Monthly Archives: October 2013

Automatic vs. Manual Corvette Fuel Economy

2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray Featured

If you want the most performance out of your C7 Corvette Stingray, a manual is your best bet, and when it comes to fuel economy, the seven-speed manual also wins the day with a 17-city/29-highway/21-combined EPA rating. Compared to the standard C6 with a manual (16 city/26 highway/19 combined), that’s a 10.5-percent improvement. Because most […]

TRA Rocket Bunny Aero Kit V2 for Scion FR-S Flips the Menace Switch

Rocket Bunny Toyota 86 V2 Featured

The Scion FR-S/Toyota 86/ZN6 already has a predatory “sharkiness” to it in standard form, but fit a TRA Kyoto Rocket Bunny V2 aero kit, and you’ve effectively flipped a switch on the car’s appearance that may prompt you to cry “it’s alive!” like Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Note: in Mary Shelley’s original Frankenstein novel written in [...]

TRA Rocket Bunny Aero Kit V2 for Scion FR-S Flips the Menace Switch

Rocket Bunny Toyota 86 V2 Featured

The Scion FR-S/Toyota 86/ZN6 already has a predatory “sharkiness” to it in standard form, but fit a TRA Kyoto Rocket Bunny V2 aero kit, and you’ve effectively flipped a switch on the car’s appearance that may prompt you to cry “it’s alive!” like Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Note: in Mary Shelley’s original Frankenstein novel written in [...]

ALMS Round 9, VIR Oak Tree Grand Prix recap

PorscheVIRALMS-slider

Tim DeLong The ALMS took to the track Saturday at the beautiful Virginia International Raceway circuit for the Oak Tree Grand Prix. Records were broken, championships were clinched, and Porsches were wrecked before the day was over. In P1 the victory went to Muscle Milk / Pickett Racing who extended their consecutive race win streak [...]