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Keating SKR supercar has been launched by feldgling British sports car maker. It is using a Chevrolet V8 engine, developing 404bhp and 400lb ft torque at an entry-level state of tune.

Besides that, Keating will also offer a bored-out 500bhp version, along with supercharged 520 and 650bhp options. All models are rear-wheel drive and most will use a steel spaceframe chassis, although Keating says it plans track derivatives with twin-turbos and a lighter, carbonfibre chassis.

Meanwhile, the road-going SKR is a two-seater that drives through a five-speed manual gearbox and measured 4300mm long, 1800mm wide and 1100mm tall. The standard SKR with a steel spaceframe and naturally-aspirated engine weighs 1190kg.

The SKR model is considered to be more of a GT, while the TKR will be a track-ready model with a rumored twin-turbocharged version that could create up to 1,500 hp. Keating is taking orders and expects to start delivery towards the end of the year. Based on what we've seen so far, however, Bugatti needn't be worried.

Premier4509 a well known tuner had decided to create a package for the current Gallardo. Not really surprising after they earlier came in the daylight with the Murciélago LP640. Premier4509’s Gallardo kit consists of a new front and rear bumpers, side skirts, a rear spoiler and optional stainless exhaust pipes. The front end clearly draws its inspiration from the Lamborghini Reventòn.

The design of the aero kit for the Gallardo that it aids the aerodynamic efficiency and will direct the airflow to vent crucial components on the vehicle. The pieces of the kit will be hand made in Japan and will be built using a combination of Carbon Fiber and FRP.

It turns out that the Geely GT didn't corner the market on coupe concepts at Auto China 2008. Beijing Automotive -- whose Wrangler-style B40 you saw earlier -- is also on the case with its 700R coupe concept. The design of the 700R coupe is very attractive and with some interesting details. An accent line angles upward, merging with muscular rear haunches, giving the car a nice, aggressive presence. In front, knifelike headlamps; stylized, outboard air intakes; and a teensy main grille slit come together to give the car a good face. Out back, a similar motif finishes the car off, and the result is very attractive overall.

Honda officials said that the company will launch a new brand in China, Li Nian in collaboration with the Guangzhou Honda Automobile unit. Li Nian Launch is scheduled for 2010, but Honda has already submitted the first of this brand concept to the showroom in Beijing. This Hatchback built on the platform model Honda Fit (Jazz), and equipped with a 1.8 - litre petrol engine.

Despite the fact that the head office in Japan, Honda controls the whole process, cars produced under the new brand will be sold only in China.

Ferrari will unveiled the F149 California GT very soon during Paris Autoshow. For the first official pictures we need to be patient another two weeks and will be presented as the little brother of the superior 599 GTB.

Some specifications:

- A brand new 4.7 liter engine with 480/500 bhp
- 7 speed superfast gearbox
- 0 - 62 mph (100 kmh) in less than 4 seconds
- Topspeed about 187 mph (300 kmh)
- Standard keramic brakes
- Brand new Becker Touch navigation system
- Bluetooth, Ipod and USB connection

Japanese car tuner, Zele, has released its carbon-fiber kit for the new Nissan R35 GT-R which consists of a new front bumper, a new grille, lip spoiler, front fender ducts, new side skirts and a surge tank cover.

Zele could also provide an upgrade to the GT-R ECU with the installation of a separate unit which removes the 180 km/h speed limiter from the Nissan GT-R.

Chinese version new Ford Fiesta has just made its debut this week at the Auto China show in Beijing. The Chinese Fiesta is scheduled begin production before the end of the year at Ford's $510 million Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) plant in Nanjing, China.

The exterior is the same as its European counterpart, only the Beijing show car, displayed in S trim, features a sportier, more aggressive trim package that could preview what a future hot-hatch Fiesta ST or RS could look like.