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Corvette-powered Karmas coming in 2014

VL Automotive, a Detroit venture backed by former General Motors' vice chairman Bob Lutz, is moving ahead with plans to convert Fisker Karma from hybrid power to Corvette power. Lutz told Automotive News on Thursday that the company has bought 25 unsold Karmas and has settled a dispute with an Asian investor that prevented VL from accessing the codes that operate the Karma's infotainment system. "Without getting those codes, it was close to impossible to get a working car," Lutz said.

Monster Jam is totally rad

To our 6-year-old selves, monster trucks really were the biggest, baddest things on four wheels, mechanized, city-block-sized demon machines that ate sedans and belched fire. The reality is that the trucks aren't that big when you get right up next to them -- certainly not the Caterpillar 797-sized car-obliterators we imagined years ago. They're probably around 12 feet high at most; given current trends, they'll be eclipsed by heavy-duty pickups in a design cycle or two.

Porsche Cayenne facelift (2006): first official pictures

By Phil McNamara First Official Pictures 04 December 2006 09:00 Facelifted Porsche Cayenne: the lowdown Porsche has overhauled the Cayenne, with a neater face, punchier yet more frugal engines and chassis tweaks. This is the nose of the Cayenne Turbo, whose peak power jumps 50bhp. The 996-style runny egg lamps are gone, for more piercing bird's eye units.