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Four of Top Five Most American Cars are Japanese

Four of Top Five Most American Cars are Japanese
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The Toyota Camry earned the top slot in Cars.com‘s annual American-Made Index. This is the fourth year in a row that the Camry has placed first. The Ford F-150 is in second, with the Honda Accord, Toyota Sienna and Honda Pilot following. Moving outside the top five, the Toyota Tundra took seventh.  Continue Reading...

2014 Chevrolet Volt Getting 2.0L Turbo: Rumor

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2014 Chevrolet Volt Getting 2.0L Turbo: Rumor
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Note: After publication this story was revised to accurately reflect the Volt’s drivetrain. Anyone thinking about switching to a Chevrolet Volt should consider waiting, at least if inside information leaked today about the 2014 model year is true. Continue Reading...

GM Might Return to Facebook Advertising: Exec Says

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GM Might Return to Facebook Advertising: Exec Says
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GM’s about-face advertising policy raised a few eyebrows this month, but based on the latest from GM global chief marketing officer Joel Ewanick, the company might not be quite as far over the cuckoo’s nest as you might think. Continue Reading...

Cadillac Flagship Tipped as GM Begins Hunting Suppliers

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Cadillac Flagship Tipped as GM Begins Hunting Suppliers
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Tucked away behind the list of new cars in Cadillac’s lineup like the upcoming XTS seen above, the Omega platform that could underpin a new rear-wheel drive flagship for the American luxury marque seems to be gathering steam. Continue Reading...

Corvette ZR1 Pace Car Running Practice Laps – Video

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Just announced as the pace car for the 96th Indy 500, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will be the most powerful to fulfill the role in history.  Continue Reading...

2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Altitude Special Edition Revealed- Video

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The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited is the latest addition to the Altitude special edition family from Jeep, and the full details on the new Wrangler are out.  The Altitude package adds some paint and plastic to give the Wrangler unique style. A body color hardtop, paint matched center bumper sections, 18-inch alloy wheels painted black with... Continue Reading...

Shelby-Tuned Focus, Fusion Possible: John Luft says

Shelby-Tuned Focus, Fusion Possible: John Luft says
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Shelby has been synonymous with the Mustang nameplate since its 2007 re-establishment as Ford‘s halo car producer, but that might be changing soon. It seems the low-volume performance tuner currently best known for the Shelby GT500 is exploring the possibility of tuning other Ford vehicles to maximize performance., according to AutoBlog. We already know that a contract... Continue Reading...

Cadillac Coupes, Wagons Confirmed for Future

Cadillac Coupes, Wagons Confirmed for Future
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Originally marketing its CTS cars in 2003, Cadillac stepped away from styling that said “sunset years” and “Florida” in favor of a more modern luxury look. The move helped America’s poster boy luxury brand resurge into a market otherwise overtaken by German and Japanese alternatives, but a decade later that success will either dwindle or... Continue Reading...

Shelby GT500 to Remain in 2014 Mustang Line

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Shelby GT500 to Remain in 2014 Mustang Line
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Oil barons chuckle and while most of us cringe at gas making the $4 gallon mark. Studies and announcements are abound that climbing fuel prices are herding people like sheep into buying compact cars. So where do gas-suckers like the Shelby GT500 fit in? Right where they did every other year, at least according to Shelby... Continue Reading...

2013 Ford Explorer Sport Gets 350-Horsepower Ecoboost Engine

2013 Ford Explorer Sport Gets 350-Horsepower Ecoboost Engine
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Adding the to product range, Ford has unveiled the 2013 Ford Explorer Sport, a performance geared model which the company claims has the “highest projected fuel economy among gasoline-engine-powered, high- performance SUVs.” The new Explorer Sport package will be powered by the twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 Ecoboost engine which will make at least 350 hp. “Adding an... Continue Reading...

Ford Explorer Teaser Video Hints at High-Performance SUV

Ford Explorer Teaser Video Hints at High-Performance SUV
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Footage from Ford just became available confirming an addition to the Ford explorer family. The clip doesn’t show much of the SUV, but that might tell more than you think. The video shows opens to a distinct growling exhaust note that revs out before cutting to a split-screen view of close-up angles on the car.... Continue Reading...

Amish Exercise Religious Freedom, Object to Orange Triangles an Buggies

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Amish Exercise Religious Freedom, Object to Orange Triangles an Buggies
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Sometimes living simply can get a person entangled in legal complications. An Amish man spent 13 days in a county jail in January when he refused to pay a fine for not affixing an orange slow-vehicle triangle indicator onto his horse-and-buggy. Intended as a law to make their buggies more safe, the Amish sect objects... Continue Reading...

2012 Daytona 500 Gets Second Lowest Ratings Since 1995

2012 Daytona 500 Gets Second Lowest Ratings Since 1995
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  Despite the dramatic explosion, folks didn’t seem to care very much for this year’s Daytona 500. After experiencing the first-ever rain postponed race at Daytona, the event itself took a while to get started after a multi-car wreck on the first lap and then another two hour delay when Juan Pablo Montoya collided with... Continue Reading...

2013 SRT Viper Teaser Photo Released

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2013 SRT Viper Teaser Photo Released
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DriveSRT posted a sign on their Facebook fan page last week saying they would release a teaser of the 2013 SRT Viper if the number of “likes” they got exceeded 10,000 before February 1. Needless to say, it did so without much difficulty. We published an article last Friday talking about the fan page. The... Continue Reading...

2013 SRT Viper Teaser Coming Soon

2013 SRT Viper Teaser Coming Soon
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If there’s really such a thing as car porn, then DriveSRT is the fluffer. They’re offering to release a teaser video of the 2013 SRT Viper if their Facebook fan page gets 10,000 hits before February 1. Enthusiasts are aware, but in case you somehow missed it, Dodge discontinued the Viper in 2010 because of money... Continue Reading...
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