Gran Turismo Awards crowns Best of Show from SEMA, will include in game

Part of the blinged-out pomp and circumstance that surrounds SEMA is the presentation of the Gran Turismo Awards, which recognizes best car design and innovations in six categories, as well as an overall Best in Show. This year's winner was David Eckert and his 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 40, which also won the award for Best Hot Rod.
Other winners included the Toyota DragQuoia for Best Truck/SUV, the 2013 Ford Mustang RTR for Best Domestic Car, the Scion Evasive FR-S for Best Asian Import and the 500-horsepower VWVortex Super Beetle won for best European Import.

But it was the Mach 40 that apparently captured the interest of judges, which included Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi. David Eckert's team created a clever combination of Mustang Mach 1 styling and massive power, using the powertrain from the Ford GT. That means this 'Stang was fitted with a mid-mounted supercharged 5.4-liter V8, producing 600 to 850 horsepower, modulated using an "adjustable horsepower dial." Interestingly, the custom project rides on a C6 Corvette suspension.

The notoriety of the Mach 40 will last well after this year's show, as the car is being included in the Gran Turismo franchise, and will be seen by the millions that play the popular driving simulator. You may never get to drive the Mach 40, but now you may know what driving this car feels like in virtual reality, which for the David Eckert's team, must feel pretty darn cool.
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1969 Mustang

Responding to declining sales resulting from increased competition in the pony car genre, Ford completely restyled the Mustang for the 1969 year model. Though actually only four inches longer than the 1967 and ’68 Mustangs at 187.4 inches, the redesign had the muscular look of being far larger than the previous models. Most prominent was a four headlight system, moving the main lights outside of the grille, with the inboard lights mounted inside the grille.
And for those participating in the late-1960s trend of wanting more powerful cars, the Mach I model was introduced as the most powerful Mustang ever. Available with the aforementioned 428 cubic inch V-8 called the Cobra Jet Ram-Air, capable of producing 360 horsepower, the car came with dual exhaust and high back bucket seats. Possibly in response to the muscle car trend, hood air scoops were added.
For the third consecutive year, Mustang production fell in 1969, though this year’s drop of 5.62 percent over 1968 marked the lowest yearly decrease since 1967. Total production of 299,320 was helped by an increase over 1968 sales of the fastback model, now known as the SportsRoof, and the addition of two new Mustang models.
Two six-cylinder engines were still available as they had been since 1968, one a 200 cubic inch six producing 120 horsepower, or a 250 cubic inch six rated at 155 horsepower, available for $26 more. The traditional Mustang 289 V-8 was phased out completely for 1969, with the base V-8 being the 302 cubic inch engine producing 220 horsepower.
The next most powerful option was the also new 351 cubic inch V-8, producing either 250 or 290 horsepower depending on whether it was the 2-barrel or the 4-barrel version. The 390 cubic inch engine was still available, as it had been since 1967 to produce 320 horsepower. The 428 cubic inch V-8 came in two 4-barrel forms, the Cobra jet and the Super Cobra Jet, producing 335 and 360 horsepower, respectively.
True to the form of all Mustangs before, the 1969 Mustang was known for having nearly any option (including any of the engines) available for any model of the car. The GT Equipment Group package was offered, as it had been every year since 1965, and included a base 351 cubic inch engine, heftier shocks, pin-type lock hood and other GT trim ornamentation.

Toyota Corolla Axio Super GT300 at Tokyo Auto Salon

Toyota Corolla Axio GT300 was unveiled at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon as GT300′s brand new. Powered by a 3.5l V6 engine producing 300ps / 6800rpm of power and 39kg-m / 5200rpm of torque, this Toyota sport coupe car will compete at the 2009 Super GT Championship that the first race takes place in Okayama on March 22 of 2009.

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Aspid GT-21

What we’ve got here is an absolutely staggering piece of automotive perfection coming straight from Spain. The Aspid GT-21 Invictus is an amalgam of lightweight parts, stunning looks and BMW muscle, all mounted inside a raging beast, ready to figuratively explode on the track.
Most importantly, this is a machine with strong character. A persona which you’d better not argue with, it delivers 450 HP. It is quite low, if you put the number aside the better-known supercars of today, but, considering that this car weighs a stunning 2,200 lbs (around 990kg) – less than a tone, it boosts from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than 3 seconds, reaching a top speed of 305 km/h (189 mph). That acceleration is better than Ferraris’, while the Aventador needs 690 HP to reach it.

GAS Custom Ford Mustang GT500 Super Snake

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Chevrolet Camaro GT3 modified by Sareni United

After the launch of Reiter Engineering’s Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3, the Americans answered with the Chevrolet Camaro GT3 modified by Sareni United, a car tuning company also owned by Hans Reiter of Reiter Engineering.


The power plant behind this ferocious-looking muscle car is a whopping 7.9-liter Katech V8 that develops 650 HP, being able to tag along its Lamborghini counterpart on the GT3 racetrack. Though the cost differs by a huge amount, the performance and feeling offered are roughly the same.

While the Gallardo costs around $376,000 per unit, the Camaro is priced at $253,056. The muscle car enthusiasts will absolutely adore this baby, its looks and sound being able to make you grow additional ears and eyes.

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Carlsson C25

Performance: 554 kW (753 hp) at 5000 rpm

Markus Schuster, Managing Director at Carlsson: “There are more than enough super cars around that can only be driven safely on a racing track. We deliberately wanted to develop a car that is exclusive on the one hand but can still be used for the daily commute to the office. A Super GT which can go from 0 to 100 kph in just 3.7 seconds while at the same time offering the utmost in ride comfort.

2013 HBH Bulldog GT

Denmark is not a country that normally brings sports car manufacture to mind, but Jesper Hermann, Christian Brandt and Torben Hartvig could soon change all that. Their company, HBH, is planning a series of one-off supercars. The design of the first project: a mid-engined version of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage has now been finalized and has been christened 'Bulldog GT'.

This is not HBH's first supercar project: the team developing the Bulldog GT prototype is the same team which designed the Zenvo ST 1 for Zenvo Automotive. But according to team member Christian Brandt, designing the Bulldog GT has been "a long, intense process".

Falcon F7

Falcon Motorsports company in Michigan at the Auto Show in Detroit conducted the premiere of the new hypercar Falcon F7.
Production version of the model made ​​its debut a year after the premiere of Falcon
Mach 7.Design of the machine, according to the creators, inspired styling supercar 80s of last century. F7 gathered by hand, and has an aluminum chassis and body is made of carbon fiber. The interior fitted sports leather seats, interior trimmed with aluminum. In the engine compartment supercar set a modernized version of the eight-cylinder engine LS7 Chevrolet Corvette.Falcon Motorsports company produced only 10 copies
supercar.

Price: 300000 $
Maximum speed: 322 km / h
Acceleration to 100 km / h: 3.3 sec.
Engine: 7011 cm ³ 7 litre V8 Corvette
Power output: 620 hp
Specific power: 491 hp / ton
Vehicle weight: 1263 kg.
Drive: RWD