Mach7 Motorsports of Holly, Michigan, is ready to take orders for its Falcon supercar after its unveiling at the 2011 North America International Auto Show. Mach7 hopes to produce 15 cars a year at a price tag of approximately $200,000. The car is constructed around a Hydroformed chassis with a Corvette-based LS3 V-8 engine producing 500 hp slipped behind the passenger cabin. Power runs through a 6-speed H-gate to the rear wheels. A 640-hp supercharged LS9 V-8 is optionally available and ensures the car is as fast as it looks. Speaking of looks, and like many new manufacturers trying to find their place in the marketplace, the Falcon’s styling comes across as a compilation of many different supercars spliced together. Depending on the angle, we see a little Ferrari 430, Gumpert Apollo, Ferrari F50, Ferrari 308, and maybe a touch of the Lamborghini Estoque concept car in its lines.

Mach7 Motorsports is an offshoot of Advanced Propeller Engineering, which has been serving the marine industry for nearly 20 years. Mach7 has primarily focused on body kits for the Dodge Viper and has only recently decided to venture out as an automobile manufacturer. Its experience with composite materials, like carbon fiber and fiberglass, passes over into the company’s first production car and guarantees the Falcon will carry a low curb weight of around 2,850 pounds. With the optional 640-hp LS9 V-8, the Falcon supercar is rumored to go zero-to-60 mph in 3.5 seconds.

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First came the SMS 460, based off the Ford Mustang, and then the SMS 570, based off the Dodge Challenger, and now, to complete the muscle-car trio, we have the SMS 620 based off the Chevrolet Camaro. Unveiled at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, the SMS 620 boasts a new hood with butterfly dual-side induction, more-sculpted side skirts, and a revised front apron.

Underneath that new hood is the same 6.2-liter V-8 found in the V-8-equipped car, supercharged to make 575 hp and 600 lbs.-ft. of torque. Opt for the more powerful 620X model and power goes up to a staggering 715 hp and 700 lbs.-ft. of torque. The former is capable of zero-to-60 mph in 4.3 seconds while the latter can cut that time to less than four seconds.

The 620X will also boast Magneto-Rheological Semi-Active Dampers and 21-inch rear wheels. Both models come with increased stopping power via 16-inch rotors being clamped by 8 pistons in the front and 14-inch rotors pinched by 6 pistons in the rear.

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If you’re going to make a luxury convertible in today’s marketplace, you have to do it the right way. One key aspect to this equation is using a retractable hard top instead of the standard fabric top. Fisker did just that with its Karma Sunset two-door four-seat convertible that premiered yesterday at the North American International Auto Show. Despite being nearly 9-inches shorter and using some different body panels, the convertible is basically the same car as the sedan. Performance is estimated at zero-to-sixty mph in 5.8 seconds and a top speed of 125 mph.

[via Los Angeles Times]

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Tesla lifted the curtain off its newest creation, the Roadster Sport, at the North American Auto Show on Sunday. Not much is known about the new car except that it capable of going zero to sixty in 3.7 seconds, comes with adjustable dampers and anti-roll bars, and has more torque on tap from its all-electric power plant. The Tesla Roadster S will set you back $128,500—a $19,500 increase over the base car.

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Fisker will not just be unveiling its Karma sedan to the public at the Detroit Auto Show but also a new concept rumored to be called the Karma S Sunset. The Sunset will be based off the Karma sedan and use its same Q-drive powertrain, but will add the ability to lower its top and instantly become the ultimate boulevard cruiser.

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Right now a heavy-weight bout is forming; a match that won’t take place until 2011 and will be fought on the mean streets that surround every Mercedes-Benz and BMW dealership. The winner will capture the mid-size luxury sedan market, while the loser will likely still do very well. The fight is between the upcoming 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-class and the new-for-2011 BMW 5-series.

The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-class—like almost every new car these days—will grow in both length and width. As a buyer, you will find a host of old and new technologies to make your driving experience increasingly complicated. If you can get past all the unnecessary electronic gizmos, you can bask in the car’s variety of old and new engines—including a 600-hp AMG engine—and sexy sheet metal. Expect the 2010 E-class to officially debut at the upcoming 2009 Detroit International Auto Show.

An all-new BMW 5-series is expected to be on the market a year after the Mercedes. Like the upcoming E-class, the BMW will grow in size but will keep weight down through extensive use of aluminum. The 2011 5-series engines will take full advantage of turbocharging to reduce consumption and emissions but keep performance high; the engines will include the twin-turbo 3.0-liter I-6, twin-turbo V-8, and a turbo V-8 instead of the large V-10 for the M5.

[via Motor Trend and Left Lane News]

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Rumored for years and finally being confirmed, the Audi R8 V10 should make its official debut at the Detroit Auto Show next month. The newest R8 will utilize the same 5.2-liter V-10 found in the Lamborghini Gallardo and making more than 500 hp, which is 80 more horsepower than the current 4.2-liter V-8. That much power is good enough for a zero-to-sixty time of 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 196 mph. The price of the Audi R8 V10 is about 140,000 Euros or, at the current exchange rate, $180,500.

[via World Car Fans]

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Fisker will be unleashing the production version of its Karma electric/hybrid sedan at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The car will be utilizing GM’s Ecotec four-cylinder engine combined to an electric power plant for a potential gas mileage of 100 miles per gallon. The official zero-to-sixty time of the Karma is 5.8 seconds. 

Deliver of the $87,900 sedan will start in November of 2009.

[via The Car Connection]