Race Car Talk

We were disappointed to hear that Nissan will be dropping the launch control for the Nissan GT-R model. On the bright side though they will be adding on an additional five horsepower after giving it a few electronic tweaks. This will take it from 473 HP to 478 HP.
It will also be equipped with the […]

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I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, and my apologies to all my readers! Sometimes life has you pulled in so many different directions, the little things you enjoy most (like writing useless crap about cars) gets put on the side burner.
Despite my absence from blogging over the past few months, I […]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Coupes, Chevrolet, GM

Click above for a high-res gallery of the LS9
General Motors has announced that the blown beastie that lives under the hood of the Corvette ZR1 will be available as a crate motor next fall and our head is spinning with the swap possibilities.
With 639 hp and 604 lb.-ft. of […]

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Supercars, Chevrolet

Click above for our high-res ZR-1 burnout gallery
Back at the Nürburgring, the hot Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 has just ripped four seconds off its claimed 7:26 lap. The new time, with Jan Magnussen at the wheel, is a claimed 7:22.4 for the full 12.93-mile loop. While the number is pretty bloody […]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Crossovers/CUVs, Chevrolet, Misc. Auto Shows

Click above for high-res gallery of the Chevy GPiX Concept
General Motors officially debuted the GPiX Concept, which we previewed for you last week, at the Sao Paulo Auto Show in Brazil yesterday. It was designed entirely by GM Design in Brazil but retains those corporate styling cues […]

Filed under: Supercars, Aston Martin

Click above for a gallery of the Aston Martin One-77
Despite Aston Martin’s efforts to keep the One-77 supercar under wraps, four images have leaked out and we expect more to follow in the coming days.
Viewed in profile, the One-77’s silhouette is pure Aston, taking all the right cues from its predecessors […]

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Ford

Be forewarned, this post does have nudity. But because the bare chest in question is being used to promote breast cancer awareness in a nation less stuffy about the naked female form than our own, we don’t feel creepy for posting about it. Everybody wins! The image you see above […]

Filed under: Economy, Sedans/Saloons, Chrysler, LLC., Dodge, Nissan, Misc. Auto Shows

Click above for high-res gallery of the Dodge Trazo C1.8
Early this year Chrysler and Nissan formed a partnership to share products. The big news at the time was that Nissan would be replacing its Titan pickup with a version of the Dodge Ram. But before […]

Filed under: Green, Supercars, Ferrari, Rumormill

Ferrari has promised to make its future products lighter and more mindful of the environment, and the first example of the Italian automaker’s new direction will likely be the F430 replacement. This new Ferrari, code-named F142, is rumored to arrive towards the end of 2009 or early 2010. The vehicle […]

Filed under: Car Buying, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Plants/Manufacturing, Chevrolet

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2010 Chevy Camaro
Chevrolet has reportedly taken more than 6,000 orders for its new Camaro so far, and why not? The car is great looking, excitement is high, and fuel prices have eased up a bit. You’d think that the prior spike […]