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Stoopid Smart!
2008-06-06 00:00:00 By Ben Schaffer Bulletproof Automotive My buddy Mike from Auto Otaku first wrote this piece for Speedhunters. The video and his piece are worth a look. GSXR swap into one of the lightest production cars made currently is always a... More About: Smart
Green Track Cars at the Ultimate Track Car Challenge!
2008-06-06 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief It took a bit of poking and prodding, but we managed to round up four "green" track cars for the Grassroots Motorsports Ultimate Track Car Challenge on Sunday. We have two Jetta TDIs--the Chili Pepper Racing... More About: Cars , Green
Trans Am Challenger vs. New Challenger
2008-06-06 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Sam Posey got a chance to take his old #77 Trams Am Challenger out at Infineon Raceway (formerly known as Sears Point) and compare it to the new Challenger. Sam loved the new Challenger, but #77... More About: Trans , Trans Am
Got Road Rage?
2008-06-06 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Take this handy test and find out! I'm a "safe" and "courteous" driver, but am "marginally aggressive" and a "potential road rager." No surprises there... More About: Rage , Road , Road Rage
1979 Spitfire with a V8!
2008-06-06 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Little British cars are awesome, the only known drawback? They're little British cars, so generally, you don't want to drive them anywhere you couldn't easily walk home from. That's why I love to see people drop... More About: Spitfire
Ram vs. Silverado: Too Close To Call!
2008-06-06 00:00:00 By Rob Editor-in-Chief I just went through all the comments and the Ram vs. Silverado match-up is definitely too close to call. This is the second tie we've had in the Showroom Showdown (not counting the Aveo vs. Rio battle).... More About: Close , Call
Anyone Played GRID Yet?
2008-06-06 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief GRID hit the stores on Wednesday. I still haven't had a chance to check it out, though I know Mr. Angry liked it. Have you tried it yet? Let us know what you think! More About: Grid
GM Going Green As Fast As It Can
2008-06-06 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief GM is serious about moving away from gasoline. On Wednesday I went over to the West Seattle Auto Shop with Dave Barthmuss, GM's Group Manager for the Western Region, Environment & Energy Communications. Dave gave the... More About: Green , Fast
Concours D'Ignorance: Awesomest Car Show Ever?
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Imagine if there was a place to celebrate all the most memorably godawful rides in automotive history, from the Edsel to the Aztek, the Gremlin to the Tribeca: the despised and the orphaned, the ignored and... More About: Show , Concours , Car show
Help Maxima Girl Rock Maxim's World!
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor This is Maxima Girl 's third appearance in the blog, and she's deserved every one. She's won Showoff of the Week, owns a bunch of dope rides, and even races motorbikes. Basically, the chic is a total... More About: World , Rock
Subaru-Toyota RWD Coupe Test Mule?
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor There's some photos of what is claimed to be the new joint Subaru -Toyota rear-wheel drive coupe over on Camaro5. It's hard to tell under all the cladding, but if this is in fact the new car,... More About: Mule , Test , Coupe
We Know You Know These Tail Lights
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Pedro's done some perfectly gorgeous bodywork on his 1977 Celica within some obviously limited means: in one of the pics on his ride page, it looks at first glance like he might have the car on... More About: Lights , Tail
Hot Rod Trailer
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor This three-wheelin' camper trailer obviates the need for a tow vehicle. Watch! More About: Trailer
Watershed
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By Katherine Helmetag AKA atomicalex The news on auto sales hit yesterday and it hit Ford hard--after 17 years in the number one slot for sales of a single model, their run is over. The F150 is no longer the...
The Cars Of Death Race: 1989 Jaguar XJS
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor I had a chance to look over some of the rides that'll be featured in the upcoming Death Race remake, and whoa, talk about custom bodywork! All of the cars have had an extra couple of... More About: Cars , Jaguar , The Cars
Ram or Silverado: Which Would You Choose?
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By Rob Editor-in-Chief Welcome to the final round of our full size truck Showroom Showdown. The Ram beat the F150 and killed the Titan. And the Silverado defeated the Tundra. So what's the favorite full sized truck on CarDomain? Let's... More About: Choose
Faux-Faux-rrari on eBay
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Since the Dino was never technically a Ferrari?any Prancing Horse badges you've seen on them aren't stock?this auction isn't even for a real fake Ferrari. That said, I think it looks a hell of a lot... More About: Ebay
Corey Wins Mobil-ize Your Ride for May!
2008-06-05 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor There have been some great entries in the Mobil -ize Your Ride Contest, so it took us a few days to decide on May's winner. In the end, we had to give the prize to Corey, who... More About: Wins
Chevy Cheetah on eBay!
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor I never really knew a whole lot about the Chevy Cheetah, a rare factory racecar designed in the early 60's as a longshot competitor to the Cobra. But earlier today, I was leafing through this cool... More About: Ebay
WRC Update: Acropolis Rally, Greece
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By Evan NWSilverado The Acropolis Rally is one of the toughest in the series, a car breaker and tire killer, and this year was no exception. With 330 competitive kilometers based around the city of Athens, it's one of the... More About: Greece , Update
Drunk Plows into Bike Race: One Killed, Ten Injured
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor This shocking image is an excellent illustration of why driving drunk is a stupid idea. Juan Campos was apparently passed out wasted when his car crossed the centerline and barreled into this pack of bike racers,... More About: Bike , Race , Drunk , Killed , Injured
Gas-Saving Buzzword of the Day: Hypermiling
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By David aka Highspeedhijinks Leave it to the media to attach a trendy but only vaguely-defined word to give the ring of novelty to something people have been doing for ages. From what I've been able to gather from the... More About: Buzzword , Saving
This Modern World: Funny Because it's True
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor This Modern World is my favorite comic, and the newest one about gas prices had me rolling. The text is hilarious, the clothes the people are wearing are perfect?the gas station shirt is totally '90s?and the... More About: Funny , True
What's Your Favorite Mopar Emblem?
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief I've always been partial to the Demon emblem with the upside down pitchfork (which many considered sacrilegious when the car came out), but I also love the Road Runner and Super Bee. But I took a... More About: Favorite
Mopars Unlimited Spring Roundup Photos Are Live!
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief This was my fifth Mopars Unlimited Spring Roundup , and as usual, it did not disappoint. It wasn't sunny like last year's show, but at least it didn't rain, and anyway, gray skies are better for photos.... More About: Photos , Live
Matt Damon! How Come He Gets A Tesla?
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Like a page right out of the script for Tokyo Drift (know-nothing white guy who gets showered with cars, tires, and money by strangers for absolutely no reason at all), actor Matt Damon somehow managed to... More About: Tesla , Matt Damon
High Class Street Racing!
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Street racing isn't any less idiotic when the cars involved are high-dollar exotics, but it does make it a lot cooler to write about. Case in point? This battle between a Bugatti Veyron and a Ferrari... More About: Racing , High , Class
This Just In: New on the Net
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor While I don't like to think about anyone getting laid off, I still think it's kind of funny that Hummer might get shut down. Of all the vehicles on the road, they have to be some...
Two Lambos for $6k
2008-06-04 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Most Italian car fans know that Ferruccio Lamborghini started out building tractors. Then Enzo pissed him off and the rest is history. I didn't know that many or even any Lambo tractors got to the US,...
GM Considers Selling or Shutting Down Hummer
More articles from this author:2008-06-04 00:00:00 By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Things aren't looking so hot for Hummer right now. Yesterday GM CEO Rick Wagoner announced a "strategic review of our Hummer brand." Autoblog got through to the GM PR folks, who commented, "The Hummer brand is... More About: Selling 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
