Fisker’s Karma plug-in hybrid sedan may be one of the most attractive designs to take electricity to four wheels, and it’s soon to get a stablemate. The company released information today that they will be debuting a new concept that bears the name Karma S at the Detroit Auto Show, with the S standing for Sunset.

Nothing else about the car is yet known, however. The photo reveals very little, showing only a front fender and door line that appears to resemble the Karma very closely. A lack of B-pillar and a generally bright look to the interior hints that this might be a convertible, which works well with the Sunset theme.

A flashy new door insert that looks as if it could also double as some sort of engine bay vent extends a swooping flare down the side of the car as well.

2009 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid

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Earlier this week reports emerged that Mexican billionaire and second-richest man in the world Carlos Slim had all but purchased Honda’s F1 team as the Japanese carmaker exits the sport, but Slim has since denied any such interest. That leaves the door open for another possible buyer in the form of Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya.

The Indian billionaire’s enthusiasm for F1 is undeniable. In addition to buying into the former Spyker team, Mallya is working with Bernie Ecclestone to get India added to the F1 calendar.

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DillJuice is sharing a pretty cool upload with us.

All ya need is a Vette, some slippery conditions and a smoothly-curved on-ramp to have your own bit of drifting heaven! Nice job by the driver and makes us wish it rained more in SoCal so we could go try this on a few of our fave on-ramps, too!

Check out the Drifting Z06

Completely sick footage from superspeeders as they tease us with clips from their latest on-road high jinks.

Plenty of high speed action, burnouts, bike tricks, head-to-head acceleration runs and, of course, police stops to make this new DVD a must-see. Not sure when Super Speeders 4: Head to Head makes its official debut but, from the looks of the trailer, you’re gonna want to get it.

Uneekimage takes us to Florida to go and play with 2 red devils that we’d gladly park in our garage.

Why stop at one Corvette when you can have two? And not just any Vettes, mind you. We’re talking a modded ZR1 that’s got American Racing long tube headers and “off-road” pipes (no cats), that all go through the stock bimode mufflers, plus custom air intake and CNC ported TB. Even before the mods, the car was making 654 hp and 636 lb-ft of torque, so that baby is packing!

Plus, a C6 Z06, that’s got a Caravaggio Conversion including a targa top with frame stiffener, red stitching throughout the cabin and a flat-bottom race steering wheel. Performance wise we’re talking Magnaflow cat backs, Halltech Cold Air, Ported TB and tuning. Sweet!

Watch the cars playing at a deserted parking structure with, of course, 2 gnarly burnouts at the end.

GMAC has leveraged the recent promise of U.S. Treasury funds to boost its lending capacity, and now it has generated another $21.2 billion in cash via debt-for-equity swaps with its bondholders. The fund raising is part of the company’s’ effort to raise enough cash to meet the regulatory requirements of a bank holding company, and therefore become eligible for Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) funding.

The U.S. Treasury on Monday announced it would be making $6 billion in funding available to troubled car lender GMAC.

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Carroll Shelby’s name is legendary among Ford fans, and for good reason. Since the 1960s, cars bearing the Shelby logo have been feared by foes and cherished by owners. The latest in the Shelby line, the 2010 GT500, is primed to carry on the tradition, taking the title of Ford’s most powerful SVT-tuned Mustang ever.

“We’re proud of the many enhancements that were developed jointly by the Ford and Shelby Automobiles team last year that we’ve now incorporated into the new 2010 Shelby GT500,” said Carroll Shelby, founder of Shelby Automobiles.

2010 Ford Mustang

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Carroll Shelby’s name is legendary among Ford fans, and for good reason. Since the 1960s, cars bearing the Shelby logo have been feared by foes and cherished by owners. The latest in the Shelby line, the 2010 GT500, is primed to carry on the tradition, taking the title of Ford’s most powerful SVT-tuned Mustang ever.

“We’re proud of the many enhancements that were developed jointly by the Ford and Shelby Automobiles team last year that we’ve now incorporated into the new 2010 Shelby GT500,” said Carroll Shelby, founder of Shelby Automobiles.

2010 Ford Mustang

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Sahar takes us to the nighttime streets of some deserted town that’s definitely not in the U.S.A.

Gotta love using a tunnel with rough rock walls as your own personal shooting space and drag strip! The car looks awesome and you can’t beat the sound of a great exhaust note, bouncing off every surface, as the car rockets past the camera.

Take a night ride with the Evo 9

This year has been a hard one for a lot of people, companies and industries. It has been an especially tough one for Pininfarina, losing its CEO, Andrea Pininfarina, to a traffic accident in August. Today news is breaking that the company has decided to end its stint as Italy’s last contract manufacturer and focus solely on building electric vehicles.

Pininfarina’s new plan is as much about finances as it is about the future: the new plan facilitated an agreement with its creditors that helped avoid bankruptcy for the legendary design and coachbuilding firm.

Pininfarina B0 electric vehicle at Paris Motor Show

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