Monthly Archives: March 2014

The “Original” Lexus IS F – Powered by Chevy

When a human being gets a heart transplant, they get the life-saving organ from another human being. Before you watch the video below, picture someone receiving a heart from a T. rex (just go with it, OK?), then having to snort Scarface-sized piles of cocaine to keep their body from rejecting the new ticker. Yeah…you’re [...]

Hybrid Tech: 1990 Camaro RS w/ LS1 Swap

The 3rd generation of Camaro wasn’t the brand’s greatest: cars in the 80s were slow. Even hundreds of ft-lbs of torque won’t make me forget the sub-200 horsepower figures brought about by smog restrictions and fuel shortages. Today’s V8 engines are as efficient as ever, but back then they were like a volcanos plugged by [...]

Mopar Muscle Thursday: The Mopar/Magneti Marelli Dodge Avenger Rally Car Concept

Roughly three years ago, the Chrysler’s Mopar division teamed up with Magneti Marelli to create the Dodge Avenger Rally Car Concept. This modified version of the normal production Avenger never went any further than the concept/test car shown in action in the video below but this front wheel drive Avenger was the first indication that ...

New GM Video Showcases C7.R in Europe

Hey, we'll take just about any footage of the new Stingray we can get our hands on, especially if it gives us the opportunity to take a closer look at the new Z06 and C7.R racecar. The most recent video we’ve stumbled on comes courtesy of General Motors, highlighting the premiere of the two higher performance 'Vettes at the recent Geneva Motor Show in Europe.

Meet the New Porsche Boxster and Cayman GTS

Stickers on a car don’t add horsepower, but the letters “GTS” do. Fifteen, to be exact. Porsche’s Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS sports cars make 330 and 340 hp, respectively, from their 3.4-liter flat-6s. Torque is up to 273 lb-ft in the former and 280 lb-ft in the latter. With that bump in output coupled [...]

Cool Thread of the Day: 2012 Dodge Durango RT with Gibson Exhaust Video

Today’s Cool Thread takes a look at the 2012 Dodge Durango R/T owned by member SLAINTE06, who has had a Gibson exhaust system fitted up to his slick SUV. To show off how great his Durango sounds – and to offer up an idea to fellow Durango owners who might be considering this exhaust system ...

The Challenges of Creating the Ram EcoDiesel V6

It's a good thing Ram received more than 8,000 orders in four days back in February for its 1500 model with the new EcoDiesel V6. That means the bet it took on an oil-burning, light-duty truck - one on which competitors such as Ford, General Motors and Toyota declined to wager - paid off.