Ralph Gilles, CEO of SRT and Chrysler LLC’s Vice President of Product Design, has been known to be outspoken. In 2012 on Twitter he told Donald Trump “You are full of shit!” after Trump said Chrysler was going to send all Jeep manufacturing to China. “We’re trying to build a custom show car that you […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 28, 2014
We know any way you shake it, the C7 Corvette Stingray is a decent leap ahead of the base C6 ‘Vette, but what if you compare a nearly stock Stingray to a decently modded C6? In the Fast Lane Car video below, you’ll see a 2014 C7 Corvette on racing tires battle a 2010 C6 […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 27, 2014
Photo Credit: IMSA.com New Chevrolet GT race cars display competitive balance in 2014 opener DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2014) – In its return to the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Corvette Racing experienced the highs and lows of the twice-around-the-clock endurance classic. In their competitive debut, both of the team’s Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs led the […]
By: Keith Cornett | January 26, 2014
Hennessey Performance has just released a video of its first twin-turbo 2014 Corvette Stingray on the dyno, and the preliminary results are promising. Running seven pounds of boost and 93-octane fuel, the HPE700 Corvette put down 608 horsepower and 565 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels. Calculate for a 15-percent driveline loss, and at […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 24, 2014
Most parents take a conservative approach to driver training. They’ll often espouse slow and steady driving habits while their children suffer behind the wheel of the gutless family beater. It is likely you were taught to drive this way, and once you got your license, you eschewed your conservative training for heavy-footed behavior. But what if […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 23, 2014
With an estimated 625 horsepower and 635 lb-ft of torque, the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is one mad piece of machinery. Unleash all that power, and major chunks of physical reality will fly at you like the attacking fowl in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. The upcoming C7 Z06 will offer a removable carbon fiber roof […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 23, 2014
When it comes to Corvette Racing, there are two things to consider. First, Corvette Racing’s track record: Nine team championships and eight driver championships mean the factory-backed Corvette Racing team is the most successful organization in American Le Mans Series history. Corvette Racing has also won the Rolex 24 at Daytona, and they’ve earned seven […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 23, 2014
