Monthly Archives: March 2014

Your Guide to Ford Truck Brakes

2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost Panic Braking Featured 180

 Image [Edmunds] Brakes are the most important part of any vehicle. If your truck has no engine, it’s safe to guess it won’t be running over pedestrians or bashing into cars any time soon. One of the few instances where a truck without an engine can be dangerous is if Godzilla were to lift you […]

Autoweek Survey Says: Leave at least One Corvette Unrestored — Corvette Forum Disagrees

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Remember that Autoweek poll that gauged whether people think the Corvettes damaged from the sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum should be left unrestored? Well, the results are in, and more than 50 percent of the folks who voted in Autoweek's survey believed at least one of the cars should be preserved in its current state as a reminder of the catastrophe. Our poll results here were a bit different. Check them out after the jump.

C7.R Corvettes finish Sixth and Eighth at Sebring

Corvette-Racing C7.R

It looks like the Corvette Racing team has a few kinks to work out with the new C7.R. After rolling into the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring with high hopes of capturing a win, the team’s two C7.R cars ended up finishing sixth and eighth for the second round of the endurance race. At one point, the No. 4 Corvette C7.R led the race before two late spins and engine issues.

No Mo’ Stick-Shift Lambos

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I remember thinking back when the Murcielago came out in the early 2000s that it took Lamborghini a long time to go with a then-modern 6-speed manual transmission.  Now, the Italian company has gone the exact opposite way.  It offers dual-clutch and automated manual gearboxes, each with seven speeds, but no longer bolts in old-school [...]