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Tesla Beats Corvette for Most Made-in-America Parts
June 23rd, 2021 Chris Phillip
The Corvette may be America's favorite sports car, but the Tesla Model 3 has more made-in-America parts than Chevrolet's flagship rocket ship. That's according to Cars.com, which used multiple criteria to rank today's dealer vehicles for how much American content they contain and other factors. The criteria includes: Location(s) of final assembly Percentage of U.S. (and Canadian) parts Countries o...
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Jeep Owners Get To Open Up More
June 22nd, 2021 Chris Phillip
Jeep wants its owners to open up more. So, they're announcing a new Sunrider option For Hard-Top Wrangler & Gladiator models. According to Mopar Insiders, "Sunrider soft-top provides another easy open-air option and was improved for the Wrangler (JL) by adding two additional bows to manage the fabric. The design provides for easier access to partial and full open top positions." The sales code opt...
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Katech Vette Has Racing in its Blood
June 21st, 2021 Chris Phillip
Back when I was the Senior Associate Editor of VETTE magazine, I'd read about the fantastic adventures of the C5.R Corvette Racing team. Powering those LeMans ready racers was Katech's amazing race engines. Finding a Katech-prepped engine in a street Corvette is like finding a holy grail, so a special shout out to RYNO Classifieds new member Harding Performance. Jason Harding, now with his own per...
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Electric Flying Race Cars on the Horizon
June 20th, 2021 Chris Phillip
The 21st Century is here and it could just mean electric flying race cars on the starting line of quarter mile "tracks." Airspeeder from Australia is an international racing series to race flying cars. Never heard of it? Not to worry, it's only been around for two years, but now thing are looking like they're ready to take off. One internet site describes the racing series as "somewhat reminiscent...
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Lincoln's Done Thinkin' - All Vehicles Electric by 2030
June 17th, 2021 Chris Phillip
First Cadillac and now Lincoln. By 2030, Ford's Lincoln brand will be 100% electric as both of Detroit's luxury brands plug into the future. That news hit the wire today when Dearborn's other famous car brand announced its plans for an all-electric future. It starts next year with Lincoln's first electric vehicle and things start moving quickly from there. By 2025, half of Lincoln's products will...
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Raptors, Tremors and Fords. Oh, My!
June 16th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Truck fans have a lot to be thankful for this summer. Order banks for the new Ford F-150 Tremor and Raptor have opened. So, what's the difference between these bed-equipped powerhouses? The F-150 Tremor combines outstanding towing and payload capacity with greater off-road prowess – featuring upgraded suspension and driveline hardware, increased suspension travel, approach, breakover, and departur...
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Wake up to some ZZZZZs.
June 14th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Nissan is planning to shake up the sports-car segment with the re-introduction of the mighty Z car. It all happens on August 17th in New York City when the 2022 Nissan Z will be revealed. What's not known is if this new Z will follow in the paw prints of its predecessors and have a numerical designation. The previous Z carried the 370Z name, which was the seventh-generation of the pack. (The origi...
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Demon Schmemon - Dodge Working on All-Electric That's Even Faster
June 12th, 2021 Chris Phillip
The Dodge Demon was America's quickest production car with a 9.65 second e.t. in the quarter-mile. The Detroit Bureau has top-secret information that Dodge is working on a Demon buster and the go-go juice will be electrons, not fossil fuel. Dodge insiders are calling it "the fastest [Dodge} ever." According to Autoblog.com: "Dodge's hot-rodded EV could be even quicker than the Tesla Model S Plaid...
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That Reveal Sure Was a Hummer
June 10th, 2021 Chris Phillip
General Motors set a record with its online reveal of the all-electric Hummer, making it the most-watched vehicle debut in the automaker’s history. According to GM, "It created the highest website traffic of any GM models ever." We think it's for good reason. The new EV Hummer will deliver 1,000 HP and 0-60 mph in 3 seconds, all from a 9,000 curb weight. Reservations for the GMC Hummer EV First Ed...
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Chevy Celebrates IMSA Win With Special-Edition Corvette
June 9th, 2021 Chris Phillip
GM sure sees an opportunity when its cars take IMSA wins. Latest example is the Corvette, which won won the Manufacturers, Drivers and Team titles in the 2020 IMSA championship. To celebrate, Chevy will build up to 1,000 2022 IMSA GTLM Championship Edition Corvettes. According to our friends at GMAuthority.com: The 2022 Corvette IMSA GTLM Championship Edition, which is based on the 3LT trim and co...
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