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Sergio Marchionne’s Dodge Challenger to be auctioned for charity

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will auction his personal 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, Fla. in April. The Challenger is painted in Pitch black accented with charcoal racing stripes hand-laid by SRT designers, and all proceeds from the sale will benefit the United Way for Southeastern Michigan charity.

Fiat Doblo 2010 – the details

The Fiat Doblo 2010 goes on sale this month Fiat’s Postman Pat-mobile – the Fiat Doblo – has been with us for a decade, in which time Fiat have managed to shift an impressive 1 million units. Which ain’t bad for an ugly box on wheels that has all the aesthetic joy of a Monk Fish. But just like the Monk Fish, the real deal is at the back.

Nissan GT-R Nismo confirmed as Nissan opens new Nismo HQ

Nissan has opened a new Nismo HQ in Yokohama and confirmed that there will be a Nissan GT-R Nismo flagship performance car built. So far, we’ve had the Nissan Juke Nismo arrive and the Nissan 370Z Nismo turned up recently too as a production model for the UK and Europe – and we’ve even had a concept of a LEAF Nismo – so we know Nissan are serious about offering Nismo versions even on their least sporty models. But the one car that really doesn’t need a Nismo version is the GT-R, yet to have a range of performance cars under the Nismo banner without having the mighty GT-R at the top of that range would seem odd.