After several years of a recession-induced drought, the automotive industry is once again fertile, spilling forth a cornucopia of great cars for buyers to feast on. And that’s perfect, because with Thanksgiving near, it’s the time of year to feast till you drop. Whether your budget is big or small, the caliber of new offerings is so impressive that it’s almost hard to go wrong, no matter what car you choose. But some vehicles stand out for one reason or another, whether for their looks, performance or what they represent. Here are 10 new vehicles we are glad exist. They’re not necessarily the absolute best in their respective categories, but life would be a lot worse without them. So we give thanks.
Ford Mustang Boss 302
This all-American badass proves that the modern-day muscle car is very much alive and kicking butt. What a relief, because just a few years ago its future looked bleak. Ford’s Boss 302 is the latest addition to the Mustang lineup. Its 5.0-liter 444-horsepower V8 engine sits right between the 412-horsepower engine in the Mustang GT and the supercharged 5.4-liter 550-horsepower V8 of the Shelby GT500. It’s $7,000 more than the GT and $8,000 less the Shelby — and worth every penny. With adjustable shock absorbers, beefed-up brakes, racing seats and other go-fast parts, the Boss is as close to a race-ready Mustang as you can get straight from the dealer.
To launch it’s new Volvo S60 model, Volvo has launched a campaign called Unlimited Naughty – as they claim the new S60 is. There are 2 cars on streets, and to win a test drive with one of the 2 gorgeous cars – 2.0 diesel, 163 hp, 400 Nm – you have to convince the driver to give you the car by doing something “Unlimited Naughty”. Take a look at the next video to see what some people do for the love of cars:
Centro Stile Alfa Romeo has published a series of drawings that evoke the design and development of hypotheses that passed to Giulietta from the design stage to the production car.
Alfa Romeo Giulietta is undoubtedly one of the top occurrences ending year. The compact as expected from Alfa Romeo is coming on the market with an interesting design, which betrays both the connection with the history of Alfa Romeo, the Italian model and the adoption of the current lines mark models.
Alfa designers work was an intense in recent years, but it was somewhat relieved that they were given more time to achieve a truly special model. Alfa 147′s successor has been announced for release in 2007 in first phase, but Alfa Romeo problems and, later, financial problems of the entire auto industry led to successive postponements of the Giulietta.
Nick Reilly, head of Opel said it would revive the Calibra model. There are big chances that the successor to be inspired by the GTC concept from 2007.
The famous Opel Calibra will have a successor. The GTC will be inspired by the concept presented at the Geneva Motor Show 2007. Nick Reilly, head of GM Europe and Opel driver, confirmed that its engineers will perform a Calibra’s successor and that next model will be a model just like Gran Turismo Concept. That concept was the inspiration for Insignia and was equipped with a turbocharged 2.8-liter V6 engine. As in the case of scale, the top version could be equipped with four-wheel drive and a turbocharged engine.
Calibra successor of the engines will have direct injection and will offer a mix of fuel economy and power. Chances are that the full range of engines to be turbocharged, and those from Opel will offer a diesel to meet customer wishes with coupes mid-range diesel engines. Those units could be offered only on the European market.
November 17th, 2011 
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