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Top Mustangs - 2003 SVT Cobra “Terminator”
March 26th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Cars reaching production are rarely complete fulfillments of high-performance dreams, but the 2003-04 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra “Terminator” is the exception. When Special Vehicle Team boss John Coletti abruptly cancelled the planned 2002 Mustang Cobra after a disappointing test session, he challenged his elite group to do the impossible: develop a muscular, supercharged engine mated with an independ...
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Hellcat in a Box. Open Carefully!
March 24th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Open the crate, hoist out the hell-kitty, drop into your hot rod and go, go, go. That's the easy, breezy insane solution that the new 807-horsepower Mopar Hellcat Redeye crate engine offers for custom builders. Now your great-grandma's Dodge Dart, your uncle's Plymouth Fury convertible, heck, even your next-door neighbor's Chrysler Cordoba with rich Corinthian leather can be upgraded to Hellcat po...
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Top Corvettes - 1996 Grand Sport
March 22nd, 2021 Chris Phillip
The fourth generation (C4) Corvette was continually improved each year, enough so that by the end of the model run in 1996, it represented the pinnacle of automotive engineering at the time, offering brash style, performance, and reliability at a relative bargain price compared to upscale competitors from overseas. Chevrolet decided that a very special, limited edition Corvette was needed to comme...
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Ford Maverick Returns as a Tiny Truck
March 18th, 2021 Chris Phillip
The Ford Maverick was a compact car manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years 1970–1977 in the United States, originally as a two-door sedan employing a rear-wheel drive platform original to the 1960 Falcon. Now the Ford Maverick returns for 2022 as a gas-powered entry-level tiny truck, even smaller than the Ford Ranger, and the first unibody Ford truck in decades. The Ford Hermosillo Asse...
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Top Mustangs - 2000 SVT Cobra R
March 17th, 2021 Chris Phillip
When Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT) was in its heyday, John Coletti pushed his team to push the envelope with design and engineering. Push they did when the 2000 Cobra R was introduced with a 385-hp 5.4L DOHC modular engine—the fastest Mustang ever produced at the time. Only 300 were made, and all were Performance Red coupes with Charcoal interior with Recaro buckets, a T-56 six-speed manual tr...
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Badges? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Badges!
March 15th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Cadillac's new performance kings, the V-Series Blackwings, won't have any special badging to differentiate them from the baby Vs, like the CT4-V and the CT5-V. That news comes from GM Authority, who recently interviewed Cadillac's Blackwing Chief Engineer, Mirza Grebovic. "To us, V-Series is the top name here,” Grebovic said. “The Blackwing is a V-Series car. The Blackwing simply states that we ha...
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Learn to Race from Corvette's Finest
March 12th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Having worked with Johnny O'Connell on Corvette stories when I was at VETTE magazine, I can attest to what a fantastic human being and skilled professional driver he is. So with that introduction, I'm happy to share with you news of Johnny's latest project ... to help racing fans improve their on-track driving skills. This June, sports-car fans and track-day enthusiasts will have the opportunity t...
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Top Corvettes - 1993 40th Anniversary Corvette ZR1
March 10th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Model-year 1993 marked the 10th year of the C4 Corvette. Not only had it aged gracefully, but its 300-horsepower LT1 – 95 more than 1984’s L83 – also demonstrated the computer-controlled mojo that helped pull Chevrolet out of the Malaise Era. But the true enduring distinction for 1993 was the Corvette’s 40th anniversary. To celebrate, Chevrolet offered the Z25 40th Anniversary Package, a $1,455 op...
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Join the Ceramic Craze!
March 9th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Here at RYNO, we're excited to see ceramic car-car products becoming available to the masses. At the forefront of this movement is Mothers, whose all-new line of four unique Ultimate Hybrid products combines the ease-of-use of traditional carnauba wax with the benefit of nano-ceramic technology -- all while providing a timeless, liquidy-gloss shine. Let's take a quick look at each of these four gr...
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Top Mustangs - 1993 SVT Cobra R
March 8th, 2021 Chris Phillip
It was pretty clear that the Fox-era Mustangs were hugely successful, both in terms of sales and their image as a halo car for the Ford lineup. Even if a buyer drove off with an Escort, it was likely the Mustang GT 5.0 that lured him or her into the showroom. With a new-generation car waiting in the wings, Ford's new Special Vehicle Team (SVT) closed out the 1979-93 bodystyle with the ultimate ver...
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