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Thursday, June 16, 2011

2012 Shelby GTS Mustang

2012 Shelby GTS Mustang

2012 Shelby GTS Mustang

Barring the occasional foray into sport compacts and other interesting projects, Shelby American's primary focus has long centered upon building premium, high-performance muscle machines. That's fine and dandy, but corporate executives believe that in order to ensure the company has a customer base in the decades to come, it needs to develop a younger customer base.
Like the 2007-2008 Shelby GT Mustang, the new 2012 Shelby GTS essentially an affordable stepping stone into the Shelby way of life. Designed with budding enthusiasts in mind, the package, available on both Mustang V-6 and Mustang GT models, promises to bring in some younger shoppers.
As is the case with other Shelby models, GTS cars incorporate a number of visual revisions designed to set them apart from a standard Mustang. A custom grille and bumper fascia, cribbed from the company's mid-level GT350 offering, are installed, as is a bespoke ventilated hood. The famed twin racing stripes are standard, as are unique Shelby and Powered By Ford emblems.
Mechanically speaking, GTS models receive new springs, stabilizer bars, and a front strut tower brace from Ford Racing, along with upgraded Baer brakes. The only performance upgrade for either V-6 or V-8 cars is a cold air intake, although customers can opt for a supercharger for either the 3.7- or 5.0-liter engines, boosting power to 475 and 525-624 horsepower, respectively. Other performance options include 6-piston Baer Brakes, adjustable control arms, 18- and 20-inch wheel packages, a two-tone leather interior, and a Watts link rear suspension.
Refrain from dipping into that option list, and the GTS package will run you only $9995 more than a stock 2012 Mustang V-6, or $11,995 over a 2012 Mustang GT. Shelby officials think many GTS buyers will abstain from those add-ons initially, but ultimately opt to retrofit them as their budgets allow.

2012 Shelby GTS Mustang

2012 Shelby GTS Mustang

2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Clas Black Edition

2012 Mercedes Benz C Class Front Angle Side View 2012 Mercedes Benz C Clas Black Edition.Mercedes-Benz presented the 2012 Class C this year, AOS North American International Auto Show. A face-lift of the current C-Class, which carries most of the body panels for the new model year cars, AS. It is speculated that a coupe is to be unveiled in Geneva in March.
As a direct competitor to the BMW 3, Class C has three offers engines for the U.S. market. A four-cylinder turbo engine with gasoline direct injection of energy will be the C250. There C300
powered by a 3.0L V6 engine, available as a luxury model or Sport or 4Matic (Mercedes-Benz, AT all-wheel drive). The C300 models will compete against the 328i and the equivalent new C350 V6 with direct injection will
roughly equivalent to the 335i. A C-Class AMG tweaked to go head-to-head against the M3, possibly using the Black Label Series (not to be confused with the Black Label, which comes from a Scottish company).
2012 Mercedes Benz C Class At 2011 Detroit Auto Show View 2012 Mercedes Benz C Clas Black Edition
2012 Mercedes Benz C Class Luxury Car View 2012 Mercedes Benz C Clas Black Edition
2012 Mercedes Benz C Class Interior Side View 2012 Mercedes Benz C Clas Black Edition
The return of a four-cylinder model to the lineup C-Class can entice new buyers to the three-pointed star sometimes. The turbo four Ehud DI is good for 229 lb-ft of torque, which is decent grunt to the city. The maximum number is 201 while the C250 and HP won, AOT win a lot of racing traffic lights will be an attractive alternative for non-premium four-cylinder midsize sedans from Honda and Toyota. If you want to know when a four-cylinder BMW 3 Series will make its way to the NA market.
2012 Mercedes Benz C Class Exterior Side View1 2012 Mercedes Benz C Clas Black Edition
2012 Mercedes Benz C Class Rear Angle Side View 2012 Mercedes Benz C Clas Black Edition
Mercedes-Benz has also shown an SLS AMG Roadster. Complementing the SLS AMG Coupe in the same way as the 200SL roadster and coupe, 1950 Mercedes-Benz has added to its offering of high-level sports cars.
Note also, the S350 4Matic BlueTEC was shown. This reintroduces the diesel S-Class, a segment of programming much revered Mercedes-Benz. BMW 7 Series To this market lacks a supply of diesel. It will be interesting to see if the S350 BlueTEC rekindle the passion for enthusiasts of large, high-mileage, highway cruisers.