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Cadillac Gets Hyper - LeMans and Daytona 2023
June 13th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Third generation's a charm. That's what Cadillac Racing is saying as it prepares for DP racing next season at LeMans and Daytona. Their weapon of mass propulsion - the 2023 Cadillac GTP Hypercar! If you find yourself accidentally calling it Batwing instead of Blackwing, well, you're not alone! "This new GTP/Hypercar class race car features a carbon fiber tub developed by Cadillac Racing’s longtime...
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Buick Finds Its Mojo with Wildcat Concept
June 1st, 2022 Chris Phillip
General Motors unveiled the Buick Wildcat, a new concept car designed to signal a revolutionary change for the brand, as it moves to offer only electric vehicles in North America by the end of this decade. The car reflects the future design and technological directions of the 119-year-old brand, including a significantly redesigned logo for the first time in more than 30 years. Buick marketing man...
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100-Year-Old Granny Gets Her Birthday Wish in a Red Hot Corvette
May 23rd, 2022 Chris Phillip
When Audrey Matheson was old enough to get her driver's license, gas was 20 cents a gallon and 1938 Cadillac Fleetwood would have set her $3,535, a princely amount that could have bought her six brand-new Chevrolets. After 100 years of seeing automotive progress, granny Audrey had one more wish she wanted to see come true - a full-throttle joy ride in a C8 Corvette. It had to be red. To the rescue...
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Camaro Returns for At Least One More Year
May 23rd, 2022 Chris Phillip
Fans of the Chevrolet Camaro will be treated with at least one more model year of the venerable muscle car, now in its sixth generation. That's the news out of Detroit today as 2023 Camaro pricing was announced and detailed. Before we get to that, did you know that the base price of a Camaro in 1967, its first year, was around $2,450? For a whopping $3,000 you could drive home in a new SS model. T...
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Alex Taylor is the New Co-Host of Hot Rod Garage
May 18th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Hot off the press: Alex Taylor—who frequently stops by the Dream Giveaway Garage to check out the incredible grand-prizes—has signed up to be co-host of Hot Rod Garage. The tenth season of this show is filming right now, and Taylor and her co-host already look to have the appropriate chemistry that made the show work so well when Tony Angelo was on board. (Source: Motor Trend.com) We've reached ou...
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Could a Dodge and NASCAR Announcement Come This Week?
May 16th, 2022 Chris Phillip
NASCAR is turning up the hints that an announcement with a fourth OEM could be very likely. Could that mean that Dodge's return to Super Speedway competition is imminent? We think so. In November, NASCAR President Steve Phelps held a “State of the Sport” address to inform the public about the direction NASCAR is heading towards going into the 2022 season. Taking questions, Phelps was asked about r...
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New Jeep Junior Ditches the Dinosaur Juice
May 9th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Get ready for the 2024 Jeepster Renegade. So long, gas pumps. The latest news out of Detroit is the new 2024 Jeepster Renegade will be all-electric. Internally known as the “Project 516“, several sources on the interwebs have indicated that the vehicle has been nicknamed “Jeep Junior“ within Stellantis. However, some recent information by those sources says that the vehicle could be wearing the Re...
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Eastbound and Down - Smokey and the Bandit Returns to Big Screen for 45th Anniversary
May 3rd, 2022 Chris Phillip
Start your engines because the cult classic flick "Smokey and the Bandit" is headed back to theaters in celebration of its 45th anniversary this summer. Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies will present screenings of the iconic film, which stars Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field and Jerry Reed, at theaters across the nation on May 29 as well as June 1 and June 2. The event will feature...
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Should GM Build a Mid-Engine Cadillac Two-Seater?
May 2nd, 2022 Chris Phillip
Raise your hand if you're a fan of the Cadillac V series and great performers like the CTS-V and new CT5-V Blackwing! (We're raising our hand. How about you?) With folks buying as many C8 Corvettes as Chevy can crank out, should GM also build a mid-engine Cadillac two-seater wearing a V Series badge. Looking back a decade or so ago, you may recall the Cadillac XLR and XLR-V, some terrific two-seat...
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Next Chevy to Wear an SS Badge Will Be 500 Horsepower and All Electric
April 27th, 2022 Chris Phillip
The Chevrolet Super Sport badge is legendary. Chevelle SS. Impala SS. Camaro SS. Even Chevrolet SS (for fans of the rebadged Pontiac G8!) Now, the next Chevy to wear an SS badge will be electric. The Blazer SS will enter production next year and will likely come to market with more horsepower than Ford's Mach E GT with 480 horsepower. Let's say for a moment that the Blazer SS gets rated at 500 hor...
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