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Sleek, Sexy, and Oh So Expensive Cars on Display in Detroit

If you want to see the opulent car James Bond drove in the movie Spectre, look no further than Detroit. The Aston Martin DB10, created for the movie, was among the ultra-luxury cars on display at the MGM Grand Detroit, at an event that kicks off the North American International Auto Show. Known as The […]

Motor City Exotics: The Gallery at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show

Michigan-based Falcon Motorsports builds this low volume mid-engine supercar. The Falcon F7 is powered by a mid-mounted GM 7.0-liter LS7 V-8 modified to 620 hp and 600 lb-ft — a huge improvement over the 505-hp, 481 lb-ft LS7 found in the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 and C6 Corvette Z06. The carbon-fiber/Kevlar-intensive Falcon F7 weighs just 2,850 […]

Falcon F7: America’s $395K Ferrari Fighter | Bloomberg.com (2014-05-19)

In the backyard of the big three automakers, a small start-up is producing some very high-end supercars. Based in Holly, Michigan, Falcon Motorsports is making cars the old-fashioned way: By hand. Bloomberg traveled there to see how the family-run operation is churning out custom cars that start at $295,000. http://www.bloomberg.com/video/falcon-f7-america-s-395k-ferrari-fighter-MlQhJal9R3W1UsKWzhvpUQ.html  

Detroit prepares to host international car event | china.org.cn (2014-01-14)

America’s Motor City is getting ready to host the North American International Auto Show, or you might know it better as the Detroit Auto Show. It will be Detroit’s first major event since the city filed for bankruptcy, the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. We are here at The Gallery, the event, which officially […]

9 of America’s Lesser-Known Automakers | Yahoo News (2013-07-12)

Beyond the big three giant car companies in the U.S., most people are familiar with the names of famed U.S. carmakers that no longer exist, such as Duesenberg, Studebaker, and Packard. But there are lesser-known companies, such as these, still making cars today (and some more recently deceased). Avanti What began as a model built […]