Monthly Archives: August 2014

Spy Shots: The 3 Series’ Facelift and a Hotter X4

As a guy, I love summer because it means it's time for women to break out their shorts and bikinis. Apparently, things work that way in the car development world, too.

Audi energy: New sustainability program will add to e-tron experience

Audi of America today announced the launch of Audi energy®, a comprehensive program designed to help improve the electric vehicle ownership experience and reduce the carbon footprint that comes with vehicle production, distribution and driving

TUSCC Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America

The TUDOR United Sports Car Championship teams will descend on Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin this weekend for a two hour and 45 minute timed race which includes all four classes. There are only three more events left after this weekend’s race at the four mile long Road America circuit. The championship battles in all four classes are heated, [...]

Question of the Week: What Dodge Performance Car Do You Think Will Debut at the Woodward Dream Cruise?

The Chrysler Group and Dodge brand CEO Tim Kuniskis have announced that there will be a big debut on August 16th at the 2014 Woodward Dream Cruise near Detroit and that model – teased as the “next ultimate performance vehicle” – will be introduced to invited media next Wednesday, August 13th. No other information of ...

WE WANT MID-80′s CARS FROM EUROPE!

In the United States, we have a bunch of stupid laws on the books, stuff on drugs, stuff on marriage, stuff on guns that no one seems to understand the historical precedence. And a whole mess of stupid laws on cars and traffic, with none bigger that the idiotic import law, something that saw a [...]

Throwback Thursday: 1998 Camaro Launches Wheels-Up, Runs Low 9s

The 1998 Chevrolet Camaro introduced the muscle car world to the LS1 V8 and while it was a beast stock, there were few engines available when the LS1 debuted that would accept mods and make power like the first LS V8. Although GM has a long and storied history of high performance, the LS1 took [...]

Throwback Thursday: 1964 Ford Econoline Pickup Commercial

In the mid 1960s, both Ford Motor Company and the Dodge Brothers were toying with a shift from a traditional pickup truck style to a cab-forward design. Dodge introduced the A100 and Ford’s answer was ...