Author Archives: Eric Rood

SIN CARS Introduces LS7-Powered R1 550 Supercar at Geneva Auto Show

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Race-inspired Bulgarian two-seater coaxes supercar performance from our favorite V8. At the Geneva Motor Show earlier in March, SIN CARS unveiled a new iteration of its LS-powered R1 supercars, the R1 550. This newest SIN gets its power from a 550-horsepower version of the LS7, which is an upgrade from the “base” R1’s LS3 V8. Taking cues [...] More »

Big Crash: Monster C7 Corvette Takes Long Flight At Drag Strip

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200-mph Corvette covers length of football field in flight, driver escapes unscathed Radial-tire drag racers live on the knife-edge of grip. The top class of these maniac machines, the (mostly) open-rulebook Radial vs. World, put down up to thousands of horsepower, meaning drivers struggle to get that to the ground. Daniel Pharris is among the quickest [...] More »

Canadian Police Impound At Least Dozen Performance Cars

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High-end cars face impound for a week with seven-day license suspensions to match Canadian police have impounded at least a dozen high-end exotic, luxury, and sports cars following a spate of alleged “stunt driving” on Highway 400 near Barrie, Ontario, according to a report by Ontario’s CityNews.ca. Ontario Provincial Police rounded up the cars on [...] More »

Turbocharged 5.3 Makes 572 HP In Third-Gen Camaro

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Healthy-sounding, low-buck combination puts down big number on Sloppy Mechanics’ dyno. “Third-generation Camaro.” That phrase may as well be said with “burnout machine,” even with a weary stock 305 in it .However, this third-gen belonging to “Alan” is a bit more lively than a 305 for rubber-to-smoke alchemy. He recently took his twin-turbo, 5.3-powered Camaro to the [...] More »