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Congratulations, your 2013 Corvette ZR1 officially sucks
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Yesterday, General Motors released engine specs on its new LT9 engine: 650 horsepower and 650 torques for the 2015 Z06. At the same time, the C6 Corvette ZR1 became irrelevant. Like so many other cars, the C7 Vette is making haste to lay waste to its predecessors. If the mid-level Z06 is going to be…
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LeMans recap: What about the Nissan ZEOD RC?
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Nevermind the legal issues surround Nissan’s electro-centric ZEOD RC. Nevermind that it really is a clear copy off the DeltaWing or that the BladeGlider concept inspired by it will probably never go into production. It competed last weekend at the 24 Hours of LeMans, and you probably didn’t hear anything about it. If you did,…
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What would a Cadillac ELR-V look like?
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Never mind that the Cadillac ELR is a flawed vehicle: A beautiful car with meek horsepower; a sophisticated car with an overly optimistic price. Its chassis is still GM’s Delta platform. And the Delta is pretty damn good. Despite having a torsion beam rear axle, the Delta has underpinned the Cobalt SS, Astra OPC/VXR, Cruze…
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Are cars really more expensive than they used to be?
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The other day, I saw a dealer listing a 2014 Mazda3 Grand Touring for nearly $30,000. $30,000!?! I remember when it was possible to get into a new BMW 3 Series for that kind of money not too long ago. Now, we’re talking about a compact hatchback from a company that once spewed the chintzy Mazda…
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I'll just leave this one here – Three Blokes in Three Hypercars
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One can only assume that everyone’s favorite trio of blokes from England got their hands on a LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Spyder, and McLaren P1. Found on Reddit, two questions remain: 1) when is this Top Gear special coming out, and 2) which one is going to win? I’m betting the Porsche will provide a surprise upset, and the…
