Tag: hybrid

Apologies in advance, this isn’t a post centering our coveted grail, the LS V8. Instead we’ll be talking hybrids, corporate, and sales. Ho-hum yawn worthy stuff, but significant when we take a look at GM as a whole. I’ve spent a fair amount of personal energy poking on Cadillac’s halo hybrid coupe, the ELR. It […] More »

Being a Ferrari, the 308 is obviously a rare car. Still, they’re among the most affordable Ferraris you can get. Most of them have been lost to rust and neglect like a lot of things built in seventies, but the 308 was special. It was the first Ferrari to feature a mid-engine V8. If you’ve […] More »

“What the f— is a Jalpa?” That was my reaction when John sent me this video. I love Lamborghinis as much as the average car guy does, but when you bring up 80’s italian cars, the only Lambo I ever cared about was the Countach. The Jalpa wasn’t even a blip on my radar. Quickly […] More »

The LS is an extremely versatile power plant. I mean it fits in anything. Apparently, that long list of LS-powered hybrids now includes helicopters. It’s called the Hummingbird 3000. It’s  full blown kit-helicopter that’s equipped with and LS7 (!). While you might be able to go faster in a Corvette, the Hummingbird will happily take […] More »

It’s finally happening. Someone is swapping a V8 into a Toyota Prius and it is glorious.

I can understand the hate that RX7 purists have towards people that swap LS’s into their beloved FD RX7. There were never that many of them, and they should have a rotary, and blah blah blah. I get it… But LS RX7s are better. This is coming from someone that actually loves rotaries and all […] More »

An old school Jag with american muscle under the hood? Yeah… This is a fun car. Swapping out the heavy, gutless straight  six from this era of Jaguar is a no brainer. This guy exchanged that lump for an LQ9. While that’s not an LS by name, it’s the same family. Swapping it straight in […] More »