The Dodge Viper, the last icon that Carrol Shelby did consulting work on for Dodge before he went back to working on Fords. A car that is legendary in its hardcore design and track-appeal. A car you’d expect to sell relatively well as a domestic supercar but fell very short for 2014 over the new […] More »
By: Justin Banner | September 8, 2014
There’s no denying the new Corvette is a numbers car. It develops 460 horsepower from 6.2 liters and eight cylinders, and costs thousands less than its competitors. Even its new automatic transmission is all about impressive figures. For instance, the eight-speed unit has two more forward gears than the one it replaces. Thanks to a […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | August 21, 2014
That infamous 418 cubic inch, big turbo. LS3 powered C5 Z06 out of Texas is at it again, except this time it’s Corvette-on-Corvette action. The C5 Z06 receives plenty of boost thanks to a Precision 8891 turbo and sips on E85. before turning the boost through a stock 6-speed transmission for a claimed 1200hp at […] More »
By: Justin Fivella | May 12, 2014
Speculation is over—the General’s will debut a drop top version of its hardcore Corvette at the New York International Auto Show next week.
By: John Coyle | April 11, 2014
That’s all, folks. The eighth and final Corvette has been removed from the National Corvette Museum sinkhole. A 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 – or what very little was left of it – was crane-lifted from its tomb of almost two months. Kevin and Linda Helmintoller of Tampa, Florida donated the tuner special to the NCM […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | April 11, 2014
Watch this C5 Z06 turn up the boost and go rounds with some twin turbo vipers, twin turbo Gallardos, a GTR or two and a blown and boosted C6 Z06. This silver bullet’s good for over 1200whp thanks to a 418ci LS3 with a Precession 8891 turbo, E85 fuel and… Wait for it, the stock […] More »
By: Justin Fivella | March 31, 2014
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 »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 26, 2014
