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Plain and simple: no mid-engined Corvette, maybe a hybrid, and a statement that GM is not testing any V6s in the Corvette (yet). That's from GM's global vehicle engineering VP Karl-Friedrich Stracke, and it's fine by me. Spend wisely, slowly upgrade the program, don't rock the boat.

The Mid-Engine and Dual-clutch Transmission:

Stracke decided to finally bury the mid-engine rumors once and for all by "quashing [them]" under his corporate boot...

ENGINE:

"Led by Mike Harrison, the V8 engine team approached Boss from the top down: With 412 horsepower from 5.0 liters, the 2011 GT engine was already an incredible performer. But to achieve the high-rpm horsepower that would make the engine competitive on the track, a new intake was essential. The resulting runners-in-the-box plenum/velocity stack combination the engine team developed was impressive enough that it got the green light after one short drive.

Helping the...

Not to be confused with the Indian Premier League (cricket), the Indianapolis Power Light company, the Internet Public Library or the Iran Premier League (football), IPL in the automotive world will now be known as an acronym for Infiniti's newly formed performance division, "Infiniti Performance Line" and the G Coupe will be its first production model.

So, is IPL something in the lines of BMW's M division, Mercedes' AMG or Audi's RS (Quattro)? Well, simply...

If what they say about colors having a profound impact on a person's mood is true, we can't but wonder how a pinked out BMW 3-Series would influence its owner / driver. For the record, it certainly cheered us up... We're not sure if the pink shade on this BMW 3-Series sedan, which was spotted by a Carscoop reader in Bucharest, Romania, is a regular paint job or the result of the increasingly popular vinyl wrapping method, but either way, it certainly gives a new meaning...

Ford's 2011 F-150 will be welcoming some new members into its engine family. The lineup will include a 3.7-liter V6, 5.0-liter V8, 6.2-liter V8, and the long-anticipated, twin-turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6. Each engine will come with a 6-speed automatic transmission. All told, Ford says the new lineup will be good for a 20% boost in fuel economy over the 2010 model year. Here are the key bits:

-3.7 liter Duratec V6 (built in Cleveland, Ohio): should have around 300...