Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Corvette Stingray is the North American Car of the Year

2014 North American Car and Truck of the Year

Ah… The perfect day. That beautiful girl at the bank gives you her number, traffic on the way home is nonexistent and your buddy buys the next round of beers. Chevrolet is having the car maker equivalent of such a string of events, and it started with last year’s Stingray. The seventh-generation Corvette has been [...]

Five Supercar Videos that Will Change Your Life

I’m going to exaggerate and say the following five videos from supercar paparazzi “BugattiF430” and “Marchettino” will change your life. Then again, is it ever not life-changing when you hear the screams of a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 provoked to anger? The first three videos demonstrate mind-altering an Aventador’s exhaust noise really is. Still unconvinced [...]

Color Us Excited: Two New Colors Coming to Corvette for 2015

When the 2015 Corvette goes into production later this year, it will be rolling off the Bowling Green assembly line in two new colors. The first color, known by GM internally as “Fusion Gray”, may end up being called “Shark Gray” of “Tiger Shark Gray”. The second color coming to Corvette for 2015 is a […]

“Major Tom” Meets BMW M3 DTM – BMW Motorsport

Sunrise at the track. Here’s a fantastic little musical montage to a very special occasion. Tom Coronel was honoured as the most successful privateer BMW driver of the 2013 season at BMW Motorsport’s traditional season review. Two wins and a total of four podium finishes at the wheel of the BMW 320 TC in the [...]

Travis Pastrana Signs with Subaru for 2014 Global RallyCross – and They Can Have Him

We knew months ago that Travis Pastrana and the Chrysler Group would not be working together in 2014 in the Global RallyCross Series but with Pastrana’s new baby at home and the Nitro Circus Tour taking up much of his time, it seemed that Travis was leaving rally racing altogether. However, Pastrana posted a picture ...

The Most Powerful C7 Stingray Makes 740 WHP & 740 LB-FT With a Vengance

You’re looking at what is claimed to be the most powerful 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray on the planet. Bold words indeed, but with 740 whp and 740 lb-ft,who’s to argue? The collaboration between Vengeance Racing and Nitrous Outlets was successful to say the least. According to the post, here’s how they did it: Vengeance Racing [...]

Big Brother is Timing You: How Much Tech is Too Much?

Is it just me, or does anyone else on this site miss the days of working on their own cars? One inherent trait of being an automobile enthusiast is that we were “allowed” to tinker. For instance, doing something as simple as changing the oil or transmission fluid used to bring such joy. “Miss a […]