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Archive for July, 2011

Lance Miller Honored at the National Corvette Homecoming Event in Bowling Green

Lance Miller Honored at the National Corvette Homecoming Event in Bowling Green

Carlisle Events is pleased to announce that Lance Miller, co-owner of Carlisle Events, was honored with a “Key to the City” and titled Kentucky Colonel, thanks to Governor Steve L. Beshear at the National Corvette Homecoming Event held in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 
Kentucky [...]

ZR1 and Z06 Carbon Fiber Producer Relocates to Michigan

ZR1 and Z06 Carbon Fiber Producer Relocates to Michigan

 Plasan Carbon Composites, the manufacturer of carbon-fiber body panels for the Corvette ZR1 and Z06, announces it will bring 202 new jobs and $18 million in capital investment to West Michigan.
Press release follows:
The Right Place, in collaboration with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and local [...]

The Corvette World Tribute is ready to roll

The Corvette World Tribute is ready to roll

The Corvette World Tribute is ready to roll.  Sign up now and make sure your entry is in. The Green Flag drops on Thursday, August 18.  You still have time to make arrangements.  Four Day Entry and Sunday Entry options are offered. CWT entrants will receive a [...]

Mopar releases 150 accessories for Fiat 500

Filed under: Aftermarket, Fiat

We’re sure the suits at Fiat are excited about finally managing to launch the 500 here in America. It seems the folks at Chrysler’s customizing arm, Mopar are just as happy to see the little Italian land in the States. To show their enthusiasm, Mopar has announced a plethora of parts that [...]

Thread of the Day: Bogus Reasons You’ve Gotten Pulled Over For

Many car enthusiasts get pulled over more than the average driver. The reasons vary: some may drive more enthusiastically than others; or maybe it’s because their brightly colored sports car sticks out in the sea of grey appliances that comprises the streets. Others have been pulled over and not given a reason.
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Like a Bad Neighbor: Bentley Azure Crashes into Crowd of Supercars in Monte Carlo

Think about your fantasy garage for a minute. We’re guessing that it would include a Mercedes-Benz, a Porsche, maybe a Bentley, definitely a Ferrari. Now, imagine if there was a crash that involved all of them. You’re not dreaming: this actually happened this week in Monaco.
Courtesy of the people at Autogespot, we’re able to see [...]

Honda to Debut Euro Civic Five-Door Hatch at Frankfurt

Honda will launch the European version of the ninth-generation Civic at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. While Ford is finally producing true world cars with the Fiesta and all-new Focus, Honda is developing the new Civic specifically for European buyers. It will only be available as a five-door hatchback with its suspension tuned for [...]

President Obama Debuts 54.5 mpg CAFE Fuel Economy Standard for 2025

Taking a break from talking about trillions of dollars in national debt, President Obama took a few minutes to announce a deal with automakers to raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025 — essentially double the current mandate.
CAFE standards were already reset in May of 2009, when President Obama mandated that [...]

Video Find: Ferrari Pieces Together 458 Italia’s 4.5-Liter V-8

The Ferrari 458 Italia’s 557-hp 4.5-liter V-8 is perhaps one of our favorite V-8s ever made. The little hunk of Italian fury will rev to the moon and sounds just so indescribably right. As with anything one might be obsessed with, learning more about it and seeing how it came to be is important. Ferrari [...]

Electric Avenue: BMW Announces Electric i3 City Car and i8 Sports Car

We’d hazard a guess that carbon footprint isn’t the biggest of considerations most BMW buyers make, but that hasn’t stopped the German marque from trying to make its fleet greener with hydrogen and hybrid models. Today, it’s announcing another step in that direction with the unveiling of both the i3 hatchback and i8 sports car [...]