Hennessey has been around in the performance world for quite awhile and have made some marvelous machines, but their newest rendition of the already powerful Cadillac CTS-V coupe, the V1000, is just insane. As the moniker suggests, the 7.0L v8 under the hood puts down 1000 horsepower and almost as much torque leaving us with [...]
This year, in an effort to support the EAA Young Eagles program, Ford built a special edition Blue Angels Mustang to auction off. The 2012 Ford Mustang painted in spectra-chrome blue paint with bright yellow accents, one-off spoiler, and interior fashioned after the flight suits worn by the Blue Angel pilots it joins an elite [...]
Last week President Obama, and the heads of numerous automakers, stood on a stage and announced the new Corporate Average for Fuel Economy (CAFE) will have a new target of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. That figure is lower than the 62 mpg that the government originally wanted, but was balked at by automakers. [...]
While on location in Saudi Arabia doing a demo with his Formula Drift Ford Mustang, Vaughn Gittin Jr. hung out for a couple days afterward and got some great footage as he ripped up the asphalt at the Al Reem Circuit complex and made full use of the facilities, with permission of the staff apparently. [...]
A couple weeks we reported on the EPA’s approval of E15 and the associated warnings with its use; 2001 and newer, no small engines, motorcycles, etc. Well now it has come out that even with the approval of E15 it won’t be at a pump near you any time soon. The Government Accountability Office is [...]
In an unfortunate accident at Capitol Raceway in Crofton, Maryland over the weekend “Black Ice”, a ’57 Chevy built for some serious drag racing, driven by Vinnie DiRose was destroyed by fire following a roll over accident. Fortunately Vinnie was able to walk away from the accident. Looking at the below videos you can see [...]
From myself and the staff here at Muscle Car Blog and Truckblog, we would like to wish everyone a safe and happy July 4th! We’re going to take an extended weekend off for some downtime but we will be back on July 6th with more new content! Tweet
Back in 1966 something magical happened, you could rent a Hi-Po Shelby Mustang from Hertz Rent-a-Car and soon people were renting and taking them out and thrashing them on the race track at drag strips around the US. Hertz and Shelby teamed up again in 2007 with another special edition Mustang that didn’t really gain [...]
In what seems like a rarity anymore, HRE Wheels makes a point to open their doors yearly and show off their facility and how they create masterpiece wheels. They also have some four wheeled guests along for the show-and-tell to give everyone an idea of just what kind of cars are sporting their steel. Not [...]
We’ve briefly mentioned the tussle over fuel with 15% ethanol added, or E15, in the past and how numerous groups were fighting its approval due to potential damage that could be done to older vehicles and small engines. Well, the EPA has officially approved E15 for use in newer vehicles, 2001 and newer, plus “flex-fuel” [...]
Rumors are flying with the help of a report from UK website Auto Express that details the future of the presently North American only muscle car. Apparently the 2014 Mustang may be getting a face lift that will leave it looking nothing like its current iteration and in fact it may even be produced out [...]
While you may not get to own an actual Transformer, you can certainly build one thanks to Chevrolet. Chevy has rolled out a special appearance package for the debut of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, debuting on midnight June 28th. With multiple Transformers themed badges covering the vehicle, you can have your very own [...]
