Monthly Archives: August 2013

Ford F-150 Tonka Makes Childhood Dreams Reality

You are not staring at the surface of the Sun, but something brighter: the Ford F-150 Tonka truck built by Tuscany Automotive in Elkhart, Indiana. Looking beyond the blinding paint, the concept behind this truck ...

Toyota Letting Dealers Drop Scion Franchises

Toyota has over 1,200 dealerships across the country, and roughly 1,000 of them have a Scion franchise. But many dealers are growing frustrated with the youth brand, which has lagging sales numbers and an aging product mix. So Toyota is giving its dealers the opportunity to walk away from the brand if they wish–with no [...]

First 2014 Chevrolet SS Acceleration Test And Sound Check: Video Inside

What has four doors, can haul five adults (or kids, clients and even the in-laws), has a trunk that can swallow several golf bags, has 415 hp and can knock off 0-60 in the high 4-second range? If you’re thinking it comes from Bavaria, think again: The 2014 Chevrolet SS! As I’m sure most of [...]

Hot Laps in the Ford F-150 Tremor With Brad Keselowski

The guys at Pickuptrucks.com recently got to do some hot laps in the new Ford F-150 Tremor with NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski at Michigan International Speedway. These were early preproduction vehicles, so Brad they didn’t get to drive ...

Corvette C7 Stingray Configurable Gauge Cluster Explained

I’ve heard enough people (who haven’t even seen it in person yet) complain that the digital gauge cluster on the new C7 is played-out and more of a step back to the C4 than a leap forward. Well, they’re wrong. Because the new high-tech dash in the C7 is chock full of info and the [...]

Tire Shredding Tuesdays: Dodge Spirit Does a Crazy Wooden Burnout

The Dodge Spirit in the video below does a crazy wooden burnout and if you are asking “what is a crazy wooden burnout,” it is a very simple way to get your not-so-powerful car to do a massive smokey burnout. All you need is a car that would otherwise struggle to spin the tires – ...

Scion Dives into the Tech of the 2013 tC Drift Car

The tC is cool and all, but it looks so much better sideways. Scion just dropped this little video recap of the drift tC they build with Hankook. I know the FR-S is Scion’s sports car now, but I can’t help but think about how cool it would be for the tC to be rear [...]