Monthly Archives: January 2014

2015 Stingray Will Be Deprived of 8-Speed Automatic Transmission

My first name dictates I have to be a manual transmission fundamentalist, yet it saddens me to hear that the fast-shifting 8L90 eight-speed transmission destined for the Z06 options list next year, will not be offered as an option in the base 2015 Corvette. Why would that make me sad? Because the new automatic transmission […]

This is the World’s Oldest Porsche: The 1898 Egger-Lohner Electric Vehicle

1898 Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton Featured

At the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed age of 22, Ferdinand Porsche designed the 1898 Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton. If you’re out of breath reading that name, the car is also known as the “P1″, for it is the first car Porsche ever designed. The young Porsche even engraved “P1″ on all the car’s major components. [...]

Chevy Returns to Super Bowl Advertising with New Corvette Commercial

The last time Chevrolet placed an ad in the Super Bowl was back in 2012. Some significant product introductions have been made at Chevrolet since then. In the past 23.74 months the company has introduced all-new versions of the Corvette and the Silverado. As you can imagine, these are some fine products that need promotion, […]

Did Ralph Gilles Call the Corvette a “Disposable Device”?

Ralph Gilles, SRT Viper and Chevrolet Corvette

Ralph Gilles, CEO of SRT and Chrysler LLC’s Vice President of Product Design, has been known to be outspoken. In 2012 on Twitter he told Donald Trump “You are full of shit!” after Trump said Chrysler was going to send all Jeep manufacturing to China. In 2013, also on Twitter, he asked Edmunds.com’s Editor-in-Chief Scott […]

Chevrolet Power Wins Top Spots at 52nd Rolex 24 at Daytona

The 52nd Rolex 24 at Daytona was contested this weekend and Chevrolet got the full sweep of the podium thanks to Action Express, Wayne Taylor Racing, and Spirit of Daytona. It has been 11 years since GM powerplants took an overall win at the 24 hours, this time it took the four top spots! “Action [...]

C6 Corvette ZR1 Cup Wheels: OEM Rolling Perfection

I’m a sucker for a C6 Corvette, especially one with the wide factory fenders and the right wheels. I don’t know, call me crazy, but I really like the OEM+ look. Sure, I love a set of aftermarket wheels, but there are some lesser known OEM alternatives that also look great. Take for example the [...]

The 12 Coolest Car Keys – 6SpeedOnline Edition

I was recently inspired by a series of coolest car key posts from Top Gear and Jalopnik. Great lists and posts in their own right but I didn’t quite agree with all their choices. So here we offer up our top ten list (with a couple honorable mentions) of my favorites in no particular order. What [...]