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The following information have been taken from various magazines.

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- The next Corvette Z06 sports a huge 7 litre engine with an output of at least 500HP. 0-60 in 3.8, 200MPH top speed. This information was allegedly a leak. The national base price for the '04 ZO6 was $52,185 (MSRP). This should be a very very nice car for the price.

LS7 427ci/7.0L. 500HP/500TQ
Engine Development by KaTech
To be hand built by new HP Engine Plant

- C&D and R&T say there are no engine revisions for the Viper.

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It appears to have very nice lines.

- Supra is back! And it's aimed directly at the hot selling 350Z. The next Supra should only have 2 seats and 2 doors, like the Z and previous models, it will remain a true sprots car.

Like the Z, the new Supra will have a 3.5 Litre V6 pumping at least 330HP. The base price will be very similar to the base Z and Mustang V8 model at around $25,000. Very competitive price/performance ratio.

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- Porsche will put the squeeze on its supercar rivals in 2005 with a hot new 911 Turbo packing up to 460bhp. Caught here undergoing testing in early prototype guise, the sixth iteration of Porsche’s performance icon will go on sale in the UK this time next year.

At the heart of the new car is a reworked version of the outgoing model’s 3.6-litre flat-six engine. Among the changes are larger turbochargers, more-efficient intercoolers and revised engine management electronics.

Power is said to climb by 40bhp to 460bhp, with torque increasing to around 460lb ft – enough to propel the new car to 60mph in just 4.0sec, 0.2sec quicker than the current model. Despite a marginally increased frontal area, the improved underbody aerodynamics and a more efficient bi-plane rear wing should help the new 911 Turbo achieve a top speed in excess of the 191mph of today’s car.

But the biggest single factor in the Turbo’s increased performance is a new four-wheel-drive system, which incorporates electronic differentials that allow the drive to be apportioned independently to the wheel with the most grip. Further developments planned are a reworked six-speed manual gearbox with a shorter shift action, PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) with continuously variable damping, 19-inch wheels and tyres and PCCB (Porsche Ceramic Carbon Brakes).

The new car will also adopt an optional dual-clutch gearbox. As with Volkswagen’s DSG ’box, Porsche’s system includes shift paddles behind the steering wheel. Setting the new Turbo apart from lesser 911 models are a series of traditional styling cues, including uniquely styled cooling ducts, wider wheelarches, tailpipes set within the rear valance and the signature ‘whale tail’ spoiler mounted over the engine lid.

As with the outgoing 911 Turbo, Porsche plans to offer both coupé and cabriolet versions of the new model. Prices are expected to remain close to $120,000.

Porsche is examining the possibility of fitting Toyota’s hybrid powertrain to its Cayenne SUV, according to reports last week.

- With more than a year to go until Ford’s Special Vehicle Team completes work on the next SVT Cobra (an ’07 model due in ’06), SVT and Ford Racing Performance Parts offer catalog suggestions for those who can’t wait for the ’07 SVT Cobra.

Starting with the current SVT Cobra (in this case an ’03 model) with a base price of $33,125, the Ford Racing/SVT partners propose adding nearly $14,000 worth of parts highlighted by a twin-screw supercharger, SVT Cobra R suspension mods and brake kit, and 18-inch chrome wheels.

What’s the sum of all these parts? Try 601 hp and 529 lb-ft of torque from an engine rated at 390 hp and 390 lb-ft in a garden-variety SVT Cobra. Ford folks say their tuner ’Stang is good for a 3.9-second 0-60 mph run, and an 11.9-second quarter-mile.

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Austin Martin AM V8

The AM V8 will cost from around $75,000, and is expected to account for up to 50 percent of all Aston sales, significantly upping annual output from the tiny but Ford-owned British firm. It will feature a version of the Jaguar 4.3 V8, likely to give a good 370bhp, and a supercharged R version is to follow later in the year. The engine is front mid-mounted - positioned well back in the engine bay to give optimum front:rear axle weight distribution. Six-speed manual transmission will be standard, a sequential-shift auto optional, and both gearboxes will be rear-mounted.

- Next BMW M3 to have 400HP V8 engine.

- The Nissan Skyline Successor Will have a 450HP twin-turbo 3.5 litre V6! There was a spy shot of it running around the Nur for testing but I can't find it. This fucker's suspension is tuned by Lotus and has it's engine tuned by Cosworth! It should be a track beast. The president of Nissan says this car is aimed directly at Porsche 911 and Turbo buyers.

The previous Nissan Skyline and 911 Turbo are the only 2 production class cars in the world to lap the Nur in less than 8 minutes. This should be one crazy fast circut car. Can't wait to see it go head to head with the next 911 Turbo.

What's with the first pic? Looks like a ricer job gone wrong. If it were all black I'd love it.

This ...
http://www.soloformula1.com.ar/image...2_toyota01.jpg
is faster.

It's also not street legal.

I'd drive it on the street.
Who would stop you?

A little thing called Highway Patrol.

[/points out the obvious]

How would they stop you?

Haven't you seen those car chases on TV? They have their ways. Plus, you can't outrun a helicopter

[/points out the obvious again, then goes to bed]

police choppers wouldn't be able to keep up with a car like that.

more so spikes wouldnt do it... its more slim line

Attached is the article from the latest Car & Driver regarding the Toyota supercar... :)

There's a 95-hp increase between the C5 Z06 and this new C6 Z06...Add other things, like a new and refined chassis and more aggresive suspension, among the many things the Z06 brings up from a base Corvette, and I bet the new Z06 will be quite a jump in price too from it's C5 years...It'll obviously have more power, but it won't be priced at that glory-winning $50k mark...My guess is that it'll sell for arond $60-grand with released...

And there probably doesn't need to...The only thing Dodge has left with the Viper is a GTS Coupe variant...The SRT-10 convertible already pulls 3.9-second 0-60 runs, 11.7-seconds in the quarter-mile, and 1.04g in lateral handeling...A closed roof coupe will knock off a few pounds, probably knocking off a tenth of a second or so as well with 0-60 and 1/4-mile times...The chassis will be stiffer, so lateral handeling will also increase...500-hp is a good enough number for the Viper...

For one thing, it's in camoflauge...Not a good job of hiding, but it's just a test mule...

Besides, with the body, it looks like they're trying to work with the aerodynamics, taking cues from the C5-R... ;)

http://www.monoli.com/24h01/photo/lm059.jpg

Fuck! I previewed my reply, but it didn't keep the attachment...On top of that, it's too big to attach! >_<

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Park a truck across the road.

Hit it and your dead, go off the road and your out of control.

As to the cars...
Corvette, looks like sombodies tried to breed a Ferarri with a supra... ..and this is the bastard offspring.
Supra, Never liked the car in the first place, and this incarnation looks like somthing out of a cheapass 80s scifi.
Porshe, ah there going back to the old circular lights! Nice to see the classic toutches returning.
Aston Martin, not there nicest looking car ever, but still an Aston so it will do well.

Pffft, that's slow...

THIS... is fast.

http://www.aip.de/~mjm/Images/thrustssc.jpg

In fact, it's 145 times more powerful. 0 to 600 mph in 16 seconds, 850 mph in 30 seconds.

Bah, Skoda Fabia can do better than that!
0-600mph in 0 seconds.




(admitely because it cant do 600mph... ..but it sounds inpresive!)

Oh yeah?!? Well, can it outrun the sun?


http://www.shadowflareindustries.com/images/sr-71.jpg

Well, if you want the fastest speed of a visable object accheived by humans, in 1980, the US Navy in Washington DC fired a plastic disc at a speed of 334,800 mph. That's 93 miles per second. I could be in LA in about 25 seconds at that speed.

Don't go on that road.

Lots of Trucks.

Or just wait for you to run out of fule...

Fast.

Anyways. Several of the pics in the first post aren't loading. But I think I've seen the pic of the Z06 that was mentioned. The plastic trim and vinyl coverings are, of course, just temporary as the car is obviously being slightly disguised.


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Shit. Missed the pic in Gen Geoff's post. My bad.
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/me likes the Corvette Z06. :D

Here's the picture Starbucks posted, just in case...Not sure if you care about any of the others if you can't see them... :p

This is kind of odd...I above make mention that Chevy was probably trying to take aerodynamic cues from the C5-R race car for the new Z06, and lo and behold; I just find out the filename for the Z06 picture is "C6-R-SEBRING.jpg"...

I rule... :p

I still believe the Z06 will have it's 53k price. Sure maybe after it's initial release there will be dealer mark ups but let it settle and it will be selling around MSRP. If it truely does sell for 60k or higher, I'll look no further than a Skyline.

Hey yo you gotta drive a mazda if you in it to win it, it goes from zero to sixty in about 5 minutes. - The Protege Song

I just don't believe Chevy selling a more refined and much powerful Z06 for around $50-grand like the last generation's model...Granted, the C5 Z06 was able to keep cost down with cheap-producing parts (Aluminum block, pushrod OHV, flip-up lights, rental interior, etc.), but that was 405-hp...The C6 Z06 is 500...Not to mention a new chassis, better interior materials, HID lights, tweaked chassis suspension, etc. The C6 Z06 at the C5 Z06's price would be attractive, yes, but practical, they wouldn't be able to make a profit that way to balance manufacturing costs...