SEMA 2008 show report: Mercedes GLK

By Ben Whitworth First Official Pictures 04 November 2008 10:30 Mercedes set an all but impossible challenge for tuners at this year’s SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas – to turn its gut-wrenchingly ugly GLK off-roader, which makes its formal American debut at the show, into something desirable and cool. The best four submissions – the Brabus Widestar, Urban Whip, Pikes Peak Rally Racer and Rock Crawler - were displayed at SEMA. And presumably scared a lot of showgoers senseless.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010: live news, photo galleries, reviews

CAR is at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed, and will update this page with news and snippets, photos and video beamed straight from the Earl of March's hillclimb. NB we'll update the latest news at the top of the page in blog format, so if you're reading for the first time start at the foot of the page and work your way up!SUNDAY 4 JULY 20102.45pm: Home timeIt might seem like too soon to leave, but I have been here since 6.30am, and the sad excuse of wanting to beat the traffic means it's time to leave Goodwood once again. Still a great show, even if it is getting too big.

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 actually gets 650 bhp and 650 lb/ft of torque

The new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible (pictured) gets 650 bhp The American are found of telling us there’s no substitute for cubic inches, but throw in a supercharger to the equation and numbers become even more appealing, and more linear than a turbo too. So the fact the 6.2 litre V8 under the bonnet of the new Corvette Z06 already manages 465 bhp in naturally aspirated guise, it wasn’t a stretch when the car world was expecting around 625 bhp when Chevrolet finally revealed the power for the Z06. But it’s more.