Hey, You’ll Never See a Hearse in NASCAR!

Posted on Dec 27, 2014 in Racing | 1 comment

So my friend jgoods would rather ride in a hearse than a Mustang… Read his post from yesterday, and you’ll see that I’m not making that up. He also wonders what’s so great about American muscle cars and claims they are not performance vehicles. I guess theMustang GT’s zero-to-sixty in 4.9 seconds doesn’t count as “performance.” Sure, a Mustang may not take...

Rebirth of a Legend: 1984 Chevrolet Corvette brochure

Posted on Dec 10, 2014 in Featured | 2 comments

It’s hard to overstate the impact that the fourth-generation Corvette made upon its national introduction on April 21, 1983. Replacing a popular car that had grown very familiar through its incredible 1968-1982 lifetime was an incredibly fresh and forward-thinking new model that was completely of the 1980s, but would also prove timeless in the physical appeal...

Street Burnouts: What’s the Point?

Posted on Dec 8, 2014 in Safety | 5 comments

I appreciate a smokin’ hot burnout as much as the next guy, especially when one of the six muscle cars profiled yesterday is laying down the rubber. A burnout, though, has a time and a place where it’s appropriate. Any burnouts outside that time and place are no longer cool, just pathetic attempts at trying to be cool. Driving yesterday during rush hour, a...

Gran Turismo 5 Cars

Posted on Dec 6, 2014 in Antique | Comments Off on Gran Turismo 5 Cars

Someone at Polyphony is a car lover, and one look at the new Gran Turismo 5 list will confirm it. This is Part II of my highlights from the GT5 cars, and it includes some amazing automobiles. Maserati – 35 examples of this fine marque are included in the new GT5, including the 250F, Khamsin, Ghibli, and Quattroporte. The perfect Italian mafia car is finally...

Advancing Technologies for the Next Electric Vehicles

Posted on Dec 6, 2014 in Technology | 2 comments

Fully electric as well as gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles have received ridicule for being unproven and expensive. However, dedicated electric automakers such as Tesla, Coda and Fisker as well as even established car manufacturers Toyota, General Motors along with Ford are banking that they are taking short-term losses for a long-term gain. The perils that...

All Signs Point to Bronco and Here’s Why

Posted on Dec 3, 2014 in Editorials | 1 comment

Ford is bringing back the Bronco. This is not a fantasy. It is not a request. And although our friends in Dearborn are not ready to talk about it, we do not need their official confirmation to see why a genuine Bronco will be back in showrooms in as few as 24 months. The return of the Bronco starts with the incredible emphasis Ford places on its leadership in...