With the recent launch of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 and the new Mustang Shelby GT500, the ghosts of muscle cars past seem to have come full circle. Now we know automotive technology has advanced at almost an exponential rate over the past fifty plus years and brought more horsepower, better fuel economy and a slew [...]
To say that today is a sad day for the automotive world is an understatement. Carroll Shelby, one of the true pioneers of everything automotive that we have come to love and cherish, has passed away at the age of 89. Born January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, Texas, Shelby’s love of cars manifested itself early [...]
It has seemed an eternity from rumor to road but the new Viper is finally here. Speculation on SRT’s bad mother has been flying around for months. Would it really be coming? Would it be ruined by the Fiat take over? Would it be nerfed by the economy and other financial issues? Well just about [...]
Ahhh, winter is over and spring is in the air. That means shorts, picnics and of course car shows and events! Well this years Mopar love fest known as Spring Festival in southern California had an extra special treat for those involved. Dodge unveiled their Challenger Rallye Redline to the folks at the Spring Festival. [...]
We all remember the news and video of the Viper ACR howling around the Nurburgring from a few months ago. It dethroned the Lexus LFA after running a 7:12 lap time, stunning everyone in attendance. Well, now the Viper Club of America has released a video of the Viper ACR-X race only model lapping the [...]
The good folks over at MOPAR are celebrating the brand name’s 75th birthday this year and are bringing the gifts to all their Chrysler friends. MOPAR announced it will unveil some new surprises at the Chicago Auto Show this year. The new Dodge Dart will be given the following offerings: Carbon fiber hood, cold air [...]
Did you think Chrysler was just going to throw the new Dart out there and be done with it? Eco box cars aside, Detroit’s big three will not forget that their roots came from asphalt melting power and they still have to deliver on that front. With that in mind, Chrysler has announced it will [...]
It has been a rocky several years for the car industry, no one can debate that. Bankruptcies, sell offs, entire brands being phased out… The reasons for all of these problems are many and still hotly debated to this day. One of the most hotly debated implementations was the Car Czar. However, it seems that [...]
whether you like Chrysler being taken over by Fiat or not, you have to like how aggressive they have become since the acquisition. We’ve seen the redesign of the Charger, the upcoming rebirth of the Viper and now the return of the Dodge Dart. It has been announced that the 2012 Detroit Auto Show will [...]
The 2013 Viper is coming, we just don’t know when. Many have thought that the 2013 version of Chrysler Motor’s beast would debut at the Detroit Auto Show. However, a recent statement SRT CEO Ralph Gilles made to the Viper Club of America, for Viper Magazine, he stated that the new snake would make it’s [...]
Yes… we’ve heard it before… the Alfa Romeo 8C was supposed to take the US by storm and spark a rebirth of Alfa support in the states. This was announced in 2006 by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne and there was much rejoicing. Then, well, nothing happened. The reasoning behind it can be traced to the [...]
Dodge is set to reveal a 1970′s throwback at the LA Auto show this year. A Yellow Jacket branded SRT8 Challenger. It pays homage to the Yellow Jacket unveiled as a show car in 1970. However, unlike the previous Yellow Jacket, this model will see a limited production run. Based on the 392 powered SRT8 [...]
