Category Archives: Car News

Short Take on the 2013 Dinan S3 BMW 550i

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Autoblog recently got their hands on a 2013 Dinan S3 BMW 550i. While a stock BMW 550i puts out 400 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque, Dinan uses bigger turbos, air-to-water intercoolers, a cold air intake, free flow exhaust and exclusive engine management software to get it up to 542 horsepower and 587 pound-feet of [...]

1800 HP Late Model Racecraft Camaro Explodes Tires At 200 MPH On The Dyno: Video Inside

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This is what happens when you have an 1800 whp Camaro and you bust 200 mph on the dyno with drag radials: KABOOM! Apparently Late Model Racecraft was testing for an event some time ago when this happened. It’s been said that drag slicks and certain drag radials aren’t dyno friendly, especially at high speed, [...]

Next gen Dodge Journey to be Made in the USA

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The Dodge Journey is currently built alongside the Fiat Freemont and the Fiat 500 in the company’s Toluca Mexico plant but with the introduction of the next generation Journey, production will shift from Toluca to Sterling Heights Michigan. It is expected that the next generation Dodge Journey will be introduced as a 2016 model year ...

Chrysler cancels scheduled summer plant downtime due to high demand

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Business is good for the Chrysler Group right now … so good that the company has decided to cancel the scheduled summer “downtime” for a handful of plants around the country.  The company’s three busiest vehicle assembly plants right now are Jefferson North in Detroit, Connor Avenue in Detroit and Toledo North in Toledo Ohio ...