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Revenge says it will be powered by a 400-horsepower Hp2g Hybrid engine that runs on E85 plus “its own recharge energy” and will feature “magnetically driven pistons,” netting the supercar an alleged 100 mpg at the pumps. Oh, and it’ll be available late this year for $190,000 in “American and European markets.” If you’re not into the top-secret engine scene, you can have your Revenge (no pun) with Ford or Chevrolet power. The car will use General Motors’ 631-horsepower V8 (as found in the Corvette ZR-1) as well as a 605-horsepower crate engine courtesy of Ford and Roush Industries.

Regardless of your engine choice, you can pick either a conventional 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed sequential paddle shift from Master Shift, and your supercar will have either a 3.7:1 rear end or a 3.5:1 unit, which company President and CEO Peter Collorafi says will propel the car to a top speed of 240 mph. Oh, and the car will run purely on unicorn dreams and be capable of space travel. OK, that last part wasn’t true (just our way of saying, “What?”). But is any of this?

The body is carbon fiber, and the doors, hood and trunk are made from aluminum. Despite that, the new supercar weighs a portly 3,500 pounds. The supercar does in fact feature Brembo carbon ceramic brakes. Those stoppers will be nestled behind massive 20-by-9-inch and 20-by-12-inch black chrome aluminum wheels, which are in turn wrapped with 255/35R20 and 305/35R20 rubber.

Source: MSN

Chevrolet is supplying the Indianapolis 500 with a 2010 Camaro SS as a pace car. Unveiled ahead of the 2010 event which is taking place at the Brickyard on May 30, the Inferno Orange metallic muscle car will mark the sixth time a Camaro has paced the 100 year-old 500 since its debut in 1967.

“We’ve enjoyed a great partnership with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway throughout the years,” said Jim Campbell, General Manager, Chevrolet, “and are proud to once again have the privilege of pacing the Indianapolis 500 in a Camaro.”

It comes with a stock 6.2-litre V8 engine making 400hp. Accessories include an all-new front grille insert that Chevrolet plans to offer as a future Camaro accessory, 2010 Indianapolis 500 event logo badges on front fenders, amber lens tail lamps, and 2010 Indianapolis 500 event logo painted on the doors and embroidered on driver and passenger headrests.

“Chevrolet has done it again with the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS Pace Car, it is simply beautiful,” said Jeff Belskus, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation. “The car’s tribute to ‘500′ history and its sports car feel will be a big hit with our fans, and it will look great leading the Indianapolis 500 field on Race Day.”

The successful new Camaro has been selling around 6,000 units per month for the past six months.

Source: General Motors via World Car Fans

Bugatti chose the Dubai Motor Show to conclude its Centenary celebrations by unveiling three special editions of the Veyron hypercar. The “Sang d’Argent” and the Grand Sport “Soleil de Nuit” are one-off models while the “Nocturne” will be limited to five cars only, all of them available exclusively to Middle East customers. Prices range from €1.45 million (US$2.1 million) for the Sang d’Argent, €1.55 million (US$2.3 million) for the Soleil de Nuit, and €1.65 million (US$2.4 million) for the Nocturne. First deliveries take place in the first quarter of 2010.

The Nocturne features a polished aluminium bonnet, galvanised side windows, special polished custom rims and polished aluminium upper body parts at the rear. The interior is dominated by a black nano-coated magnesium dashboard while the centre console is finished in galvanised platinum.

The one buyer allocated to the unique Sang d’Argent will get subtle silver metallic paintwork, polished aluminium doors and front wings, Grand Sport wheels and silver air intakes on the roof. Its so-called Havanna interior features a quilting pattern on the seats and saddle, as well as personalised items make the Sang d’Argent exceptionally special.

Last on the list is the Soleil de Nuit or Sun of the Night, another one-off model that comes finished in a polished aluminium and Black Blue metallic surface. The blue colour is also evident in the upper body parts and in the inner side of the rims (the outer side has a diamond cut). Occupants will be greeted by a bold burnt orange interior. Source World Car Fan

Source: Aston Martin via World Car Fans

Aston Martin is accelerating development on the upcoming One-77 supercar. During top secret high-speed testing in the south of France the car comfortably achieved a top speed of 220.007mph (354.86 km/h) under dry but windy conditions. More tests will be conducted in the new year, including dynamic testing.

The One-77 is powered by a 7.3-litre V12 engine and will be Aston’s most powerful and of course expensive road car ever. It is a two-door, two-seat coupe with a carbon fibre monocoque body structure.

A limited production run of only 77 will be produced and sales are scheduled to start in the middle of 2010.

Source: Aston Martin via world car fans

Underground Racing has shown off their twin-turbocharged Lamborghini Gallardo ‘Race Version’.

Created for a client named Jonah, the twin-turbo Gallardo (dubbed the TTG) produces a stunning 1500 WHP (at 30 psi) on VP C16 racing fuel. If that isn’t impressive enough, the TTG is probably producing 1875 HP at the crank – when you consider drivetrain loss of around 25 percent.

Backed up by a six-speed transmission, Jonah was able to post a sub-ten second time through the quarter mile at a speed exceeding 160 mph. As Underground Racing is quick to point out, it was the first time Jonah drove the car after the modifications and he hasn’t been to a drag strip in over a decade.

Source: undergroundracing.com Via worldcarfans.com