Posted in NASCAR on Oct 31st, 2009
Dodge Motorsports today revealed the Dodge Challenger as the “New Car” for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and announced an expansion of its partnership with Penske Racing beginning in 2010. Tthe Challenger NNS car retains the same general front-end look as the production street car. The new Nationwide Mustang and Challenger will join their yet-to-be-unveiled counterparts [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 31st, 2009
Conan O’Brien, host of the Tonight Show still drives his 1992 Tarus SHO, claiming it’s the finest car ever built. Galpin Motors in Los Angeles invited him to take a tour of the 2010 Tarus SHO. After trying out the new SHO, Conan invites them to tour of his own 1992 SHO – “The Beast” [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 29th, 2009
A few weeks ago GM’s vice chairman, Bob Lutz, challenged anyone, in any car, to a race so GM could show how good the 556-horsepower supercharged super Caddy is. The race took place today at Monticello Motor Club in New York between Bob Lutz, driving a Cadillac CTS-V and Jalopnik’s Wes Siler driving a Mitsubishi [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 27th, 2009
The results for Consumer Reports’ 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey were announced today at an Automotive Press Association luncheon in Detroit. Ford secured its position as the only Detroit automaker with world-class reliability. Ford Fusion and Mercury Millan topped the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry in reliability. 90% of Ford, Mercury and Lincoln products were [...]