Karvajal Designs ZX-1 Chevrolet Corvette widebody

Karvajal Designs has been offering appearance enhancing Corvette pieces for a while, and now they are giving up the details on it's C6 enhancing package. The ZX-1 Stage One package includes a completely redesigned body kit that widens the Vette's body to 80 inches, along with front and rear LEDs, custom exhaust, rear diffuser and 18-inch HRE aluminum wheels. Other appearance enhancers include aluminum sill plates, floor mats, flat-bottom steering wheel, and alcantra race seats.

A performance package is also available, and includes Baer brakes, a Pfaft coil-over suspension, anti-roll bars, full under-body aero package and a Magnuson supercharger tuned to produce over 600 horsepower. You can get all the details on the ZX-1 at Karvajal's website.

400 hp 5.0 "Coyote" confirmed for 2010

5.0 is a magical displacement, one that means a lot to the Ford loyalists, and now the designation is going to make a comeback. Many moaned and groaned when the 2010 Mustang was released and retained the 'ol 4.6, but spy shots showing an aluminum engine under the hood of a new Mustang gave hope for the future.

According to Ford Australia's product development director, Russell Christophers, the U.S. team is indeed working on an all-new, aluminum double-overhead cam 5.0-liter V8 – codenamed "Coyote" – with output expected to crest 400 hp and around 400 lb-ft of torque. Christophers told Australia's Drive, "I have seen the performance curves and it is a pretty good engine."

The new 32-valve, 5.0-liter V8 is expected to be fitted to the Mustang and F-150 sometime in 2010, replacing the current 4.6- and 5.4-liter. This will certainly give the new Camaro a little run for it's money.

New Shelby Series II roadsters for sale

Back in the 90's Carroll Shelby sought out to do something much more ambitious than just hot rodding an existing platform - he built an entire car from scratch. The Series 1 featured a lightweight aluminum honeycomb chassis, carbon fiber body, sophisticated coilover suspension and a 4.0-liter V8 created for the Indy Racing League.

Unfortunately building a production car is not easy business, and the high production costs that doubled the car's $100,000 selling price and an engine switch to a 320 hp Aurora based V8 led to only 250 cars being sold.

In 2006 Shelby announced that they would be continuing production of the car, renaming it the Series II. The car featured a revised front end and a price tag of $225,000. Alas, the Series II never materialized due to the high costs associated with recertifying the car with Federal standards.

But there are indeed a few Series II bodies laying around, and Superperformance Distribution has a few for sale. Each is sold without an engine or transmission. Rumor has it that only four examples were ever built, making this potentially a very rare snake indeed.