July 14th, 2022 Chris Phillip
The National Corvette Museum has some pricey upgrades in store for the NCM Motorsports Park, which sits next to the museum on I-65 in Bowling Green Kentucky. Eager to bring racers and race fans into its campus, the $2.4-million repair and reinvestment plan will create new garage areas at the circuit, along with new indoor and outdoor event spaces, bar and restaurant offerings and upgraded track-ob...
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July 10th, 2022 Chris Phillip
First 707 horsepower. Then 807 horsepower. Now, the Internet is all ablaze that the 2023 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye will unleash 909 horsepower. 2023 will also be the last year of the Hellcat in a ICE format as 2024 will see hybrid Hellcats taking their place. While Dodge has not officially announced the 909 horsepower Hellcat, it could happen later this year. The greatest muscle car car manu...
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July 5th, 2022 Chris Phillip
That new gas-free Hummer is a land rocket, but don't hold your breath to actually see one out in the wild. Only 371 Hummers were built this year prior to the July 4th weekend. If production doesn't speed up, it could take over years and years to get through the 70,000 orders in the system for the gigantic go-fast EV. GM plans to address that issue by producing 23,000 more Hummers at Factory ZERO b...
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June 30th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Are you looking for a dealer brochure for a 1957 T-Bird, a 1964 Mustang or even a 1975 Pinto? How about a 1994 Cobra R Mustang or a 2022 Mach 1? Ford wants you to "hop in the driver's seat" and explore its digitized collection of dealer brochures, press release photography and other new-car print materials going all the way back to the early 20th century. We test drove this new site and it rocks....
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June 27th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Raise your hand if you've ever taken a nap in a Ford! Well now you can have a whole night's rest for the rest of your life in Henry Ford's Detroit home. Located at 140 Edison St, Detroit, MI 48202, the Fords lived in this property from 1908 to 1915. The current owners are the 4th stewards of this special property & are true historians and archivists. The 7,263 sqft home includes four bedrooms and...
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June 17th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Celestiq, the new Cadillac electric sedan with a lofty price tag to match its fancy name, will be hand-built at the GM Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. As such, it will be the first production vehicle to ever be built at the famous facility. GM is renovating the facility including purchasing and installing the necessary equipment to hand-build the battery-powered luxury sedan. $81 mill...
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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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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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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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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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