Tuning firm MOTION has just presented their 2011 Camaro Phase III 427-SC. That alphabet soup means this green beast has a massive 2.8L twin-screw supercharger bolted onto its 7.0L GM LS7 427 V8. The results are, near as makes no difference, 800hp. This model comes from a new partnership between Joel Rosen and Howard Tanner [...]
We’re all aware of the March 11th disaster that struck the prosperous nation of Japan, which unfortunately still renders the country in a rather crippled state. But some time has elapsed since the catastrophe and now we’re hearing some of the stories that are being shared by major players in many of Japan’s industries and [...]
Hey tech-geeks – guess what? A new technology is out to help us avoid the increasing number of gridlocks occurring in metropolitan areas! I know, even though real-time traffic reports are as real as unicorns because you always end up stuck in the jam before knowing about it, IBM is hard at work with the [...]
The 2011 New York Auto Show will kick later this week (April 20th to be exact) and we’ll be in the Big Apple covering the show live with a bunch of posts, images and videos. We’ve put together a little guide for you to give you a little rundown of what you can expect to [...]
Earlier this month, Jeep CEO, Michael Manley said that diesel engines are in the works for the US market and that the diesels will mostly likely be offered in the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Grand Cherokee in the U.S. and Canada within the next two to three years. Recent reports suggest that Chrysler / Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has confirmed a [...]
At the 2011 New York Auto Show next week, Nissan will debut a motorsport version of the Nissan Leaf. Known as the Nissan Leaf NISMO RC (Racing Competition), the racing model lacks of rear door, a rear seat, trunk, audio system, navigation, carpeting and other amenities but still keeps its 100 percent zero-emission advanced lithium-ion [...]
As part of the forward progress the company has been touting for the past year or so, Chrysler is moving to strengthen its lineup of fuel-efficient models. Much of the technology being implemented, comes courtesy of Fiat SpA, the Italian auto-manufacturer that owns a stake in Chrysler Group LLC, and shares its CEO. Fiat is [...]
A fire broke out in a home garage in Barkhamsted, Connecticut on Thursday, and claimed as its victims new Chevrolet Volt, and a self-converted electric-powered Suzuki. Storm Conners, the owner of the house, called his local fire department, – where he is a volunteer – at 4am, when he walked out and saw the garage [...]
One thing that has certainly outpaced inflation by a decent margin since World War II is the automobile price index. As quality improves and amenities become more available, and car prices climb against stagnant wages, an important segment of economy cars seems to be on its last leg. There are currently two cars in the [...]
It was reported last month that Porsche is working on a limited-edition model of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. At the time it was reported that the limited-edition 911 GT3 RS would be unveiled on April 7 – but April 7 has come and gone and we haven’t seen anything from Porsche. However, what we [...]
