The head of the United Auto Workers union expressed hope that a bipartisan deal to help floundering auto makers can be reached Thursday, despite skepticism among some lawmakers that Senate leaders would agree to a pact.

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger revealed news of the proposed deal during a previously-arranged news conference in Detroit, sending shares of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. sharply higher.

The office of Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said an agreement had been reached, with lawmakers due to brief reporters at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Thursday. …click here to read more

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Automobili Lamborghini has announced The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo – the world’s fastest one-make series. The series will debut in May 2009, and feature Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo: a lightweight version of the Gallardo LP 560-4 super sports car launched earlier this year. The Super Trofeo will come with a reworked chassis, significantly reduced weight of only 1300 kg, and power output of 419 kW (570 hp) from its V10, ‘Iniezione Diretta Stratificata’ engine.

Lamborghini has a clear objective to ensure the Super Trofeo is the fastest one-make series in the world. …click here to read more

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Pagani is working on the new 750hp track special that it plans to build in a limited run of just ten cars. This new renderings has been released this week, depicting the car with a vibrant streak of yellow to offset the nearly pure carbon-fiber construction.

Powered by the 7.3L AMG V12 engine that underpins several other Zondas, the R model is an exercise in extremes - extreme design, extreme materials and extreme performance. Though the car has yet to take to the track in anger - at least publicly - but its heavier, less powerful Zonda F stablemate set a Nurburgring lap record of 7:27.82. Though the record has subsequently been broken, it’s still faster than a Porsche Carrera GT supercar, and the extra 100hp the Zonda R has on tap should be able to shave a few seconds off that time.

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National Geographic approached Nissan to see if it could follow the development of a vehicle from conception to production for its “Inside” series.

Nissan’s response, “We’ve got something for you. It’s called the GT-R.”

National Geographic’s film crew was given unprecedented access to Nissan’s design, engineering and manufacturing facilities, along with spending time at the test track and with Nissan/Renault’s rock-star CEO and Manga-hero, Carlos Ghosn. …click here to read more

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After tuning house 9ff announced that they are preparing to release a tuning package for the new Porsche Panamera. German tuner Roock, just released a teaser photo of their upcoming Panamera project. The question remains is if this is the standard version or modified version of the future Panamera. What do you think?

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