First official look at the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro at the Detroit Auto Show

It certainly seems like a long time ago when Chevrolet first introduced it's reborn Camaro to the world, and just now are we seeing an official production version at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. In reality, it's been only three years since the car was just a concept, a relatively short time for a car to reach production.

Anyone who may have been afraid that Chevrolet would change a lot about the design should rest easy. And despite the big hoopla over green cars at the Detroit Auto Show, the Camaro got it's fair share of attention.

Initial reports are that the car is a beauty to behold in person, but that the interior leaves a little to be desired. It has been said that the feel and quality of materials is poor, coming up short when compared to the 2010 Ford Mustang.

Stay tuned for what is sure to be an interesting three way pony car battle, not to mention numerous comparison tests between the Camaro, Mustang, and Challenger.

ASC-McLaren Dodge Viper NAIAS showcar for sale

Yes, it's a McLaren tuned Dodge Viper. The American Specialty Cars (ASC) built Viper made it's debut at the Detroit Auto Show in 2006. At the time the car made sense, since Chrysler was still owned by Daimler, which had ties with McLaren. The Diamondback Viper Concept sported a McLaren tuned V-10.

The concept featured a host of carbon fiber body panels and an "OmniCarbon" hood to show off the car's 650 hp V-10 tuned by McLaren Performance Technologies. The American outfit based near Indianapolis was started by the same Bruce McLaren behind the F1 team, but with a focus on preparing his Can-Am racers for competition in North America.

Whatever the association with the legendary Kiwi, the Diamondback was a real show-stopper. Unfortunately, only the one example was made, but that show car is now available for a lucky buyer to take home. It cost ASC about $750,000 to build the Viper back in 2006, but only 55 miles later, it's up for grabs for $295k. Follow the link for more information on this one of a kind snake.

2010 Shelby GT500 spy shots

We are all patiently waiting for the official unveiling of the 2010 Shelby GT500 Mustang at this years Detroit auto show, but Ford is unabashedly showing off a mule of the car around the streets of Detroit.

Jalopnik's Ben Wojdyla had a convertible version of the car pull up right next to him at a stoplight in Royal Oak, which gave him the perfect opportunity to get some shots.

From what we can see in the pictures, all the general 2010 Mustang features carry over, plus the requisite special alloys, giant grille openings, badging, and a heat extracting hood. The black color with grabber blue stripes is a nice touch.

Ben says the GT500's gutsy exhaust note blended with a hint blower whine sounds as good as it did before. In the meantime, we'll have to live with these shots until Ford drives the Shelby on stage in just over a month from now.
Source: Jalopnik