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2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition ready to frag n00bs

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2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty Black Ops Edition

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Fans of the Call of Duty video game franchise know that the latest edition, Call of Duty: Black Ops, will be released on November 9th. What you might not know, however, is that Activision Publishing, Inc. – the folks responsible for distributing Call of Duty – have partnered with Jeep, not only to have the Wrangler featured in the latest addition of the CoD series, but to create a special Call of Duty edition of Jeep’s most popular vehicle.

The 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition hits dealerships next month, priced from $30,625 for the two-door model and $33,500 for the four-door Unlimited (a base two-door Rubican normally starts at $28,775). Based on the Wrangler’s Rubicon trim, the Black Ops Edition features mineral gray alloy wheels wrapped in 32-inch off-road tires, Mopar taillamp guards, a Mopar fuel door, Call of Duty: Black Ops logos, an entirely blacked-out exterior and… that’s it. Unless, of course, you count all of the Wrangler’s upgrades for 2011, not the least of which is a redesigned interior. Read the full details for yourself in Jeep’s press release, after the jump.

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Subaru Forester S-Edition concept points towards sporty new model for 2011

Filed under: Crossover, Subaru, Misc. Auto Shows

Subaru Forester S-Edition Concept

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The Sydney Motor Show doesn’t grab the full attention of the global media like Paris or Geneva, though this latest bit of news from Subaru certainly piques our interest. We had heard rumblings of a more potent Subaru crossover before, and now this, the Forester S-Edition concept, previews what the automaker says is “an exciting development in our Forester range” set to debut early next year.

Subaru has boosted the Forester XT’s turbocharged 2.5-liter flat-four up to 259 horsepower and 256 pound-feet of torque, gains of 32 and 20, respectively over the normal Australian model. That power runs through a five-speed automatic gearbox with paddle shifters (a proper stick-shift would be preferred, Subaru), and a new variable torque distributing all-wheel-drive system keeps things in check on the road. Other enhancements include a revised sport suspension, 17-inch STI wheels, Alcantara seat trim and S-Edition badging throughout.

Forester STI redux? Certainly sounds like it. Our only hope is that Subaru doesn’t make this hot new Forester a JDM-only affair. (Fingers crossed!) Hit the jump to read the full details in Subaru’s press release.

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Subaru Forester S-Edition Concept

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Video: Chevy designers talk about Neiman Marcus edition Camaro Convertible

Filed under: Car Buying, Convertible, Videos, Chevrolet, GM, Design/Style

Neimen Marcus edition Camaro Convertible

Chevrolet designers discuss the Neiman Marcus Camaro Convertible – Click above to watch video after the jump

The annual Neiman Marcus Christmas book is typically filled with ultra-expensive high-end luxury items and limited-edition vehicles. This year, the Camaro Convertible gets to grace the catalog’s glossy pages. One hundred examples of the Neiman Marcus Camaro Convertible will be offered at the wallet-wilting cost of $75,000 each. The cars all wear a model-exclusive Deep Bordeaux paint scheme and feature the 426-horsepower SS V8 powertrain underneath. The interior features also features special leather trim only available with this low-run droptop. Two of the designers on this project share their motivation in a less-than-two minute clip we have for you after the jump.

If you’re interested in purchasing one of your very own, you had better be ready to pick up your phone at noon on October 19, 2010. If you do happen to be one of the lucky few, your car will be delivered in the spring of 2011.

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2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

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Ford celebrates the Transit in UK with special edition SportVan. One, please.

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Performance, Ford, UK

Ford Transit SportVan – Click above for high-res image gallery

Push comes to shove, the Brits know modern delivery vans better than we do. (Hard to admit, we know.) What we use high-cube trucks, pickups and vans of varying sizes for, they do it all in panel vans. They drive the wheels off ’em, and the Ford Transit (not to be confused with its kid brother, the Transit Connect) is the king of ’em all. In fact, it has for the past 45 years been the best-selling van in the UK. And to celebrate, Ford UK is launching the special edition you see here.

This Ford Transit SportVan is based on the short-wheelbase 260 model and comes equipped with a 140-horsepower turbo-diesel, 18-inch graphite-finish alloys, twin exhaust pipes and a variety of other features, all wrapped up in red with white racing stripes. Only 100 examples will be made, and given the van’s popularity on the Isles, we’re sure they’ll all sell out in a flash. In fact we know they will, since every previous SportVan edition has, including editions in blue with white stripes, grey with silver, black with silver, white with blue and blue with silver stripes.

Unfortunately this is another sport model we’ll have to admire from the opposite shore, but driving back home in an SVT Raptor ought to help numb the pain. You know the drill: details in the press release after the jump, photos in the gallery below.

Gallery: 2011 Ford Transit SportVan

[Source: Ford]

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Scion releases yet another special edition, this time xD Release Series 3.0

Filed under: Budget, Hatchback, Scion

2011 Scion xD Release Series 3.0

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In an effort to keep its aging xD hatchback a little fresher, Scion has created the limited-edition xD Release Series 3.0 for the 2011 model year. Only 1,500 examples of the RS 3.0 will be built with pricing set at $17,625 (including the $720 destination charge) for cars equipped with a five-speed manual transmission. Opting for the four-speed automatic will set you back an additional $800.

The new brown paint color – xPRESSO – isn’t available on any other model in the Scion lineup, and the diminutive xD wears it quite well. From there, Scion adds a four-piece body kit encompassing chunky front and rear lower lips, side skirts and B-pillar appliques finished in a carbon fiber material. Because of the limited production, Scion has also added an individually numbered stainless steel badge, telling owners which of the 1,500 cars they have.

With hot new B-segment offerings like the Ford Fiesta and Mazda2 on the market, Scion’s attempt to jazz up the xD is a necessary move, but with a fully loaded price of $18,425, it may prove to be a rather tough sell. Cars will hit dealerships later this month, and you can read the full details in Scion’s official press blast after the jump.

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2011 Scion xD Release Series 3.0

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Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Neiman Marcus edition commands $75,000

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Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Neiman Marcus edition

Neiman Marcus Edition Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – Click above for high-res image gallery

It’s a big day for the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. General Motors has pulled back the curtains on a low-volume special edition version of the drop-top muscle car set to go on sale next year. The vehicle is slated to be featured in the annual Neiman Marcus Christmas Book – a catalog of high-end goodies for the ruling class. Only 100 examples of the Neiman Marcus Camaro Convertible will be sold through the catalog, each wearing special Deep Bordeaux paint and boasting drivetrain components borrowed from the mighty Camaro SS. That means there’s a full 426 horsepower on tap. Inside, GM has slathered the cockpit in leather touches only available on this special edition.

Want one? You better have been one very, very good boy or girl this year. The price tag for the beast you see above is a heady $75,000.

The General also showed off a handful of additional photos of the standard Camaro Convertible on Facebook. This time, we get a closer look at the vehicle’s interior as well as a view from the front of the car. It looks good, sure, but we don’t know if its $75,000 good. Fortunately, the base Camaro drop head should come at a more tolerable $30,000. Hit the jump for the press release. Thanks for the tip, Jason!

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Gallery: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

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By the Numbers – Sept. 2010: Couldn’t Wait Until After Paris Edition

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C4C Aftermath Makes September Sales Look Great

Jeez, automakers. We’re busy enough covering your wares at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Couldn’t you wait until Monday to release sales figures for the month of September? Such is life.

We wouldn’t blame you for thinking that September 2010 was a rockin’ month of sales for the entire U.S. auto industry based on the table below. Look at all that green! Fact is, all those positive percentages are based on comparing last month to September 2009, which was the first full month of sales after the government’s Cash for Clunkers program ended. At that time the buying public was full from binging on federally discounted cars and inventory levels across the nation were low.

Chrysler Group brands also reported off-the-charts improvements, though again, their sales were hardly helped at all by C4C last year, yet each felt the aftermath just the same.

Overall, sales for the entire industry appear inflated, but one thing we can see is that Ford Motor Company will likely end 2010 with a significant gain in market share versus 2009. The company was about 11,000 units short of beating General Motors in September, and keep in mind sales of the Ford brand in September were 90 percent of the three-brand automaker’s sales as a whole, while Chevrolet and its 121,479 units made up 70 percent of GM’s four brands. Translation: Ford is on a nice tear.

Brand	Vol. %	Sept. 2010	Sept. 2009	DSR %*	Sept. 2010	Sept. 2009
Saab	116.12	1,046	484	116.12	42	19
Chrysler	91.78	17,348	9,046	91.78	694	362
Dodge	70.97	36,272	21,215	70.97	1,451	849
Jeep	65.46	28,603	17,287	65.46	1,144	691
Ram	50.92	54,126	35,864	50.92	2,165	1,435
Ford	49.27	147,057	98,516	49.27	5,882	3,941
Hyundai	47.75	46,556	31,511	47.75	1,862	1,260
Acura	47.68	10,720	7,259	47.68	429	290
Subaru	46.86	21,432	14,593	46.86	857	584
GMC	41.59	25,995	18,359	41.59	1,040	734
Kia	39.07	30,071	21,623	39.07	1,203	865
Buick	36.17	12,875	9,455	36.17	515	378
Nissan	35.09	65,900	48,783	35.09	2,636	1,951
Mazda	30.53	18,580	14,234	30.53	743	569
Infiniti	25.64	8,305	6,610	25.64	332	264
Lincoln	25.59	7,510	5,980	25.59	300	239
Porsche	24.67	1,971	1,581	24.67	79	63
Honda	23.83	86,641	69,970	23.83	3,466	2,799
Mercedes	21.67	20,666	16,985	21.67	827	679
BMW	21.14	18,228	15,047	21.14	729	602
Toyota	20.48	130,214	108,076	20.48	5,209	4,323
Chevrolet	18.47	121,479	102,538	18.47	4,859	4,102
Mini	18.31	4,884	4,128	18.31	195	165
Mercury	15.86	6,306	5,443	15.86	252	218
Volkswagen	14.89	19,943	17,358	14.89	798	694
Audi	13.07	8,151	7,209	13.07	326	288
Land Rover	11.81	2,489	2,226	11.81	100	89
Cadillac	11.30	12,620	11,339	11.30	505	454
Jaguar	9.89	967	880	9.89	39	35
Mitsubishi	5.28	4,961	4,712	5.28	198	188
Lexus	-5.52	16,948	17,939	-5.52	678	718
Suzuki	-11.68	1,641	1,858	-11.68	66	74
Volvo	-11.96	4,152	4,716	-11.96	166	189
Smart	-48.16	422	814	-48.16	17	33
(Hummer)	-61.74	163	426	-61.74	7	17
(Saturn)	-99.50	15	2,993	-99.50	1	120
(Pontiac)	-99.93	8	11,079	-99.93	0	443
TOTAL	29.57	995,265	768,136	—	—	—
COMPANIES
Chrysler Group	60.90	100,077	62,197	60.90	4,003	2,488
Ford Motor Company	46.33	160,873	109,939	46.33	6,435	4,398
Nissan NA	33.96	74,205	55,393	33.96	2,968	2,216
American Honda	26.07	97,361	77,229	26.07	3,894	3,089
GM (Core)	22.07	172,969	141,691	22.07	6,919	5,668
BMW Group	20.53	23,112	19,175	20.53	924	767
Toyota Mo Co	16.78	147,162	126,015	16.78	5,886	5,041
Jaguar Land Rover NA	11.27	3,456	3,106	11.27	138	124
General Motors	10.52	173,155	156,673	10.52	6,926	6,267

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 25 selling days in September 2010 and September 2009, so the change in monthly sales volume is the same as the change in average daily sales rate (DSR) for each brand/company.

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Paris 2010: Ferrari SA APERTA is a limited-edition homage to Pininfarina

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Paris Motor Show, Ferrari

Ferrari SA APERTA

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Sergio and Andrea Pininfarina would be proud. The Ferrari SA APERTA has made its global entrance, so stare at it while you can because you might never see one in person. Just 80 sans-roof examples of the front-engined V12 hot-rod will be built. That number serves to honor the 80th anniversary of Pininfarina, just as the letters S and A honor Sergio and Andrea Pininfarina.

It’s not entirely topless, though. It does come with a lightweight soft-top which can be installed if the rain begins to fall. We imagine the procedure for putting that top on is surprisingly difficult and it would be smarter to just drive faster and evade the weather. It would be a shame to muffle the open-air song from that 6.0-liter 12-cylinder engine, even just a little bit.

The Ferrari SA APERTA (aperta is Italian for “open”) is a wonderful way to pay tribute to two men and a company that have played an important role for Enzo’s company.

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Ferrari SA APERTA

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Paris Preview: Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Paris Motor Show, Lamborghini

Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition

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Typically, when an automaker and a watchmaker team up, it’s to spec out a special-edition watch. But Lamborghini and Blancpain have already done that. The two marques are also behind the Super Trofeo racing series, which Lamborghini claims is the fastest spec racing series on today’s circuits. The season just wrapped up at Vallelunga, where the two companies took the wraps off the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition.

The special-edition Lambo is distinguished from the standard model with such unique touches as a vented engine cover and a big rear wing, along with carbon fiber parts, Skorplus wheels and carbon-ceramic brakes. A matte black finish with yellow accents further set its apart inside and out. The most interesting spec however, is the Blancpain Edition’s weight; at 2954 pounds, Sant’Agata lauds it as the lightest vehicle in Lamborghini’s roadgoing range. Couple that with the 5.2-liter V10 boosted to 570 horsepower (like the spec racers) and Lambo claims a 3.4-second sprint to 62 mph from a standstill, topping out a hair under the double-century mark.

We’re on our way to Paris to get a closer look at this among the myriad other excitements making their debut later this week. In the meantime, we invite you to read more about the Blancpain Edition in the press release after the jump and have a closer look in the image gallery below.

Gallery: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Edition

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Toyota debuts Army Green FJ Cruiser Trail Teams edition… in blue

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Toyota FJ Cruiser

Toyota issued a press release recently to discuss the updates to the 2011 FJ Cruiser. The release goes on to highlight the all-new Trail Teams Special Edition FJ, which wears Army Green paint. The photo above was attached to the release and highlights something else: someone at Toyota might be color blind.

Tritanopia, a form of Blue-Yellow colorblindness, can cause some green colors to appear light blue to the affected viewer. We would love to show those of you with standard color vision a photo of the Army Green FJ but we don’t have one available.

For our readers with Tritanopia, check out the sweet new Trail Teams Special Edition FJ shown above.

Everyone, regardless of colors seen, can hop the jump to read about the updates on the 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser. They include an upgraded standard audio system, improved rearward visibility and a new design for the available 17-inch wheels.

[Source: Toyota]

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