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CarsWeb - Italian designers Zagato create a brand new body for the 575 Maranello

Based on the 575 Maranello, the GTZ is styled by Italian designers Zagato to emulate the classic 1960s Ferrari 250 GT coupes.

The car has been commissioned by a prominent Japanese collector, Yoshiyuki Hayashi, who owns several historic Ferraris and wanted something unique.

The two-seater 575GTZ’s bodywork is made from aluminium and has subtle two-tone paintwork.

Zagato has only released a teaser image of the car as yet, but it already looks like the 575GTZ is going to be one of the best-looking Ferraris ever created.
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CarsWeb - The Geneva Motor Show provides the venue for Ferrari’s unveiling of the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, the most powerful 12-cylinder berlinetta ever developed at Maranello.

This new model combines the most innovative and technologically advanced features ever applied by Ferrari to a front-mid engined two-seater, and sets a new benchmark of excellence in terms of handling, driving pleasure and design.

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano boasts absolutely stunning performance: its 6-litre V12, which was developed from the engine that powered the Enzo supercar, punches out 620 hp at 7,600 rpm and combines with an all-aluminium chassis and bodywork for a weight-power ratio of less than 2.6 kg/hp.
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CarsWeb - To celebrate the only minivan that allows scrapbookers to take their hobby on the long haul, the Dodge brand has broken the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest photo album. Presented at a scrapbookers’ convention in Orlando, Fla., the record-breaking album measures approximately 9 feet wide by 12 feet tall, contains 20 pages of photographs and requires at least two adults to turn a single page. The Dodge brand’s album trumped the previous record, which was set in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and measured 3.9 feet wide by 7.8 feet tall.

The Dodge Minivan Page in History record-breaking event recognized the mass appeal of scrapbooking – a more than $2.6 billion industry – and the arrival of the all-new 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan in dealer showrooms. Following the official Guinness announcement, consumers, who had come to Orlando to participate in a 72-hour scrap-a-thon, helped “scrap” the record-breaking album by adding their own unique touches using oversized embellishments such as ribbons, stickers, buttons and more.
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CarsWeb - Dodge designers and engineers have answered the needs of the global passenger car market, as well as the needs of individual drivers, and delivered the all-new Dodge Journey: a global vehicle that meets life’s changing demands by offering a unique combination of versatility and flexibility in a sporty, sexy package.

This all-new vehicle takes the practicality of a minivan, the capability of a sport-utility vehicle (SUV) and the overall efficiency of a passenger car and blends all the best attributes of each into an all-new “right-sized” crossover for the Dodge brand.
“The all-new Dodge Journey gives our customers the entire package,” said Michael Manley, Executive Vice President – International Sales, Marketing and Business Development, Chrysler. “With its unique combination of purposeful versatility and bold, youthful styling, this new vehicle from Dodge delivers safety, quality and reliability at a great value. Journey also blends innovative technology, entertainment features and useful storage, all wrapped together with an attitude that can only be Dodge.”
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CarsWeb - The Dodge brand is running on all cylinders in the UK with the introduction of the Dodge Avenger – an all-new four-door family saloon that combines bold, aggressive Dodge styling with power and performance, fuel efficiency, innovative interior features and high levels of safety and reliability.

The Dodge Avenger will launch in the UK in right-hand drive in September 2007, with a choice of diesel and two petrol engines. It is the Dodge brand’s first saloon for European markets and is the fourth Dodge vehicle to launch in the UK.
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CarsWeb About: The newest Dodge brand vehicle will debut on the silver screen this summer in an action adventure movie with four superheroes who pilot this one-of-a-kind vehicle. Starting May 12, moviegoers across the country will be among the first to see this vehicle on the silver screen when Dodge debuts its new ad in cinemas.

The Fantastic Four meet their greatest challenge yet, as the enigmatic intergalactic herald, the Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction in “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” 20th Century Fox releases the film on June 15.

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For moms who prefer metal that moves over metal that adorns, stop by the Walter P. Chrysler Museum on Mother’s Day weekend for a treat that’ll get her motor running. The Museum, in Auburn Hills, will exhibit a newly restored 1955 Dodge La Femme in its original feminine Sapphire White and Heather Rose color scheme Friday through Sunday, May 11 - 13.

Chrysler Corporation introduced the La Femme, a customized Dodge Custom Royal Lancer, as a marketing strategy to appeal to females as the women’s automobile market continued to grow.

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Tuning ‘Made in Germany’ for the Dodge Caliber: STARTECH offers a strikingly styled aerodynamic-enhancement program, and engine tuning for the diesel model. To add more sporty emphasis to the characteristic appearance of the Dodge Caliber the STARTECH designers have developed an aerodynamic-enhancement kit that adds to the compact car’s striking design.

The STARTECH front fascia not only visually upgrades the front; it also reduces lift on the front axle.

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Dodge officially enters China with a bold and powerful statement at Auto Shanghai 2007 as it premieres the first two products for the brand: the locally produced Dodge Caravan and imported Dodge Caliber. These two Dodge vehicles, in addition to the other Dodge products on display at the Shanghai show, clearly underline the scope and potential of the Dodge brand.

Each of these vehicles delivers the four key attributes of the Dodge brand: bold, powerful, capable and street smart … and together they stress the exciting present and future of the brand as it continues to expand into the global automotive market.

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Two of the most striking cars to ever hit the streets will be launched this summer when the new Dodge Nitro SUV and Dodge Avenger saloon arrive in the UK. Peter Lambert, Managing Director of Chrysler Group UK, said: “People want to drive a car that helps them to stand out from the crowd and still manages to offer great value for money. Our new Dodge vehicles deliver bold and aggressive styling together with masses of standard kit that make them both incredibly good value.”

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