There has been a lot of fallout thanks to GM ending Holden’s manufacturing in Australia. Now, Holden tuner Walkinshaw and owner, Ryan Walkinshaw, may be making the move the Detroit if he wants to tune more GM products. In December of last year, General Motors announced officially that Holden manufacturing will be wound down and […] More »
Andy Hateley is no stranger to the world of drifting. He was one of the first drivers to earn a D1 license when the D1 Grand Prix came over from Japan. Now, with 2014 starting Andy plans to bring a LS-powered BMW E30 to Formula Drift. Let’s take a look at what makes his E30 […] More »
I know Callaway has been tuning Corvettes and other General Motors vehicles for a long time, but I think they’ve branched out into mind reading. They answered the question I’ve had in my head for years: “What would happen if someone supercharged the giant LS7 V8?” Six hundred fifty-two horsepower and 620 lb-ft of torque, […] More »
There are certain cars that just shouldn’t be road-tested. Some of them need to be taken to the track, immediately. The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is one of those cars. Autoblog’s West Coast editor, Michael Harley, took it to the right kind of place: Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. There, he was able to […] More »
I’m just going to put this down to weight and gearing. I have to because, if the numbers on the screen are accurate, there’s not much else aside from driver ability, that explains why a stock Corvette ZR1 with 540 wheel horsepower absolutely runs away from a 2012 Roush Stage 3 Mustang with 608 whp […] More »
I might regret typing this, but I’m going to do it anyway: You don’t even have to watch the video below. Just click play, sit in a comfortable chair, grab your favorite drink and enjoy it slowly as the sound of a 7.0-liter Chevrolet V8 fills your ears. Oh, you’re back? Well, before you close […] More »
Spring will bring warmer weather and Easter candy, but it will also bring potholes. You can blame our crazy winter weather for those. The moisture in the cracks in the pavement goes from frozen to thawed multiple times, causing the road surface to expand and contract. Driving over it causes it to weaken even more […] More »