Muscle cars will take center stage at the Cleveland Auto Show that starts February 22 and goes through March 2. More than 1000 cars will be on display at one of the largest auto shows in the country the auto show will be held at the I-X Center in downtown Cleveland and promises to have activities to appeal to everyone, including an American Idol style competition to win tickets to the American Idol finale and the 10th Annual Classic car competition. The Cleveland Cavaliers will also be on hand passing out tickets to their home games and mini basketballs. But muscle car fans should be on the look out for sightings of new cars that are sure to get hearts racing as fast as the cars.
Making its first ever appearance at the Cleveland Auto Show is the 2008 Corvette 427 Limited Edition Z06. The color on the car, a new one called crystal red tint coat, will be seen for the first time, the car also features titanium leather upholstery, seats embroidered with the 427 logo and new exclusive wheels. The North American market will only receive, appropriately enough, 427 of the special Corvettes. North America should count its blessing with the limited run, however. The rest of the world will have to make do with only 78 of the Corvette 427 Limited Edition. . Each Corvette 427 Limited Edition will be numbered and all documents will be hand signed by the manager of the plant in Kentucky where the cars will be manufactured.
Another car that is sure to get muscle car fans' blood pumping is an appearance by the 2008 Dodge Challenger. The car resembles its older sibling in both its sleek lines and in the power under the hood. The new engine boasts 420 horsepower, giving it enough juice to stand up to the original high powered muscle car. The new Challenger has features that the original Challenger designers never dreamed of, like a 30 GB hard rive for storing digital music and photographs. Get ready to impress your friends with more a dizzying amount of data from the new dashboard. The instrument panel will also provide quarter mile run times, 0 to 60 times and G force readouts. The engine tops out at 170 miles per hour and will go from 0 to 60 mph in 4.9 second. The 6400 2008 Challenger SRT8s will hit dealerships in May 2008.
Other cars making an appearance at the car show include the new Ford Flex, a mid sized crossover vehicle sure to appeal to soccer moms everywhere. It features seating for six (enough for a basketball team and a coach) and an optional small refrigerator. The luxury 2009 Lincoln MKS will also make an appearance at the Auto show. The new Lincoln starts at $38,000 and features push button starting and rear view cameras and a communication system that can give weather reports, gas prices, traffic reports and in case of a true auto emergency, sports scores.