--Audi R8 Spyder--

The Audi R8 (Typ 42) is a sports car with a longitudinally mounted mid-engine,and uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German automaker Audi AG in 2006.
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The car was exclusively designed, developed, and manufactured by Audi AG's high performance private subsidiary company, quattro GmbH, and is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo platform. The fundamental construction of the R8 is based on the Audi Space Frame, and uses an aluminium monocoque which is built around space frame principles. The car is built by quattro GmbH in a newly renovated factory at Audi's 'aluminium site' at Neckarsulm in Germany.
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In 2005, Audi announced that the name of the successful Audi R8 race car would be used for a new road car in 2007, the Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car, appearing at the 2003 International Geneva Motor Show, and 2003 Frankfurt International Motor Show. The R8 road car was officially launched at the Paris Auto Show on 30 September 2006. There was some confusion with the name, which the car shares with the 24 Hours of Le Mans winning R8 Le Mans Prototype (LMP). 6-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx described the R8 as "the best handling road car today".
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The Audi R8 is used as a safety car in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and British Superbike Championship racing series.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_R8_(road_car)
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~http://www.audi.com/com/brand/en/models/r8/r8_spyder.html

--New Ferrari 458 Italia outside and inside view!--

The Ferrari 458 Italia is a mid-engined sports car produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari. The 458 Italia replaces the Ferrari F430.

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Ferrari has not announced a price or even the start-date for production, but the 458 Italia was officially unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show on 15 September 2009.

~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_458_Italia

--Maybach Exelero--

Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪbax]) (founded 1909) is a German luxury car manufacturer. It was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach with his son Karl Maybach as director. The company was originally a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH and was itself known as "Luftfahrzeug-Motoreinbau GmbH" (literally "Airship Engine Company") until 1918. Today, the brand is owned by Daimler AG and based in Stuttgart.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maybach
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~http://www.maybach.ru/
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~http://www.maybachusa.com/about-maybach.php
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--Mercedes-Benz CLS Class--

The Mercedes-Benz CLS is an executive-size sedan based on the W211 E-Class platform. Marketed as a 'four door coupe,' the CLS recalls the fastback saloon designs of Robert Opron in the 1970s. According to a Mercedes-Benz press release, the CLS-class was produced to combine the "strong, emotive charisma" of a coupe with the "comfort and practicality" of a saloon. Save for its four-door design, the CLS's design tends towards a coupe, as its sleek roofline reduces the rear passenger room to a 2+2 arrangement, and it offers a smaller selection of engines tending towards high powered of the range, compared to contemporary sedans such as the E-Class.

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The current iteration of the CLS is internally designated as the C219 and it was first offered for sale in Europe in autumn 2004. It is assembled by Daimler AG in Sindelfingen, Germany and Mercedes-Benz-Valdez in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico.

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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_CLS-Class

~http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/passengercars/home/new_cars/models/cls-class/c219.flash.html#chapter=1

~http://www.edmunds.com/mercedesbenz/clsclass/review.html

--Chrysler poised to close sale--

Source says the deal with Italy's Fiat will likely close early Wednesday.
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NEW YORK - With opponents of Chrysler's planned partnership with Italy's Fiat having exhausted their appeals, the Obama administration-backed sale could close early Wednesday — putting the automaker close to its goal of a speedy exit from bankruptcy protection.
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Late Tuesday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the sale of the bulk of Chrysler LLC's assets to Fiat Group SpA, rejecting an appeal by a trio of Indiana pension and construction funds, consumer groups and others to block the transaction.
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The deal will likely close early Wednesday, according to a person briefed on the company's plans who declined to be named ahead of an official announcement by the automaker. Chrysler released a statement late Tuesday saying it expects the sale to close "very shortly."
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~http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31185911

--Detroit fights to keep GM--

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~http://www.freep.com/article/20090530/NEWS06/905300419

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~http://www.detnews.com/article/20090530/AUTO01/905300327/UAW-members-accept-GM-deal?imw=Y

--Chrysler Hopes For Friday OK to Sell Assets to Fiat--

U.S. automaker Chrysler hopes to end a third day of bankruptcy court hearings on Friday with approval to sell most of its operations to a group led by Italy's Fiat, although opponents are likely file immediate appeals.

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Chrysler wants to sell most of its assets to a "New Chrysler" owned by Fiat, labor unions and the U.S. and Canadian governments, in exchange for $2 billion paid to its lenders.

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Unwanted plants and businesses will remain in bankruptcy court to settle outstanding claims and liabilities.

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~http://www.cnbc.com/id/30998029

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~http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/05/29/20090529chrysler-ON.html