Shelby Celebrates Cobra’s 50th Anniversary With Special Edition Car

Shelby Celebrates Cobra’s 50th Anniversary With Special Edition Car

2012 will marks half a century since the first original Cobra vehicle was released on the street. And in order to celebrate it, Shelby has announced the limited edition for 50th Anniversary model that was introduced at Barret-Jackson earlier yesterday. It uses CSX8000 chasis numbers. Each of the continuation cars will be painted in ‘Shelby Black’ color and will feature a premium leather interior, special badging, and wire wheels.

The pricing for the 50th Anniversary Cobra rolling chasis, without the drivetrain, is set to be $ 69,995 or $ 134,995 for the aluminum bodied car. You think it is expensive? Yes of course, but with only 50 units slated for the production, I think it will getting snapped up pretty quickly.

Almost 50 years ago, at 1962 New York Auto Show, the Ford-powered Cobra was introduced. John Luft, the president of Shelby American claims that fifty years after the introduction, Shelby Cobra is still the symbol of high performance that combine a robust, powerful American power with the lightweight European chassis. Until now, Cobra remains to be one of the most coveted cars in the world. The formula from Shelby still resonates today and followed by automakers worldwide.

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Aston Martin Cygnet Launches Two New Colors

If you are wondering about exactly how much Aston Martin plans on charging for the pleasure of owning their new Cygnet. The company has now officially released the pricing details on their first sub-compact car. For the considerably low price of just EUR 30,995, you can sit behind the leather wrapped wheel and avoid the hassle of having to shell out in downtown London.

Aston Martin is offering two special edition version of their Cygnet to commemorate the launch of the car. The first one is called the Cygnet Launch Edition White, which as the name suggests, slathered in white paint. The exterior gets plenty of chrome bright work and custom wheels, while the interior has pearl white leather and satin chrome accents.

The next vehicle is the Aston Martin Cygnet Launch Edition Black. This evil twin is dipped in Magic Black color that hides a little bit shades of green. Matte black louvers and chrome accents are dominating the rest of the exterior, while the cabin is colored with diamond pattern black leather.

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Porsche Entering Art Car Scene

Porsche Italy has jumped into the art car market with both of their feet stepping surely by inviting young designers from all over the world to come up with a viny wrap for the Cayman. The entries have already been pared down to only 30 semi finalists the regiestered users at DesignBoom.com may submit up to 10 votes to their favorite.

The wraps are varied from the playful up to the outright trippy, and actually, it will be a hard time for you to pick one look over the others. After the voting ends on January 31st, the top four designs will enter into the final round of voting. Porsche will also go through the pains while creating Cayman images faithful to what the artists’ intent. From there, the final round of voting will finally choose the ultimate winner of the contest.

One lucky designer will then receuve a full paid scholarship for a master’s degree at the Scoula Politecnica  di Design in the country of fashion, Milan. The winner must fulfil all of the guidelines for applying to the school, and the program starts this October. Check out the designs here and choose your favorite.

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VW Preparing SUV For 7 Passenger

Volkswagen seems to have shown up the details of the rumored addition to their SUV family. According to Auto Express, this new comer will have it sights set dead on the American market, and will boast the seating for approximately seven passenger. It is also rumored that the vehicle will carry a slimmer price tag than the current Touareg. These news are coming from VW America guru, Jonathan Browning.

Moreover, Auto Express is also reporting that this new crossover or SUV vehicle will most likely be built in the United States. It is at the company’s Chattanoga, Tennessee manufacturing facility alongside with the new Passat.

The German native automaker has made no secret of the fact that they want nothing more than just to carve out a larger piece of the American auto market cake. And by doing this, it will require a portfolio of vehicles that caters more specifically to the Yankee tastes. By the year of 2018, VW plans to sell 800,000 units of vehicle in the United States. Last year, the company only managed to sell 256,830 units of their products.

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Touring Superleggera Flying Star Ramps Up Production

Bentley shooting brake, people? Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera might able to hook you up. The Milanese carmaker has unveiled the Flying Star in the last year’s Geneva Motor Show, and will steal your heart in the process. While the shooting brake has debuted and its order books opened, Touring has only made three units for examples for the custom creation.

It is not a surprise, as the coachbuilder claims that they take 4,000 man hors to transform a Continental GTC which is still the outgoing mode, into a long roofed coupe. But thanks to an increased investment in the form of new equipment and staff, now Touring reportedly able to working on up to five vehicles at one time.

Each example will still takes six months to deliver, with the total production is limited to only 19 examples. The lucky buyers can specify from a various range of customizations, including the twin turbo 6.0 liter W12 in states of tune that ranging from 552 horsepower for the base, up to 621 horsepower for the Supersports. This concept of the luxury tourer will combine a two door, high performance sports car with a wide accessible luggage compartment which will opens faster and wider using directly driven gears.

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