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Detroit Autorama to host Golden Commandos and Ram Chargers drag-racing teams

Plenty of race-car drivers and automaker executives still remember the mantra, “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” The Golden Commandos and Ram Chargers, two drag-racing teams that embody that motto, will make an appearance at the Detroit Autorama at Cobo Center on March 8, from 1-2 p.m. According to Chrysler, this is the only time they have appeared together since competing on the strip in the late 1960s. The Golden Commandos group was started in 1962 by Chrysler technicians, mechanics and engineers who worked in Highland Park, Mich.

Gumpert tease two debuts for Geneva 2012

Gumpert are teasing two new cars for Geneva 2012 Gumpert has revealed they are heading to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show with two debuts. One should be a production version of the Gumpert Tornante. Back in November we reported that Gumpert were teasing a new car debut for the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, which we concluded (or hoped) would be a production version of the  Gumpert Tornante by TOURING we saw at the Geneva show in 2011.

Hello, America. It’s ‘Your Turn’ for the new Jaguar F-Type (video)

But great product isn’t enough on its own, sadly, to get real buyers to part with real money to buy a car. What you need is clever ways to get that product across the gaze of the demographic you’re looking to target. And Jaguar have got very good at that.