From 2001 to 2004 there was a Supercharged Mercedes or “Kompressor” as they say in German. The C32 was Mercedes answer to the BMW M3 and the Audi S4. The C32 was a supercharged V6 with 349hp and 332lb-ft of torque. This little German sedan was good for 0-60 around 5 seconds. Today you can […]
Entries from June 2008
C32 AMG Mercedes-Benz
June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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How stock is your car?
June 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on How stock is your car?
Sometimes the car of the day ends up being just a tweaked version of the current car I’m driving. From a simple window tint to a new intake manifold, from a pinstripe to full exhaust, there are a lot of ways to customize your car. Right now it seems like it is modding season. There […]
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A Pirate Ship is the COTD?
June 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on A Pirate Ship is the COTD?
Caroftheday.org writing has taken a bit of a hit in its frequency of updates to a production I’m involved with. I’m playing a pirate captain and I drive a pirate ship. I’m thinking the pirate ship may have been a good ride back in the day for a pirate captain, but I’ll take my GTO. […]
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The Audi S4 is the COTD
June 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The Audi S4 has long been recognized as a serious sports sedan. Before the Subaru WRX, STI, and Mitsubishi Evo became American household names, the S4 was making a name for itself as a turbocharged all-wheel drive sports sedan. And about the time the WRX and others hit the US market Audi made another significant […]
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Do you enjoy driving?
June 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Remember before you got your driver’s license? Back when you looked forward to being able to drive? There is a time when driving is pure fun, it is a game or a race. The days of going and racing go-carts and playing racing video games where a time when the fun of driving was in […]
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The GTO is THE Car of the Day
June 13th, 2008 · 11 Comments
The GTO is the car of the day and will continue to be the COTD for some time since I now have one my garage. After years of following the Pontiac GTO and its rebirth with the 350hp LS1 to the next year with 400hp LS2 and the subsequent addition of the dual exhausts and […]
The 2004 Saab 9-3
June 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I loved the used car market, there are all kinds of interesting finds out there in the used market if you hunt for them. In the used car market there are interesting comparisons because cars depreciate at different rates. Today I had to good fortune to be part of a test drive with a 2004 […]
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The Holden Monaro
June 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Holden Monaro
The Pontiac GTO actually didn’t start its life as an American car. It is an import from Australia. The Holden Monaro is how the car is known “Down Under”. The Holden Monaro is built under the GM corporate umbrella. When GM was looking to bring a rear wheel drive coupe to the American market Bob […]
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The Chrysler Conquest TSI
June 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments
In the 1980s this was one of my regular “Cars of the Day” (COTD). The Conquest was really just a Mitsubishi Starion that was imported and rebadged as a Conquest. This would be the beginning of the DSM cars that would follow and include cars like the Eclipse/Laser/Talon and Stealth/3000GT. Currently on AutoTrader.com there is a […]
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The Test Drive – 2006 GTO
June 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Test Drive – 2006 GTO
Today I had the good fortune to test drive an enthusiast’s GTO. The nice thing about the enthusiast and a test drive with one is that they want you to really “test out” the car. The owner even had secluded test drive route where a person could really wring out a GTO without worrying about […]
Should You Trade in Your Gas Guzzler?
June 8th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Here is a great calculator to help you answer the question of “Should you trade in your gas guzzler?” http://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2006/04/should-you-trade-in-your-gas-guzzler.html This calculator has been out for a little over a year but is worth revisiting as gas is creeping over $4. The team at Political Calculations have put together a simple formula that will show […]
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600HP for $25k
June 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on 600HP for $25k
So the 2006 GTO has resurfaced as my “Car of the Day”. (COTD) The 2006 GTO received the same 6.0 liter engine from the Corvette. With a stock 400hp and 400lb-ft of torque it is has some pretty stout performance out of the box. However, under the twin scoops of the hood, sits a very […]
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400hp for $20k – The LS2 powered GTO
June 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
A few years ago GM tested the American market by bringing over one of their Australian models. GM slapped a Pontiac logo on it and called it the GTO. The GTO was panned by most consumers and the automotive press. If you were reading the reviews when the 2005 GTO with the 400hp LS2 hit the […]
The Refined Rally Car Option
June 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments
What happens when you’re interested in a Subaru STI or a Mitsubishi Evolution but you want a little more than just a hot-rodded up econobox? There are few options a person could track down; a Volvo S60R or a BMW 335xi or even the 2007 STI Limited. Each of those cars gives you a 300hp […]
Saab Turbo X — 1 of 600
June 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The Car of the Day today is a Saab. A very special Saab. The Saab Turbo X is a rare car. Saab will build 2000 of the Turbo X’s and only 600 of those will make it to the US. The Turbo X only comes in black and is a 280hp AWD sports sedan. I […]
