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The long-wheel-base of the Infiniti Q50, called the “Q50L”, will be announced on Aug. 29, in the Chengdu Auto Show, which to be held in China’s Sichuan province.

Today Infiniti released the first batch of the 2015 Q50L’s image. The Q50L streched the Q50’s 112.2-in wheelbase by another 1.89-inch, making its total wheelbase to be 114.1 inches.

The length/width/heigh of the Q50L is 4840/1823/1456mm. Compared to the standard Q50, there is an increase of  50mm to the length, and 6mm to the height.

The Q50L will be equipped with a 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, rated at 211hp and 258 lb-ft of torque...

Even though the pricing for the 2015 Corvette Z06 is not available at this moment, a lot of interested buyers have put their names on their local Chevy dealership’s waiting list. As far as I know in major metro areas, some dealership’s list has hundreds of people’s name on it. People just simply want to buy the 650-hp  Z06 regardless what will the MSRP be (with so many people on the waiting list, it is impossible to buy the Z06 under MSRP at this moment), or what options they can opt for.

Today comes news for the Z06 enthusiasts: the official 2015 model year Corvette order guide leaked out today, and it includes the Z06 models...

We all know during the past few months the media hotspot for the Dodge brand is its 707hp 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat and Charger SRT Hellcat.

The SRT Hellcat cars is equipped with a supercharged 6.2L V8 with 707hp and 650 lb-ft of torque. Compared to this, the current SRT Viper’s naturally aspirated 8.4L V10 “only” delivers 640hp and 600 lb-ft of torque.

Without question the SRT Hellcat will impact sales volume of the SRT Viper, which is already down to a level so low that, Chrysler needs to halt the production several times during the past year.

Chrysler also knows this, and they will not just sit there and wait for this situation to continue...

The current Ferrari 458, FF and F12berlinetta are due for a redesign or mid-cycle update very soon, today we got some internal news from our source. Below are the details:

Ferarri 458 Successor

– Twin-turbo V8; there will be no electric turbochargers, just normal turbo units
– Power delivery will mimic naturally aspirated engine with regard to how the power output climbs
– there will be functional side vents for cooling on each side of the car body
– Weights less than the current 458 Italia
– New steering system design and updated transmission control software for faster shifts
– The new car will runs quieter than the current 458

Ferarri FF Mid-Cycle Update

– US market o...

Today GM announced that it is going to announce the 2015 ATS-V sedan at this November’s Los Angeles auto show.

The ATS-V will be powered by a twin-turbo 3.6L V6 engine, which can be also found on the current CTS VSport sedan (please note that CTS VSport is NOT the CTS-V).

We will keep you updated once additional news are available.