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August 30th, 2010 | 
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It seems the supercar world is expanding every day, and the Pagani Zonda better watch out, as this new supercar aims to match the Zonda in performance and price. It’s a an admirable goal to attain; if they can pull it off. The new supercar comes from Canadian based company, De Macross Motors Corp (DMMC), and is called the GT1. The De Macross GT1 was developed in cooperation to component manufacturer Multimatic.
Although we are all used to seeing supercars with the usual GM-sourced V8 engine, the GT1 will be featuring a mid-mounted supercharged 5.4-liter V8 engine sourced from a little American company named Roush Yates Racing Engines (they also create engines for Ford’s Nascar vehicles). This project is mostly funded by Korean businessman Jahong Hur, who seems to have enough money to dabble in projects like this without fear of his bank account running low.
The GT1 will be built on a chassis made from carbon fiber and aluminum. The supercar also benefits from Multimatic’s F1 dampers and the inboard Multimatic Dynamic Suspension Spooling Valve.
The first full-scale De Macross GT1 is set to be completed in November 2010 with the first orders being taken in 2011. Production will be limited to 200 units.
De Macross GT1 – new supercar coming from Canada originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 30 August 2010 11:00 EST.
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If you are in the New Brunswick area from July 30th to Aug 15th, then you might want to check out a little play that might piqué the interest of car enthusiasts everywhere. Okay, everywhere is a little bit of an exaggeration, but some people might be interested. The Playhouse in Fredericton, New Brunswick is proud to bring its people, “The Bricklin”. Sound familiar? It should.
The Bricklin Safety Vehicle-1was a safety car built in New Brunswick, Canada from 1974-1976. It was created by Malcolm Bricklin, an American millionaire with apparently had nothing better to do with his time. Although Bricklin’s goal was to build a safe and economical sports car, what he ended up doing was building a car that was safe, but way too heavy. Inevitably, he got in way over his head and ended up costing the New Brunswick government tons of money.
The story was just too good to pass up and so this little tale was turned into a musical. Yes, you read that right. It is now a musical. Tim Yerxa, the Playhouse’s executive director, says they were going for a “cabaret-meets-disco-meets-car-show vibe.” Insert chuckle here.
The story obviously includes Malcolm Bricklin and his “enthusiastic backer,” Richard Hatfield as the story tells how these two chaps acquired the money needed to start and continue this venture for the measly numbers of years it was kept alive. The playwright even managed to slip in a love story while he was at it.
The biggest character in the show is a safety orange SV-1 whose gull-wing doors and headlights are supposedly set to operate during the show. Good luck with that, fellas. Way to put a funny spin on a major catastrophe.
Bricklin SV-1…The Musical! originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 19 July 2010 23:00 EST.
Mercedes’ customers from Canada will be able to enjoy a new special designo program, available for the E-Class, S-Class, CL-Class, SL-Class, SLS AMG, M-Class, and G-Class. This program is available to individualize the Mercedes to the customer’s exact color wishes and makes Mercedes the first manufacturer to offer a matte paint on a production vehicle.
The new designo program combines exclusive paint finishes, hand-stitched leather appointments, and exotic trim elements to give customers all of the choices they will need to create a unique and personality driven look to their luxury car. Mercedes has added Allanite Grey, Cashmere White, and Platinum to their list of exterior paint colors as well as Platinum White, Light Brown, Jet Black, and Deep White to their leather options. Curly Maple, Tamo, Olive, and Bamboo trim color options add to the already luxurious and natural look of the vehicle. Also, certain models will also get an exclusive designo Labrador Blue or Star Galaxy stone trim.
The new exterior color choices are not just more visually appealing, but also serve a much more practical purpose. The MAGNO paint used reduces susceptibility to minor scratches because of the way the light reflects off the matte finish. It also has the ability to hide minor dirt and dust better than the traditional finishes used in production vehicles.
Press release after the jump.
Mercedes designo program originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 14:00 EST.
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