Almost a year ago, the Lingenfelter LS9 powered 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS quickly grabbed our attention as it ran a quarter mile in 10.36 at 139.95 mph at the Camaro5Fest in Georgia. That made it the fastest TR6060 manual transmission equipped Chevrolet Camaro. That LPE LS9 Camaro was powered by the company’s 855-hp ZR1 LS9 engine. Click [...]
Dodge has a new multi-part partnership with Universal Pictures to support the launch of Fast Five and the 2011 Dodge Charger. Besides seeing a lot of Dodge Chargers in the new Fast Five movie, the two have teamed up s in the Fast Five Sweepstakes where fans will have the chance to win one of five custom [...]
Remember those six supercar concepts that Lotus was flaunting around at auto shows last year? Well, it seems like production on those models may have to be delayed a little. Lotus has missed out on a £27.5 million ($39.6 million) loan from the government that it would have used to fund an expansion to its Hethel [...]
Saab is having a pretty bad month and is making headlines that put the brand and parent Spyker in some negative light. Here are just some: Saab says finances are sufficient after short production stop Spyker says Saab’s future is uncertain without new investment Saab stops production once again due to supplier issues Saab owes [...]
Here is a round of some boring NHTSA news that might of some interest to 2008 Toyota Corolla and 2006 Honda CR-V owners. Federal regulators are investigating a motorist’s report that the airbags in his 2008 Toyota Corolla failed to deploy when the vehicle hit a deer at 55 mph. The NHTSA says that the [...]
We’re not sure who keeps making mistakes over at General Motors’ media website but we’ve just come across another leaked image of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu before its debut on Monday at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show. This time we get to see a picture of the new Chevrolet Malibu the car in blue with [...]
As reported earlier this week a couple of Nissan Leaf owners said that their electric-cars occasionally failed to start. Nissan announced today that it will reprogram the vehicle control module software in 5,300 Leaf units. Click here for more news on the Nissan LEAF. “Nissan has found that a very small proportion of the Nissan Leafs [...]
If there is any automaker that was hit the worse by the March 11 Japan Earthquake it has to be Toyota. The Japanese automaker said that it will retain a 50 percent run rate at all of its Japan assembly plants until June 3. “As TMC continues to address its production situation in Japan following the [...]
After taking a one-year hiatus, the Stage 3 Mustang is back in the Roush Performance Products lineup for the 2012 model year. The 2012 Roush Stage 3 Mustang is powered by a 5.0L 4-valve DOHC TiVCT V8, which has been modified with the addition of the R2300 ROUSHcharger, forcefeeding up to 12psi of inter-cooled energy to [...]
With gas prices increasing the way they are, many would expect new car shoppers to go the frugal route and purchase a small fuel-efficient car. According to a new survey conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, that won’t be the case. “Most car buyers (56 percent) expect their next new vehicle to be [...]
