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New rumors are suggesting that Toyota wants the GT86 and FR-S Convertible, this time without the help of Subaru. With this in mind Toyota asked all of its dealers and Scion dealers around the world to submit volume targets for such a model. If interest has increased, Toyota could start looking into the possibility of manufacturing open-top GT86 and FR-S models. Will you be joining the petition?

Source: Top Speed

There’s a rumor that the F-150s on display in Detroit—the ones representing the new aluminum-bodied 2015 model—were magnetic. As in, magnets stuck to them. Which would mean that they’re not, in fact, made of aluminum. However, a Road & Track’s experiment proved Ford’s claims that the new trucks are made with military-grade aluminum, explaining only that the alloys are 6000-series. (It’s likely that Ford is using several alloys in a variety of gauges on the 2015 pickups.) While all aluminum alloys, including the 6000s, have some small percentage of iron in them, it’s not enough to get a fridge magnet to stick to them.

Source: Road & Track

With winter in full swing, most supercars in Canada have been forced back into their garages. Even though snow is falling, ZR Auto is busy with new shop projects, car customization and extreme horsepower upgrades. The ZR Auto showroom is full of owner Zahir Rana’s personal collection as well as many cars on consignment. Though the ZXX sits dormant next to the candy-apple green Techart/Sportec tuned Porsche 911, spring is just around the corner, and it will be eating up the pavement once again.

Source: GT Spirit

This is what supercar tuner DMC came up with — an indescribable piece of engineering that we don’t even know where to begin. It’s already been christened as the Lamborghini Aventador LP1200-4R and in true Lambo nomenclature, the “1200” on its name is representative of the 1,200 horsepower DMC is capable of getting out of the exotic’s 6.5-liter, V-12 engine. Doing that, though, will constitute adding twin-turbos, as well as increasing the displacement by 1.2 liters to a mammoth 7.7-liter engine. To be clear, this is still a concept, and there are no hints of it being built and developed in the future. But when the company said that it could build a $2.5 million program for the Aventador and it shows something like this, clearly DMC isn’t joking. Source: Top Speed

Porsche’s second-generation Cayman only hit the scene in the past year but it’s already about to spawn a new variant. That variant is a hardcore GTS model, and is the focus of our latest spy shots. The Cayman’s convertible cousin, the Boxster, is also set to spawn a GTS variant, and both should sport a similar set of upgrades. Clear differences between this Cayman GTS and the regular Cayman and sporty Cayman S are the new bumpers. At the front there are new intakes and LED daytime running lights, while at the rear there is a new diffuser insert. The wheels also appear to be a new design.

Source: Motor Authority