From the day the Corvette ZR1 was announced, it was going to be the fastest and most expensive stock Corvette in history. With it, GM was finally going to enter the supercar arena, and compete with the likes of such icons as Ferrari and Lamborghini. With 638 horsepower and 604 lb-ft. of torque, the ZR1 [...]
Ahhh….the sound of 454 cubic inches of raw untamed muscle coursing through my body, beckoning me to summon all of its inner demons with each crack of the throttle. Almost forgetting the laws of the land, I release the clutch, smash down on the “loud” pedal, and let rip every pony that existed in that [...]
For those in the area, there is going to be a Hot Rod / Muscle Car Show in Daytona Beach, FL on November 22nd-26th. While I’m up here in Iowa freezing my ass off in late November, you can be at the 480-acre Daytona International Speedway looking at a bunch of cool cars. It’s called [...]
The last true muscle car of its generation rolls off the line in Australia by Holden. The Pontiac GTO was a beast of a car, but was expensive. And let’s face it, it looked kind of boring, at least before 2006. The performance was far from boring though; the car traveled from 0-60 mph in [...]
GM just released a new video showcasing the Camaro Concept. I would be lying if I said this video is of the Camaro “in action.” For a RWD car with 400hp, this is the most BORING video I’ve ever seen. Not one burnout. Not one donut. Not one powerslide. I swear they didn’t go over [...]
You have to pay $350 to rent this car from Hertz for one day, and you only get to drive it 100 miles. Of course you could try to save $50 and not opt for the insurance, but we both know how you’re going to drive it. That brings me to my next point. Hertz [...]
This ought to get some blood flowing on both sides of the fence. The new movie “Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” due to be released on June 16, 2006 will feature a ’67 Mustang, powered by a Nissan RB26DETT engine, a twin-turbo straight-six right out of the amazing Skyline GT-R. There was also a [...]