The good people at Hennessy Performance have been busy. Really busy. Specifically, they’ve been making some serious go-fast products and entertaining videos to showcase the work they’ve been doing with the 2014 Chevrolet SS sports sedan. Take a look at the SS section on their website and you’ll see they’ve completed production on a number […] More »
By: Tim Wu | February 11, 2014
Stories like this boil my blood. Actually, a lot of scammy things on Craigslist boil my blood, but I do admit the often-entertaining (and perhaps horrifying) bits tend to balance it out. Originally they were publicly shamed by the good people at Jalopnik, but the story goes like this: A seller in Seattle listed a […] More »
By: Tim Wu | February 10, 2014
Performance truck fans rejoice, we’ve an arms race on our hands. With an eerily similar, but (imo) ever more menacing name to the highly acclaimed Ford Raptor, the special edition Chevrolet Silverado Reaper storms in as the brainchild of Lingenfelter & Southern Comfort Automotive. How are Reapers born? First, start with a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado […] More »
By: Tim Wu | February 7, 2014
There’s a few things we know since the 2015 Corvette Z06 debuted at the Detroit Auto Show. We know its 6.2 liter supercharged LS makes 620 horses with a whopping 650 lb-tq. We also know that the Z06 destroyed the legendary outgoing ZR1’s lap times. Official word is that this will be the fastest production Corvette of […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 27, 2014
Dyno videos hit my heart in a very different place. Different from track runs, time attacks, etc. I liken them to powerlifting competitions: Impossible to understand and utterly ridiculous to those who aren’t in the know. Why would you place so much emphasis on a singular event, one achievement within a short 30 seconds? “What’s the […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 24, 2014
*Raises hand* I admit it. I’m a nerd. I’m eager to prattle off 0-60 times like they were important event dates in human history, and re-state little known factoids about production cars that ultimately might bore the rest of my friends to sleep. But hopefully, some of you might be like me. So imagine my enthusiasm […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 13, 2014
I know, I know, it’s something of an apple to oranges comparison. A brand new base model 2014 Chevy SS vs a late specialty model 2013 Dodge Charger SRT8 392. With the Chevy’s as tested price coming in at almost $10,000 less than the Charger, the difference was made in a couple different ways: Larger […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 1, 2014
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