Car of the Day

The great thing about modern turbo charged engines is that they are a simple reprogramming away from a serious horsepower “boost”.  It isn’t uncommon for a proper tune on a turbo charged engine to result in an extra 100hp! Is a Mitsubishi Evolution, Subaru STI, Legacy GT, Forester XT, WRX or a BMW 335i on […]

[Read more →]

How would like to be able to hit a website and have it easily figure out your annual fuel costs?  www.fueleconomy.gov allows its visitors to pick from any car made since 1985.  Another excellent feature is the ability to customize your mileage and fuel costs.  If you live in a locale where gas prices are […]

[Read more →]

What if you could join a country club but instead of playing on a golf course your got to play on a 3.1 mile road course?  I don’t play much golf, but I guarantee a day at the track racing, is more fun than being on the green putting. Well this isn’t a car enthusiast’s […]

[Read more →]

Have you been waiting to buy your Lotus Elise until it got more power?  Perhaps you were waiting for the supercharger installed from the factory? Well get your checkbook ready and start writing a check that begins with a 5 as in a $55,000 base price.  For your $55k you will get the usual Lotus […]

[Read more →]

For those of you that don’t know the “35” designation on the back end of BMW series number refers to the BMW’s 3.0 liter twin-turbocharged inline six cylinder motor.  The folks from Munich don’t want us to forget that the “M” in BMW stands for “motor”. When the 335i first hit the streets a lot […]

[Read more →]

There was a time that 400hp was reserved for the Ferraris and Lamborghini’s of the world.  However, today there a number of 400hp cars on the market today. It wasn’t that long ago that the almighty Dodge Viper and Corvette Z06 were just tripping the 400hp barrier. Now you can by a Pontiac GTO, C6 […]

[Read more →]

Well not actually all cars, although that would be an interesting site.  They rate the 50 Most Memorable Movie Cars.  Although the list starts with mini-van it finishes very strong.   Obviously, the car movies found their place including the original Gone in 60 Seconds and the remake, Fast and the Furious,  and Cannonball Run.  But […]

[Read more →]

Here’s an interesting little something I learned from Carspace.com. There is a new California state campaign that is trying to get people to stop changing their oil every 3000 miles.  The campaign is centered around the “3000 mile oil change is a myth” tagline.   Today’s vehicles and today’s manufacturers actually recommend oil changes at less […]

[Read more →]

The new “Iron Man” movie has cool cars in it. The mini car collection that Ironman has in his garage is a sweet little grouping of cars.  In addition to the Audi R8 that I’ve mentioned in “Ironman has Cool Cars” and “Ironman’s cars vs Batman’s cars”, there is a Shelby Cobra, a Saleen S7 […]

[Read more →]

So what is a Chevy Cobalt SS?  Well to answer that question you have to start with what is a Cobalt?  A Cobalt is the successor to the much aligned, but high volume sales Cavalier. The next question is what does SS mean?  Well unfortunately, the SS on the Cobalt has meant several things.  At […]

[Read more →]

I’ve already talked a little bit about the cars of Ironman or actually the cars of Tony Stark.  Once he dons the Ironman suit the concept of driving a car is irrelevant.  The premier auto of Tony Stark that was featured was the fantastic Audi R8.   Enter the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, that Bruce Wayne […]

[Read more →]

1998 I was a computer consultant driving all over DFW delivering computer equipment was part of the daily routine.  My car was a gorgeous 1991 BMW 318is.      For some reason I convinced myself that I needed a car suited better to my job of delivering hardware and spending hours and hours a week […]

[Read more →]

BMW is credited with creating the sports sedan.  The 2008 BMW M3 is the latest in a long line of fantastic M cars.  The M3 has become the benchmark for the uber-enthusiast’s sports sedan.  If you don’t think the 300hp twin turbo 335i that can hit 60 in 5 seconds flat and cover the quarter […]

[Read more →]

Ever wish you could go back in time and buy that special muscle car that all the collectors are after?  Perhaps you want a Hemi Cuda with a 427.  There is some good news from the Chrysler Corporation.  Dodge has a killer new car that is out right now.  The Dodge Challenger is the modern […]

[Read more →]

Ironman is a great film, check it out.   There are plenty of places you can read a review of the movie, this isn’t one of them.  All I will say is that the movie is worth the price of admission. Ironman has several great cars in it.  There were a couple of sweet Audis that […]

[Read more →]