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Always admired Acura's lean TSX but wished it had a little more pep in its step than the 2.4-liter Accord-sourced four provides? Enter the 2010 Acura TSX V-6, introduced today at the Chicago Auto Show and fortified with Honda's 3.5-liter V-6 in brisk 280 hp tune and, thus, an additional 79 hp. Additional torque provided by the V-6 will likely make an even bigger difference, and while official figures haven't been released, the 3.5-liter makes 258 lb-ft in the Accord, quite a bit more than the TSX four-cylinder's 172 lb-ft.

Alas, claiming "maximum performance and efficiency," Acura offers only its Sequential SportShift automatic...

At the upcoming Chicago Auto Show (Feb. 13-22), Chevrolet will introduce an updated Bumblebee Camaro; the same vehicle is said to make an appearance in the upcoming Transformers 2 movie coming to theaters June 26.

We first saw the Bumblebee Camaro last fall at SEMA; the new version receives subtle updates that make it even more compelling like a wide hood scoop, a more menacing face and chin spoiler, and co0l projector beam fogs nestled in their own rectangular pockets. A great retro nod is the new alloys, which resemble oversize reel-to-reel audio tape spools. The paint now has a metallic flake, and its hue is perhaps a touch stealthier...

Oh to be Jason Statham, the bad-boy British star featured in Audi's upcoming Super Bowl '09 commercial. Not since Yul Brenner has bald been so sexy.

Statham is the star in Audi's 60-second Super Bowl advertising extravaganza, "Chase" (60 seconds long! Someone has some cash reserves laying around). Audi's preview of the spot (above) features a delicious collection of iconic autos from the 60s, 70s, and 80s engaged in all sorts of hoonery.

Crooks and thieves pursue as Statham deftly escapes danger. Watch as a classic BMW M5 launches through an L.A. billboard, a classic 70s Mercedes sedan cruises through a few scenes, a Smokey and The Bandit ...