Car of the Day

Growing up one of the coolest cars around was the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard.   The General Lee has aged well and is now a classic muscle car.  They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery and there is some serious General Lee imiation occurring out there in the realm […]

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Here’s a quick run down of some of the best automotive articles of the week. Knight Rider: The Live Blog – Season 1, Episode 1 – Autoblog live blogs Knight Rider, genius! (uh, the blog is genius, not Knight Rider) Schwarzenegger outlaws text-messaging while driving – I still think it is funny that the Terminator cares […]

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A few month’s after Roy Orbison’s death his song “You Got It” was released and reached #1 on the adult contemporary chart.   The chorus to that song said “Anything you want, you got it. Anything you need, you got it. Anything at all, you got it.” And that is Alltop.  Anything you want, you got it. […]

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By John Allen – Denton, Texas 9/24/2008 What follows is a detailed acount of a 2004 Saab 9-3 Linear versus a 2004.5 VW GLI.  The Saab is driven by John, the VW by Simon.  The following account is accurate and was written by John. This is the story of a grudge race that happened this […]

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A few years ago Dodge hit a major performance home run the with the SRT-4.  It was heralded as one of the best bangs for buck that a person could get their hands on.  It was basically a 230hp Neon with potential for a lot more power.   Back in 1993 Dodge produced their last […]

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For those of you who don’t know the GT500KR is a Carroll Shelby version of the GT500.  The GT500KR is a Mustang GT with 540hp coming from its supercharged 5.4 liter V8 engine.  Each GT500KR starts its life off as a simple GT500 and then is sent to Las Vegas to Carroll Shelby’s speed shop […]

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So the M45’s styling was an acquired taste (and by acquired taste I mean ugly) but, not everyone cares too much about styling.  It looked a bit like a Japanese version of a wiseguy car.  Once again a marketing flop coupled with depreciation is your friend.  The Infiniti M45’s base price in 2003 was $42,845 […]

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Here’s a quick run down of some of the best automotive articles of the week. 6 ways to know you bought a nice car (or that you didn’t buy a lousy one) – this is just funny 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS revealed at Indy Bash – some more detail ands pics about the SS 1970-1974 Dodge Challenger […]

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Ok.  Not this article, but this article.  Inside Line is a favorite place of mine to get some great car comparisons and new car news.  They usually provide me a sneak preview of what to expect in my mailbox via the standard car magazines. Today I was extremely excited about their new featured article, “Clash of […]

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Sometimes I think Japan and Germany still have a mini-grudge against the USA because of how WWII turned out.   Japan’s Honda Motor Cars has a for a long time kept their very best Civic to themselves in the form of the Civic Type-R.  Another hot rod Civic has been making the rounds as Honda […]

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Redline is Saturn’s performance division. Redline doesn’t have near the history or credibility that AMG or BMW’s M division, but they are busy making Saturns better. The Saturn Ion Redline was made from 2004-2007. It featured a 205hp and 200lb-ft torque supercharged power plant. There are other little hot hatches that have similar horsepower numbers […]

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Modern GPS tracking technology meets classic movies and Steve McQueen on the internet.   This technology comes courtesy from Seero.com.  Seero is a website that puts videos and GPS together.   They’ve taken the one of the most famous movie chases and put the video side-by-side with a GPS tracking map.  It even “tells on […]

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  The ubiquitous GM LS2 V8 is one of the great engines for sale right now.  It evolved from the infamous LS1 engine and turned into the 6.0 liter 400hp heart of the 2005 Corvette.  The LS2 has also served time in the Pontiac GTO, Chevy Trailblazer SS, Chevy SSR and the Cadillac CTS-V.  The […]

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  About 18 months automotive writer Kevin Miller started an Anti-Camry Blog.  Yes, it is an actual blog about his frustrations of sharing the road with Camrys.  I have a found a kindred spirit.  Here is an excerpt from his inaugural post. “I’ve been infuriated by drivers of dumpy, dented tan Toyotas one too many […]

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V8s, superchargers and sleeper sedans, these are a few of my favorite things.  These are also traits belonging to today’s “Car of the Day”.    At the heart of today’s car beats a supercharged 4.2 liter V8.  Today’s car is the 2003 Jaguar S-Type R.  You can find gently used versions of the S-Type R in […]

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