Monthly Archives: April 2014

Black Fridays: Smokey Cummins Ram Duel on the Quarter Mile

While we feature plenty of Cummins Ram trucks leaving the competition in a cloud of smoke on the drag strip, this week’s Black Friday feature offers a Cummins on Cummins battle with both beasts rolling coal the whole way down the track. This pair of 2nd gen Dodge Ram diesels obviously have some work done ...

The Ferrari 458 Spider Gets Drunk on Hennessey

Just like alcohol, horsepower is intoxicating. That’s why Bugatti bested its 1,001-hp Veyron with the 1,200-hp Super Sport. That’s also why companies like Hennessey Performance stay in business. Certain Ferrari 458 Spider owners out there feel that their prancing horse’s 562 ponies aren’t strong enough. The Texas tuner is happy to pour them a shot [...]

Jimmy Fallon Will Buy His 2015 F-150 King Ranch From…

The Tonight Show’s Fingers on a 4×4 contest has come to a close, ladies and gentlemen. Jimmy Fallon, the program’s host who lives and works in New York City, just had to have, of all ...

OPTIMA Presents Photo of the Week: Picture Perfect Ford Lightning

Ford SVT F-150 Lightning photos by Daniel Pettersson Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based OPTIMA® Batteries is a proud member of the Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) family. OPTIMA® Batteries’ premium products deliver supreme performance and reliability. Their unique SPIRALCELL ...

The BMW 1M has Already Appreciated in Value

If you were hoping to pick up a used BMW 1M for a deal, you’re screwed. According to an article by Autoblog, they have risen like a hot air balloon. Searching high and low, Autoblog found ” …an average asking price of a whopping $61,670…”. I know what you’re thinking. “Didn’t the BMW 1M go [...]

The 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette Plucked from the Sinkhole

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That’s all, folks. The eighth and final Corvette has been removed from the National Corvette Museum sinkhole. A 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 – or what very little was left of it – was crane-lifted from its tomb of almost two months. Kevin and Linda Helmintoller of Tampa, Florida donated the tuner special to the NCM [...]

Truck Review: The 2014 Chevy Silverado

It may not seem like a compliment to say that the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado drove like a truck, but trust me it is. It actually drove like a dream – offering a combination of smooth, efficient acceleration, excellent torque and horsepower, a far quieter ride than my Japanese sedan, and the feeling of lording it’s [...]