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Ever wonder what goes through the minds of the guys on Top Gear?  They have one of the most entertaining car shows ever produced and yet they continue to outdo themselves.  The video above pits an all-American V8 powered Camaro SS against a German engine of similar displacement in the E63 AMG.  Check out all 9 minutes 51 seconds above, enjoy!

In a plan to promote branding consistency, GM decided to stop using the nickname Chevy. A memo with the plan was released to Chevrolet employees, tells them to stop using the name Chevy when working with dealers, advertisers, etc. The memo also references the use of branding-consistent names like Apple and Coke. Ironically, Coke is a nickname for Coca-Cola…someone didn’t think that example through.

Kind of stupid if you ask me…sounds like the genius at Chevy Chevrolet behind this idea needs to have his/her title changed to unemployed. Read the full article at The Detroit News.

Check out this video of a 2010 Camaro SS with hydraulics.  Can’t say it’s what I would do to my car, but everyone loves something different when it comes to cars, am I right???

Question: when can you have too much power? Never! Check out the latest creation from the Hennessey performance tuning shop in Houston, Texas – the Hennessey HPE700; a twin-turbo Camaro with 847 horsepower and 801 lb-ft torque at the rear wheels.

Check out the video of the car strapped to a dyno and read the full story at Autoblog.

Somehow the gang over at Inside Line managed to take a 2011 Ford Mustang GT, packing the new 5.0L V8, over to a dyno to see how the new ‘Stang would stand up against the Camaro.  The answer?  The car is rated at 412 horsepower and 390 pound feet of torque, but the car used produced 395 horsepower at the wheels! This means, when taking into account driveline losses of 11-13%, the new Mustang produces somewhere in the range of 440 horsepower!  For more head on over to Autoblog or Edmunds.

Check out this awesome video of a completely animated Camaro, Mustang, Jeep Cherokee, Vaz, and a helicopter. All I can say is…AMAZING, dude has talent!

S.O.B!  What does a 16 year old need a brand new Camaro for?  Oh well, better than getting him a Hyundai Genesis Coupe or some other foreign garbage like that.

General Motors has announced that production of the Camaro convertible and the 2011 Buick Regal will start in the first quarter of 2011.  The Regal goes on sale this summer, with the initial units being shipped in from Germany until production can commence here in North America.  The Camaro convertible joins the hot selling Camaro coupe when it goes on sale early next year.  The addition of these two cars brings about 700 jobs back to the Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant that builds the Camaro now.  For more details, head on over to Autoblog.

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The 2010 Camaro has been a pretty big hit for GM and it appears that the convertible is coming along nicely to help carry sales next year.  For now, enjoy this spy shot, courtesy of Jalopnik.  Let us know what you think in the comments!

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The link to Jalopnik shows more shots of the carnage you see above, but basically the story goes like this.  Some idiot was acting like an idiot in his Camaro SS and manged to basically cut the car in half with a telephone pole.  He managed to walk away with nothing more than a cut on his head!  Unbelievable!  Just goes to show you how well built the new Camaro is I guess…

(Image source: Jalopnik)