sports sedan that shares the same rear-wheel drive platform with the Lexus GS and JDM Toyota Crown models.

The designers refreshed not only exterior with the newly styled front and rear tops, Toyota has also updated the interior with a revised instrument panel and center console. Toyota claims that shoulder portion of the door decrease for the front and rear seats has been pushed apparent by 25 mm (full for left and right), while the void between the front seats has been increased by 20 mm, resulting in a roomier interior.

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The new Mark X is offered in Japan with a superior of two engines, a 2.5-liter V6 that makes 203HP and 24.8 kgm of climax torque, and a 3.5-liter V6 with 318HP at 38.7 kgm. Both engines are coupled to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The model with 2.5 V6 engine can also be united with an all-wheel drive system.

Other highlights compose a new Radar Cruise Control system, equipped with a brake-curb purpose that can continue a preset expanse with a car in front, an Adaptive Front-lighting System and the Hill-open Help Control.

In Japan prices stretch from 2,380,000 yen for the necessary 250G with the 2.5 V6 and rear-wheel constrain to 3,800,000 yen for the top-spec 350S L-Package. Buyers can also opt for factory-customized versions of the Mark X.

Not much time passed since the release of the last VW Golf MkVI but we already have information on the next-generation Golf MkVII. And our information on this new hatchback, slated for a 2012 unveiling.

The recently revealed promotional video of VW L1 Concept suddenly show us a groupe of designers which work on clay styling model of the next-generation Golf. But the photo proves that work is well underway on the new Golf, suggesting a particularly condensed lifecycle for the unfilled MkVi car.

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As with the transition from MkV to MkVI, styling changes will be shrewd and evolutionary – in trust with the solid’s existing figure poetry. Changes include a sharper nose and more steeply raked windscreen, as well as narrower headlights and more pronounced wheel arches.

The 2010 Toyota Auris hatchback formally launched in Japan nowadays. According to the automaker, the 2010 Auris receives some trivial external tweaks that involve revised grilles, front and rear bumpers, headlamps, tail lights and alloy wheels boon a new cover mean. Interior refinements come as new paint options, upgraded utensils and better standard equipment on certain models.

In addition to changes in design, Toyota noted that the 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine repayment from a revised patchy timing system for the inlet and exhaust valves that improves fuel efficiency and power output. Furthermore, all 1.8L models equipped with a CVT secure new steering-wheel mounted paddle-shifters that permit the driver to flip through the gears at the flick of a name.

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In Japan, the new Auris will be also available with a 1.5-liter petrol engine. Prices limit from 1,622,000 Yen ($18,125 or €12,200) for the heart Auris (1.5) 150X FWD to 2,331,000 Yen ($26,050 or €17,500) for the top-of-the-line Auris (1.8) S-Package 4WD.

Honda has revealed the first official photos of the all-new 2010 Accord Crosstour CUV for the North American market. The car will go on sale in the States this fall.

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Honda not uncovered all the details but a close inspection of the photos reveals a “4WD” badge sense that the Accord Crosstour will whichever be unfilled with all-controls urge as yardstick or as a choice.

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The standard is definitely meant to inflate the extend of the Accord nameplate, Honda’s best promotion vehicle in the United States. The Crosstour shape features an elevated spaces title for the passengers but also keeps the intersect session low on its suspension. The new front fence and the muscular rear end give the car a more cynical look – a present Honda prone hopes will fascinate buyers looking for something more forceful than a common vehicle.

Automakers are always eminent up with their own names for vehicle program, such as BMW mission the X6 a “Sport Activity Vehicle.” Here Honda has decided to name the Accord Crosstour a “Crossover Utility Vehicle.” Nevertheless the advertise purely calls them crossovers and this Accord style, with Honda’s lashing dynamics demand, may just be the variant which lets the Accord trump its arch-rival the Toyota Camry in that principal of North American segments – the mid-sized vehicle.

UPDATED: The all-new 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour will feature a versatile, upscale 5-passenger interior with an innovative rear storage area, a standard 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 engine and available four-wheel drive when it goes on sale in November.

September 30, 2009, MALVERN, PA — Surely a sign of the looming apocalypse, AmericanMuscle.com recently went under the bright lights, and behind the scenes of a nationally broadcast TV show, SPEED TV’s hit game show Pass Time.

Filmed on location at many of America’s favorite grass roots drag strips, Pass Time offers a chance for any would-be drag racer, whether first timer or experienced pro, Mustang or minivan, to make a run pass as two contestants attempt to predict 1/4-mile drag times to win cash. Simply put, “Guess the time, win the cash – it’s that easy,” according to show host Brett Wagner.

As the current owner of three Ponies, AmericanMuscle.com on-the-phone Mustang expert Karen Baum is no stranger to the track. In fact, she’s been drag racing Mustangs for years, but never before in front of the cameras of a popular TV show. Karen, and fellow AmericanMuscle staffer Dave Kaeck, took their Mustangs to Maryland International Raceway where Pass Time producers selected the AmericanMuscle customer service rep out of 500 candidates to “make a pass” on camera. Driving an AmericanMuscle-prepped ‘03 GT Coupe, the Mustang enthusiast put the pedal to the metal and left all expectations in the dust in her first primetime appearance.

While Karen was getting ready for her SPEED TV debut, AmericanMuscle went behind the scenes to get a first-hand look at how Pass Time producers can turn a day at the drag strip into an engaging game show. From the host Brett Wagner, to Ken “The House” Herring, to Paige the ultra-hot car wrangler, these on-air personalities form the heart of the show. Add in two long days of passionate behind-the-scenes work and somehow the dedicated Pass Time team manages to turn out nine speed-filled episodes every time they pull into a drag strip.

To get a better look at AmericanMuscle’s time at Pass Time, visit: http://blog.AmericanMuscle.com/, or watch the YouTube video:

Toyota and Subaru have been collaborating on a jointly developed sport coupe model. Previously, we have seen some renderings and first information of this sports car and now, we get a preview of the FT-86 Concept, which will be debut at the 2009  Tokyo Motor Show.

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The sport vehicle’s dimensions are honestly compact with a length of 4,16 meters and a height of 1,26 m (width and wheelbase are 1,76 and 2,57 meters, respectively) and a low midpoint of gravity. The FT-86 was formed by Toyota’s Europe Design Development and it’s objective was to alter a car with a “functional function” target theme.

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The goal for both Japanese automakers was to make the sports form that is minimal, fun-to-chauffeur and fuel capable. The new FT-86 will report Subaru’s 2.0 liter Boxer gasoline engine, which produces only 160 hp, though, there have been hints that it may be dialed up to about 200. It also uses a 6-speed manual transmission and ADVICS brakes.

Subaru has introduced the newest Hybrid Tourer Concept that will be debut at the upcoming 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. The concept powered by a hybrid engine that combines a 2.0-liter direct-injection turbo petrol engine and the Subaru’s Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive system with an electric motor at each axle and a high-performance lithium battery.

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Power is primarily provided by the boxer engine that is connected to a new generation Lineatronic CVT (continually variable transmission). According to Subaru, at outset-up and awfully low speeds, the 20kW / 27HP rear thrilling motor can move the vehicle on its own while during acceleration, it kicks into give an additional energy boost to the petrol engine.

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As for the 10kW / 13HP emotional motor located on the front axle, Subaru said that it is normally used as an authority generator to revive the lithium-ion sequence while it also provides additional warrant for rise climbing.

Another special presented of the four-seater Hybrid Tourer Concept is the EyeSight+ (‘Plus’), a new driving assist system that uses “stereo camera technology” to find any obstacles in the vehicle’s conduit and inform the driver on appropriate driving maneuvers.

The new Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept with the gullwing-like doors, ventilated leather seats, and a completely flat floor will be debut on 21 October at the Tokyo Motor Show.

UPDATED: Our source tell us that they have information that Subaru is working on a spiritual successor to the SVX. The SVX was designed by Guigaro while at ItalDesign and went into production in 1991. Power came from a 3.3-litre flat 6 engine producing 172kW (234hp) and 309Nm of torque. At the time the BMW M3 (E36) was one of its primary targets.

The new 2011 Renault Clio may still be far way from production but that hasn’t deterred magazines from speculating on it’s appearance. French car magazine Autoplus has published some artist’s renderings of the fourth generation Clio that are said to base on some allegedly executive granular black-and-white designs that were leaked online prior this year.

The computer generated images recommend a more dramatic styling with ’swoopier’ ranks and a bolder face for Renault’s Ford Fiesta and Citroen C3 rival. As is the instance with many of these upcoming car renditions, there’s no way of being sure about how close or not they are to the actual production model.

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