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The 2011 Ford Shelby GT500. This is a car that can do miracles. Why’s that? Well because it got more power and reduced, no wait, removed it’s tax guzzler tax.
This Mustang is not some typical muscle car (not that there’s anything wrong with that), it features a 5.4-liter V8 that weighs less, delivers more power and uses a unique spray-coating process that eliminates the need for cast-iron liners in the aluminum cylinder block. Wait, we forgot to mention: 550 horsepower for your cruising pleasure. Or is that flying pleasure?
ord says the new Shelby GT500 will deliver 23 mpg on the highway and 15 mpg in the city. The engine is rated at 550 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque. Like we said, there’s no more Eco tax on it,  and more details will be relased from Ford next week.
When I mentioned flying earlier, it was no coincidental
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An Alfa Romeo official stated that the hatchback model Giulietta has better handling than a VW Golf and more agile than a Ford Focus.
Although until now most of its products were the targeting an audience with premium desires, Alfa Romeo seems to have lowered the guard and switched to a larger mass of customers.
Recently, Matteo Benedetto, responsible for developing the new Giulietta compact, says that his hatchback can easily surpass other rivals in the segment. Anyway it seems that he compares the car, surprisingly, with Focus and Golf, two of the most appreciated hatchbacks at the moment.
Benedetto  says that Giulietta can already receive the highest awards in terms of handling, direction response, performance, total weight, comfort and safety. According to the Italian, the new Alfa model will offer better noise reduction and more driving pleasure than the leader, Volkswagen Golf, and higher agility than the one provided by the popular Ford Focus.

Officials are comparing
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Saab has received the approval from the European Union to be granted a loan from the European Investment Bank. The Luxembourg institution will make a final decision regarding the Swedish brand in the coming weeks.
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The European Union approved the loan application of the Spyker for Saab. The loan will be granted by the European Bank of Investment and has a value of €400 million (about $550 million). The Swedish Government has guaranteed for Saab in the loan application which was sent to the EIB. It appears that the loan was approved because creditors have found the necessary guarantees and an appropriate pay source.

Saab will have to use the money received from this loan to develop cleaner and more economical models in terms of fuel consumption. This does not excludes the development of performance models, but they do not exceed the number of ecological models of the range, and must have CO2 emissions as low as possible. The guys
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It seems that complaints about Prius brake issues have been surging this week, despite Toyota President’s apology and promise to make things better. In addition, Honda’s Chief of Finance – Yoichi Hojo -  warned that Toyota’s grave situation could mean negative effects for all carmakers, as these recalls and safety-affecting quality issues spell mistrust amongst consumers.
Mr. Hojo said that Honda, Japan’s No. 2 auto maker, is set to increase incentives to car buyers in the U.S. to $1,400 per vehicle in the quarter ending March 31, up from $800 provided in the previous quarter.
In an interview, Honda Chief Financial Officer Yoichi Hojo also said the auto maker will ratchet up competition in the U.S. car market with increased incentives to draw down excess inventory of some models. At the same time, he stuck with the company’s refusal to target incentives specifically to Toyota
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BMW presents us the facelift operated on the second generation of the X5 model. It will be launched next month, at the Geneva Motor Show, and will hit the market this spring.
At 10 years from the invention of the SAV acronym (Sport Activity Vehicle) and 3 years from the presentation of the second generation model that created this acronym, BMW X5, the Bavarian automaker presents a middle generation facelift for its first or real off -roader. Even though changes exterior and interior changes are minimal, BMW will please its fans with the new engines introduced in X5’s range and especially with the eight-speed automatic transmission which replaces the current six-speed gearbox, considered outdated by the Bavarian manufacturer.
DESIGN
The stylistic changes are not radical, being a part of the subtle line that BMW usually applies to its models when they go through a facelift. Thus, the grid and hood remain intact, the main change being found in the
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