October 4th, 2021 Chris Phillip
TRX eats Raptor! That's what the folks at RAM want you to know about the Hellcat-powered RAM 1500 called the TRX. Now, 875 lucky buyers will get to own a TRX in the limited-edition Ignition Orange color. "The Ram 1500 TRX Ignition Edition is the Ignition Orange exterior paint with black lower cladding, black trim, black badges and black decals. The black painted wheels have machined silver faces a...
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October 4th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Performance and personalization enthusiasts, start your engines — Chevrolet is in gear for the 2021 SEMA Show. More than a dozen personalized, concept and performance-enhanced production cars, trucks and SUVs will share the floor with the brand’s latest accessories, performance parts and crate engines, Nov. 2-5, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Directly across from Chevrolet's booth, be sure to...
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September 30th, 2021 Chris Phillip
If you start seeing futuristic-looking all-electric delivery trucks soon replacing the gas-chuggling brown and white/blue parcel trucks you've seen, well, forever, don't be surprised. It's just the latest parade of progress driving by your home. Meet the BrightDrop EV600, a General Motors-backed project that hopes to retire gas-powered delivery trucks for good. "General Motors recently announced t...
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September 27th, 2021 Chris Phillip
It's no big surprise that Chevrolet had a Z06 planned for the C8 and now we know exactly what it looks like. To thwart the spy photographers who have been trying to click and cash in on the Z06 in camo, the blue Bowtie boys released a posed snapshot of the high-horsepower Stingray. Although Vette fans will have to wait until October 26 for more details, look for a naturally aspirated 5.5L LT6 V8 e...
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September 26th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Happy birthday to the GM Proving Grounds. It turned 97 years old yesterday. Think of any one of your favorite GM cars, and odds are, it was raced and tested at the GM Proving Grounds before going into production and out for sale to the public. It's also the place of many interesting stories, such as the prototype Corvair that flipped over, the Pontiac LeMans with the first 389ci engine (foretellin...
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September 23rd, 2021 Chris Phillip
For decades, there's been no bigger feather in manufacturers' caps than winning the various Car of the Year (COTY) awards that organizations and magazines hand out. Well, it's time for new 2022 vehicles to bask in the glory and the brand-new Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing has made the elite list for the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards. It is the only domestic vehicle to...
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September 21st, 2021 Chris Phillip
Back in 2018, Chevrolet Performance Parts released a monster crate engine, the LT5, which came standard in the 2019 Corvette ZR1. It was the king of the hill for Chevy LS crate engines, but now restomod builders will have to settle for nearly 100 horsepower less. With the LT5 crate engine recently discontinued, the top-dog LS crate engine is the LT4, which came stock in the CTS-V and the Z06. Rema...
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September 19th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Double the winners. That's what all the fun was about this past Friday when two Dream Giveaway winners arrived in Largo, Florida, to see their cars for the first time ... and to get the keys! Before the pandemic, Dream Giveaway hosted winner award ceremonies, but that was put on hold for most of 2020 and 2021. So, it was with great honor that as part of Dream Giveaway's team, I met with two winner...
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September 19th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Cadillac is ready to unleash a game-changer on the American car market and if you want to be one of the first to experience it, you better already have a reservation in your name. On September 18th at 4 pm, Cadillac opened the reservation system for the all-new, all-electric Lyriq sedan. Less than a day has passed, and the reservations are full. The Lyriq is Cadillac's new electric crossover and i...
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September 18th, 2021 Chris Phillip
At 702 horsepower, The RAM TRX is a heck of a lot of truck. Now, RAM fans who don't need all that power can still get some TRX goodies on the new RAM 1500 G/T trucks. According to our friends up at Dodge/RAM, the new G/T trim package starts under the hood where the HEMI engine gets a Mopar Ram Airflow cold air intake and specially selected Mopar cat-back exhaust. Inside the cabin, the rotary shift...
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