Gemballa Mirage GT Matte Edition Revealed

You may have seen posts about this car circulating the web lately, most will call it a "Matt Edition." Considering this Gemballa Mirage GT carries a "Matte" black paint job I think the added "e" is appropriate, unless the car is named after some guy named "Matt." Anyway, here are the features of the latest Gemballa tuned Porsche Carrera GT.

Boasting 650 horsepower, the Gemballa Mirage GT Matte Edition screams it's way from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.7 seconds and reaches 200 km/h only 6 seconds later (9.7 seconds). Finally, the Mirage GT Matte tops out at 208 mph (335 km/h). All in all, performance is identical the previously released Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition.

Unlike the carbon edition and pointing to the car's name, the Matte Edition features a very stealth-like matte black paint job along with silver exterior accents and blue alcantara leather interior trim.






So far, there's no official word on price or production, however most sources are pointing towards a €300,000+ price tag with a limited production run.

Source: GTSpirit.com via World Car Fans
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American Muscle's 1st Annual Charity Car Show - July 19th, 2009

American Muscle is holding its 1st Annual Charity Car Show on Sunday, July 19th, 2009. The car show is being held to raise money for the Homes For Our Troops charity.

The American Muscle Charity Car Show will feature a variety of fun filled events including a live DJ, free food, sexy AM girls, contests, prizes, dyno pulls, kids activities, and much much more! All proceeds from the car show including registration fees and a percentage of the day's sales will go toward helping the families of wounded combat veterans. Stay tuned to the American Muscle Blog for updates and event information as it unfolds!

We alloted space for 150 'Stangs to sign up and we are already sold out. If you are in the Philadelphia area on Sunday July 19th, be sure to stop by and check us out. For more information, you can check out our Mustang Blog or our Mustang Show page.
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni Edition Officially Revealed

Lamborghini's latest incarnation of the Gallardo comes carrying the name of one of Lamborghini's most famous test drivers, Valentino Balboni. As you can imagine, a car named after a man that can push these cars to their absolute limits must be impressive.

As anyone who's followed Lamborghini's model designations over the years will know, the "550" in LP 550-2 stands for 550 horsepower. Power is derived from the mid-mounted 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10. You may be saying "that's 10 HP less than the LP 560-4, what's the big deal?" The LP 550-2 Balboni Edition weighs in 265 lbs less than the LP 560 giving the Balboni an edge on acceleration with a 3.9 second run to 62 mph and topping out at 199 mph.

As far as looks are concerned, there will be no mistaking that you are driving something special. Considering the car has a limited production run of 250 units, Lamborghini made sure it stands out. Upgraded front and rear bumpers, rear diffuser and the obvious white racing stripe running from head to tail. In total, eight different color choices will be available all matched to gray Scorpious wheels.





The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni Edition will be produced in a 250 unit run with price tags of €162,000 in Europe, £137,900 in the UK, and $219,800 in the US.

Source: World Car Fans
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Supercar BBQ: Three Ferraris, a Lamborghini and a McLaren All Burn This Month

Within the past 30 days, supercars have been inexplicably catching fire and is begging the question, what's the deal? The only thing I can think of is the fact that most of these cars have probably been sitting for many months through winter and spring and now are emerging from their hibernation.

Most likely, while sitting, small problems could arise and very well be enough to result in a fireball of epic proportions. At least, that's what those in Maranello and Sant'Agata want us to think.

So far, just within the past 30 days, we've seen a McLaren, Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari 612, F430 and Enzo all suffer a fiery death. I wrote about the $2mil McLaren burning earlier this month and you can read the full story here. As for the others, here's a brief run down.

This unfortunate Lamborghini Gallardo met it's demise in Greece, in front of plenty of passing motorists. The cause of the fire is unknown, however as you can see from the next picture, there was hardly anything left to identify the car by.

The Gallardo after the fire was put out (above).

As for this Russian Ferrari 612, it's new owner was only behind the wheel for 30 minutes after noticing things getting a little too hot. From there, flames ripped through one of Maranello's finest, again leaving little to identify. As Ferrari 612's are a "hot" commodity in Russia, this one carried a price tag of nearly $850k.


Next, we head over to Eastern Europe, Romania to be exact. Where this Ferrari F430 went down in a blaze of glory following a crash.

Finally, we end our supercar barbeque in Okanagan Falls, BC, Canada. Where an unsuspecting, Ferrari Enzo owner would have to jump for his life after his $1million+ piece of automotive excellence would soon be engulfed in flames. The following report comes from an ADVrider board member (bross) who gave this account of what happened.

We rolled past and walked back to the scene. Jodie stopped and asked a man walking along the road if he knew what happened. He said "Yeah a guy was driving his Enzo Ferrari, it caught on fire and he jumped out." Jodie said "We saw that Ferrari drive by us in OK Falls, is the guy OK?" He said "Yeah, I'm the guy!" Then Jodie was struck speechless and said "I'm sorry"

The whole time he's not really looking at Jodie just texting furiously on his phone. He then went and sat down on the side of the road beside his duffel bag, all that he had left.

So there you have it, aluminum to ashes and carbon fiber to dust. If you're one of the lucky few to own a car such as these, do yourself a favor and get that scheduled service a little early.

Source: Jalopnik (1,2,3,4)
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AmericanMuscle.com You Kill it, We Grill It Barbecue Cook off Contest

It’s come to our attention that not all of our customers are out cruising the streets or lighting up the tracks in their super-tuned Mustangs 24/7. As it turns out, many of them spend ample time pony’d up to the barbecue searing, smoking and delivering meticulously rubbed and marinated meatiness to fork and knife pounding carnivores everywhere.

Well let it be known that we at American Muscle are hungry too. We’ve been known to sink our teeth deep into a hearty steak and chew like rabid dogs thrashing our heads until only bone remains. But we digress. With the summer grilling season now upon us, we are asking our customers to submit their favorite Ford Mustang-inspired recipes for the grill. Be it your 1/4-Mile Race Strip Steak, or your explosive NOS-Infused Filet Mignon, or your Extra Greasy Rack ‘n Pinion Ribs, you send us your favorite recipes and we’ll have our very own professional chef (Yes, we actually have a professional chef on staff, because that’s just how we roll.) prepare ‘em per your exact instructions.

And when all the grillin’ is done, the Official AmericanMuscle.com Eating Team, a select group of world-renowned barbecue aficionados who also just happen to work for us, will devour your delectable eats and proclaim a winner, or vomit, but hopefully the prior.

To the winner goes a Grand Prize package valued at more than $300 that includes a stainless steel Keg-a-Que portable grill, a deluxe 18-piece barbecue tool set, a manly American Muscle chef’s hat and apron (because you’ve gotta dress the part), an Extreme Barbecue Cookbook, and an Omaha Steak Gift Package that will be lucky to escape the building.

So get your entries in ASAP over at the AmericanMuscle Blog and let the good recipes roll!

The AmericanMuscle BBQ Contest
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G-Power Introduces 500 hp Supercharged BMW M3 Tornado

G-Power is far from new to the BMW tuning game. The company's name is nearly synonymous with "super-fast BMW." Their latest creation, the G-Power M3 Tornado is no exception.

Creating a very impressive 500 horsepower from the BMW M3's 4.0 liter V8 is achieved with the use of a T1-518 ASA centrifugal supercharger. With only 0,3 bar of pressure created, the supercharger helps to add 80 horsepower. Just enough to hit the 500 hp bragging point. In addition to added horsepower, torque is also upped from 295 lb/ft to over 350 lb/ft.

The added power and torque is enough to rocket the Tornado from 0-200 km/h (124 mph) in only 13.4 seconds. Which is a great improvement over the stock M3's time of 15.8 seconds. The Tornado's top speed is also worth bragging about, topping out at 200 mph.

In addition to the above mentioned engine mods, the Tornado also sports 20-inch G-Power Silverstone Diamond wheels, 4-trim muffler, carbon fiber interior accents and plenty of badging to let everyone know this is no run of the mill M3.







Source: G-Power via World Car Fans
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$2 Mil McLaren F1 Goes Up in Flames

The owner of this McLaren F1 had just brought his beloved $2 mil supercar out of a 6 month hibernation only to see the rare automotive masterpiece catch fire in one of the most expensive bonfires ever imagined.

Yesterday, before the McLaren could even stretch it's legs, an onlooker alerted the owner of apparent smoke coming from the car's carbon fibre engine bay. Before anyone could react, carnage ensued. Fire from the 6 liter BMW V12 quickly spread and engulfed the entire car. Unfortunately, the damage deemed the car a total loss.

Of course, the owner was insured. In fact, though valued at nearly $2 mil, the engineering masterpiece was insured for $3 mil. Still, it's hard to place a value on such an amazing piece of machinery. I'm sure the owner would much rather have his McLaren safe inside of his garage than a $3 mil insurance check, at least I would.



Source: Press Democrat, Bay Area Riders Forum via Jalopnik
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