Oh baby, does the Porsche GT2 sound like fun. The twin-turbo flat six cranks out a mind-blowing 525 hp while pushing a vehicle that weighs 220 lbs less than the already light 911 turbo. Hitting 60 mph will take only 3.7 seconds, and you can keep the speedo going up to and past 200 mph. If evasive maneuvers are needed, virtually no car handles better than a 911, and ceramic brakes enable you to
Like a Kentucky Derby winner, now that the two Chevy Sequel concepts have demonstrated that they are capable of easily exceeding three hundred miles on a tank of fuel they will essentially be put out to stud. Since the beginning of this decade the team of engineers and technicians led by Chris Borroni-Bird and Mohsen Shabana have evolved the original AUTOnomy concept conceived by C
Whoopee, just what Dodge needs, another crossover. We're glad that operations are still underway after the sale announcement, but come on, have cars been forsaken? The Jalopnik boys captured an odd duo cruising around; a JC 49 with camo, followed by a PSA minivan. Would it be rude to confess we're more interested in the French van?
While the high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes have been open to hybrids carrying just one person in places like California for a while, the EPA will announce nationwide guidelines for hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles in HOV lanes later today, according to the Denver Post. The Post has seen the list, and says that "hybrid models of the Honda Civic, Insight and Accord; the Toyota Prius, Highlander and Camry; the Ford Escape; the Lexus R
In order to celebrate its new found freedom after being divorced from DaimlerChrysler AG, the newly minted Chrysler Corp. will ditch its current winged logo and return to the famous Pentastar logo. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that a senior executive has alrea
Chrysler may be in the middle of a major ownership change, but the beat goes on when it comes to future vehicle plans. The folks over at The Star are reporting that Chrysler is going to build a fifth model at their Brampton plant in Ontario, which currently assembles the 300, Charger, and Magnum. Challenger production is scheduled for next year, and the fifth vehicle, which could be built in 09' as a 2010 model, is expected to be theChris Shunk
Battery supplier A123 Systems has unveiled two new batteries specifically optimized for automotive applications. One of the new cells is configured for high power applications in regular hybrid configurations while the other is biased toward higher energy capacity for plug-in hybrid vehicles. The latter cell is being used in the plug-in hybrid development program for the Saturn Vue.
John Dingell has been in the House of Representatives for fifty-two years, seven years longer than Barak Obama has been alive. When the prospective Democratic presidential nominee came to Detroit recently and berated the domestic carmakers for not building more efficient cars, Dingell was not pleased.
