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Bob Lutz recently told a Road & Track reader that Pontiac was planning to build a GTO before the brand got killed off. It would have been based on the G8 and probably would have looked something like the Holden Coupe 60 Concept above, which to me is a pretty big improvement, looks-wise, over the […] More »

While the majority of people in the car community are good, there are some that well, aren’t. It’s an unfortunate reality, but making sure we have our ducks in a row when buying a used car is paramount, as member SteveWs6 sadly found out. We’re not making an example of SteveWs6, but rather we sympathize […] More »

The only reason I even bring that up  is because of the way the power comes on in this ZL1. It’s a freaking riot. Normally when you’re watching dyno videos of cars with superchargers, they’re pretty straightforward. They’re all basically steady, yet furious, dashes to redline. That’s why this one caught me off guard. Everything […] More »

Looks like the legendary LS pros at Texas Speed & Performance have already gotten their hands dirty on the new 2014 Chevrolet LT1 heads. According to the video and the in-house SuperFlow cylinder head flow bench, the flow numbers of the new LT1 heads ring in at: .300″ = 207 .400″ = 260 .500″ = […] More »

Forum member “Roadrunner 45” took the notion that a big motor in a small chassis is best, and pushed it to the brink of insanity. How? By dropping an LS1 in his diminutive Mini Cooper panel van. Honestly, the motor probably weighs half as much as the entire car and with a minimum of 350 […] More »

Check out this NBC segment on the fast-approaching Lambrecht Chevrolet car collection auction in September. Man, you can almost smell the mold and mildew on some of these ultra-low mile cars. It’s hard to say if they are really “survivors”–some of them look like they will need a complete restoration, despite the low numbers on the […] More »

Although Jackass isn’t a new creation, as I’m sure many of you are already familiar with this ultra clean Pro Touring Camaro with the heart, transmission and brakes of an LS9 from a past Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational. This yellow monster is insane thanks to an LS9 engine, ZR1 carbon-ceramic brakes and ZR1 hubs along […] More »