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In case you missed our update on the original post: mere days after rolling out a neoclassic Challenger done up like the lead character in Vanishing Point, Erich Heuschele stuffed it into a tire wall at Road America. Hey, things happen. At least only his ego was bruised; the damaged car was driven 200 miles without incident, proving that the scarring was little more than a flesh wound.

The nice thing about being in an automaker’s inner circle is that you can make a phone call and get a car dropped off like a cup of coffee from an intern. Breaking the early morning stillness of a Sunday sunrise, an orange Challenger SRT-8 sporting black stripes rode into the pits at Iowa’s Mid America Motorplex. One Lap rules preclude running for points after a vehicle replacement, so co-drivers Heuschele and Gillies are competing for giggles and exposure at this point. Never fear, though, the white-dunked Challenger is currently undergoing repairs, and should resurface for the Targa Newfoundland.

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German tuner Carlsson has modified the new Mercedes SL500.

The new CK50 package from Carlsson has performance figures which will be able to rival the SL63. Carlsson has given the reworked car a new exterior to match the power and mods which have been done. The interior has also been updated.

The car was boosted from 388hp (285kW) to 436hp (325kW) and 600Nm of torque. The new Carlsson version of the SL500 (Known as the SL550 in North America) will reach 0-100km/h in 5.1 seconds and it will have a top speed of 293km/h.

Carlsson is now busy developing a kit for the v12-powered SL600 which will be expected to push-out more than 700hp (522kW) and 1,100Nm of torque.

The price and auto insurance quotes for the Carlsson CK50 will be announced soon.

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Who is Carlsson?
Carlsson is a German company based in Merzig, some 10 kilometres from the French border. Many Mercedes-Benz drivers want to enhance the performance and looks of their cars, and Carlsson satisfies this demand.
They focus all their energies exclusively in designing enhancements for Mercedes-Benz, offering a range of engine and suspension modifications, aerodynamic body components, and sophisticated alloy wheels.

Hyderabad - Volkswagen India today announced the appointment of Orion Motors as its authorized dealer in Hyderabad. Mr. Joerg Mueller, Volkswagen Group Representative for India and President of Volkswagen India as well as of the Volkswagen National Sales Company, said: “The partnership is in line with our strategy to extend Volkswagen’s reach in the country.

The announcement comes at a time when the company is witnessing an upsurge in demand from across the country and is building up a plant in Chakan/Pune with a start of production in the year 2009.

The showroom spread over an area of 6,000 sq. ft. area, and, located at KBR Park, Jubilee Hills promises premium buying experience to its customers, at par with the world-class Volkswagen standards of sales and services. The state of the art service facility well equipped with tools and equipment capable of servicing 10 cars per day is being set up at Hafeezpet and will be ready by July 2008.

Commenting on Volkswagen’s dealer network strategy Mr. Andreas Prinz, Managing Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India said “Our partnership with Orion Motors in Hyderabad reiterates Volkswagen’s strong focus on widening our presence across key markets and providing world class services to our customers. We are confident that this new partnership is a major milestone for Volkswagen’s expansion plans in India.

Volkswagen currently operates Franchises in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore and now adds Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Gurgaon and a further Franchise in Delhi to its network. In the year 2008 Volkswagen aims to operate 15 outlets in India and will soon finalize its further network partners. The company is aiming to open 30 outlets in India by end 2009.”

As with every other Volkswagen dealership, Orion Motors has been provided intense training in management of sales, service, spare parts and business systems to assure its customers of the best-in-class pre and post sales ownership experience.

Mr. Rajiv Sanghvi, Director, Orion Motors said, “We are pleased to partner with Volkswagen and look forward to building a strong relationship with our premium customers in Hyderabad. We are confident of providing world-class Volkswagen standards of experience to our customers as any other Volkswagen international dealership”.

introduction about Volkswagen
Volkswagen Group (listed as Volkswagen AG, FWB:VOW, TYO: 7659) is a German automobile manufacturing group, currently the fourth largest automobile maker in the world and the largest in Europe. Volkswagen’s core market is the European Union, and its major subsidiaries include well-known car brands like Audi, Bentley, Škoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti, SEAT and the brand Volkswagen itself. It also owns Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, and Scania.

The Volkswagen Golf is the third bestselling car in the world, selling over 25 million cars through 2006. In 2007 the Volkswagen Group sold 6.19 million automobiles, claiming over 10% of the world passenger car market. In late 2007, the company openly reported that they plan to double sales, overtake Toyota and become the world’s largest automaker by 2018.[2]

Volkswagen’s second-largest market is China where its subsidiary, Volkswagen Group China is by far the second largest joint venture automaker.

first Who Aptera are:

The first Operating Prototype achieved over 230 Miles per gallon!
Five years ago, Aptera’s founder Steve Fambro endeavored to design and build a passenger vehicle that was safe, comfortable, and more fuel-efficient than anything ever produced. This aspiration, combined with his background in engineering, led him to an intensive study of aerodynamics, and composite aircraft construction. He hypothesized that a low-drag, aerodynamic body shape could be achieved without sacrificing comfort, drivability or safety.
 
What emerged, after much designing, conceptualizing, and constructing, was a prototype two-seat, three-wheeled vehicle. This first operating prototype achieved a stunning 230 miles per gallon, Building on this success, Steve expanded his Aptera team and created the Aptera Typ-1, which has been re-designed, re-engineered, and refined into a production ready vehicle. We are excited to announce that the Aptera Typ-1 is now available for reservations

Aptera chief Steve Fambro, in his company’s latest newsletter, tells us they are building “lots of cars”. Hooray! And then crushing them. Oh noes! We know this has been done to electric cars by the likes of GM and Toyota before and now Aptera admits it has joined the pulverizing parade. Have they gone to the dark side? Well, no. It’s all being done in the name of increasing safety. You see, despite not having to crash test their three-wheeled Typ-1 (because it is defined as a motorcycle by the only state - California - they have immediate plans to sell them in), they are attempting to make the doors and roof of their vehicle much stronger than what is required of a typical car. As Fambro states, “We want the Typ-I to be renowned not only for its remarkable performance and efficiency, but its safety too.”

Besides addressing their safety ethos, the newsletter also contains a mini-bio of three of their employees as well as word of their most recent hire, Neil Hanneman. Links to press articles and their latest video are there, as are plans for future hires. If you’re looking for a cool job or want to know all the Aptera development details click on the “read” link below.

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