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Revealed: at 200 MPH the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is the fastest Mustang ever

Read this very carefully: the 2013 Ford Mustang GT500 will have a 650 horsepower (yes – six hundred and fifty friggin’ horsepower) pumped through a supercharged, 5.8 liter V8. It will make 600 lbs-feet of torque and (please sit for this part… it will have a top speed of at least 200 miles per hour!
 
No, I am not sucking the jungle juice, smoking the reefer or eating happy mushrooms… this is the straight poop from Ford’s management. Many journalists have sat on this information for over a week and have chomped at the bit to get this out there. They even showed us 2013 Mustangs with some nifty updates, but nothing prepared us for the five-minute video presentation showing the test mule scorching the test track. Add to that Carol Shelby trumpeting the next Shelby GT 500 as THE vehicle that will kick the crap out of the competition and you have a room full of car-folk needing a post coitus cigarette.

“Sick” no?

Technology video review: The 2012 6.4-Liter HEMI SRT V8 engine exposed

The 2012 6.4-Liter HEMI SRT V8 engine is the monster power plant at the heart of the all new Charger, Challenger, 300, and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 cars.

For 2012 Chrysler increase the engine's displacement from 6.1 liters to 6.4 liters.

Check how the new 6.4L HEMI produced 470 HP in this Insider Interview with Gary Rogers, the new engines Chrysler chief engineer.

What makes a premium car stereo sound great?

The 2012 Volkswagen Passat comes with an optional Premium car stereo that was tuned and enchanted by Fender Musical Instruments.

Yes, the same people that build the world famous guitars.

So what makes a car premium stereo sound great?

To find out we sat down with the Chuck Adams (the head of Fender Research and Development) in a new 2012 Passat.  We asked him to explain how a company like Fender Musical Instruments, which normally builds guitars, amps and speakers, goes about turning a standard car stereo into something worthy of the Fender name.

Check out the video below to see what it takes to make a premium car stereo sound great.

Photo gallery: the sexy women of the 2011 Chicago Auto Show and the cars they love

The 2011 Chicago Auto Show features the newsest the sexiest cars of the year.

Of course when you have brand new cars...you'll also find  the womn that love them. Here are just a few of the hottest cars of the 2011 Chicago Auto Show and the women who love them.

Video: Insider Interview with the Jim Hughes the Chief Engineer of the 2012 Ford Focus

A new car's success (like the 2012 Ford Focus) is ultimately measured when it hits the showroom floor. Will it selling like hot cakes or will the automaker have to discount the car to get it to out the door?

But long before a new car ever makes it onto the showroom floor thousands of people have spent countless hours working to get the car into the showroom.

In the next few weeks Ford will be starting production of the all new 2012 Ford Focus. And unlike the previous model the current Focus is essentially the same car in Europe, Asia and America.

One man, who who heads-up a multinational team, is ultimately responsible for the technical success of the new Focus. That man is Jim Hughes, who's the Chief Engineer of the 2012 Ford Focus.

Sneak Peak Video: The all new and redesigned 2012 Ford Focus hits the road

For 2012 Ford has completely redesigned the Focus. And unlike the old Focus, the new Focus is almost identical to the European car.

Ford says the upcoming American and European cars will be twins in about every respect. The new Focus is certainly European in style and flavor. Ford calls the design language the 2012 Focus uses to style the cars "kenetic".

What does that mean?

Insider Interview: Dodge CEO Ralph Gilles says we're trying to 'get the monkey off our shoulder once and for all'

It's no secret that both Dodge and Chrysler have been kicked around from one owner to another over the last ten years. It's also no secret that both car brands have had issues with quality and "perceived" quality in large part due to the constant revolving door of company ownership.

Chrysler Group design chief Ralph Gilles, as well as CEO of the Dodge brand, says that in 2011 Dodge is working very hard to ,"get the monkey off our shoulder once and for all," when it comes to quality and perceived quality.

He goes on to say that the company is now "laser" focused on the driving dynamics of the cars Dodge sells.

Video: the new 2012 C-Max coming to a Ford dealership near you

It's official the U.S. spec 2012 Ford C-Max is coming to a Ford dealership near you.

Just think of it as a real minivan...as in a small or "mini" van.

Do you remember the days when minivans were really mini?

Those days are back, and Ford is bringing the popular European C-segment MPV to America.

Currently the only other C-segment MPV sold in the States is the Mazda5, and Mazda sells about 15,000 to 20,000 each year.

The all new 2012 Police Interceptors revealed: Ford's meaner, faster & bigger cop cars

The Ford Crown Victoria is one of the most common and revered law-enforcement vehicles produced. It’s rugged, reliable, capable and as old as dirt. There is only so many ways an old car can be updated before the world passes it by.

Fully aware of the shortcomings of the Crown Vic, and the fact it’s going out of production, Ford has diligently worked on a full replacement. Actually – two replacements. What we know as the 2011 Ford Taurus and Ford Explorer, law-enforcement will call them Police Interceptor Sedan and Police Interceptor Utility.

Both vehicles have been rigorously tested and were developed over a 3½-year period specifically for law-enforcement.

Exclusive Elon Musk Video interview as Tesla Motors plans to go public with $100 million IPO

The recent news that Tesla Motors plans on selling an estimated $100 million in an initial public offering according to the Securities and Exchange Commission comes as no surprise to those who have been following the start-up car company.

Video: Ford CEO Alan Mulally says Ford hopes to lead global economic recovery in 2010

Give us two minutes and we'll give you the scoop.

Today we speak with the the Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally about the future of Ford and about the company's plans for electric and hybrid cars.

Mulally believes that Ford is poised not only take advantage of the global economic recovery in 2010 but he adds that Ford hopes to lead it as well.

Video: Ford Insiders predict the company's future is electric

The year is 2030...just a short 20-years from now.

What will power your car?

Fossil fuel, electricity or both?

Some of the top engineers and executive insiders at the Ford Motor Company are betting that the company's future leads to electricity.