Monthly Archives: July 2014

Show Preview – Wolfsgart 5 – 2014

This weekend – July 25 – 27, Essex Junction VT will host the 5th iteration of Wolfsgart, which is a tremendously well run, yet totally relaxed Euro (and others) friendly show. There will be camping, show and shine, vendors, and other fun car related activities. We will be there as usual, handing out stickers and [...]

One Less Corvette Rival? Is the Acura NSX Doomed?

If the Acura NSX does ever make it to production, it will be built in Ohio -- the same state where it is being engineered. In many ways the NSX will be America's next sports car, and a welcome Corvette competitor ... if it ever sees the light of day.

Throwback Thursday: The Very First LS1 Chevrolet Corvette Commercial

For my first Throwback Thursday segment here on LS1Tech.com, I thought that there was really no better video to feature than the very first 1997 Chevrolet Corvette commercial as, in addition to being the first commercial spot for the C5 Corvette – it was also the first commercial for the LS1 engine. The LS1 engine [...]

Throwback Thursday: 1989 Ford F-150 “Go With The Leader” Ad

Modern television advertising is all about showing off what your vehicle can do relative to the competition with as many fancy graphics as possible and in looking at this Ford F-150 commercial from 1989, you ...

Question of the Week: Challenger SRT Hellcat or SRT Viper?

We know now that the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat will offer 707 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque from its supercharged 6.2L Hellcat Hemi, making it more powerful and faster in the quarter mile than the SRT Viper. The Viper has a significantly lighter curb weight, but the naturally aspirated V10 is spotting the Hellcat ...

Throwback Thursday: Bigfoot #1 Crushes Its First Car

In the motorsports world, there are few trucks more recognizable than the Ford F Series beast known as Bigfoot. While Bob Chandler’s original Bigfoot #1 has launched a million dollar sport in which many of the monster trucks don’t actually look like any production truck sold in America, Bob’s early monster trucks were based directly [...] More »

This Dakota Can’t “Jeep” Up with this SRT8

V8 Dodge Dakota Getting Beaten by Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Featured

There's no confusion as to which drag racer wins this match. The SRT8 Jeep runs away from the single-cab as if it were standing still. See for yourself in the video after the jump.