John Coyle

by John Coyle CorvetteForum Before the General takes the wraps off the C7 in January it’s got some other big news to announce?for a decidedly different segment. And no, it doesn’t involve the Ciel concept above. GM is going to begin using some of the electric vehicle tech it launched with the Volt in the […] More »

by John Coyle Corvette Forum  Omega Tool Corp. has released a video showing the CAD drawings for the C7’s nose. While the company initially said it showed the process for crafting the C6’s front clip, it’s clear to any Corvette fan that this isn’t C6, and it seems to match the leaked drawings Jalopnik published […] More »

by John Coyle Corvette Forum This weekend marks the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500. And while it’s always an awesome race, after the death of Dan Wheldon at the season finale in Las Vegas, it’s certain to be tinted with sadness. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that all the drivers have a safe race […] More »

by John Coyle Corvette Forum Sad news to end the week. Carroll Shelby died in Dallas yesterday after a long illness. He was 89.  Over the course of his life, the brash Texan had been a chicken farmer, test pilot and factory race driver for Allard, Maserati and Aston Martin. But he’ll be remembered best […] More »

by John Coyle Corvette Forum Even with a damaged car?most of the race was run without a hood?Corvette Racing drivers Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin were able to pull out a victory at the demolition derby that was the Streets of Long Beach. And while the team is fresh off a win and seems to […] More »

by John Coyle Corvette Forum My Jaguar XJ6 had an automatic, and so did my old pickup. But all my other cars have been sticks, it fit those vehicles, but I’ve always preferred rowing my own gears. So it’s been depressing to see standards disappearing, and even more depressing to see what a dismal percentage […] More »

by John Coyle Corvette Forum First, let me say that I’m not in favor of people getting killed because of “unintended acceleration.” Nobody likes getting killed. But even though the big brains over at NASA weren’t able to find any fault with Toyota in those cases, the NHTSA wants automakers to install Accelerator Control Systems, […] More »