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Fiat 500 To Go On Sale Late This Year

Friday, February 12, 2010

Attack of the superminis! There hasn’t been any shortage of introductions in the segment lately. Alfa Romeo MiTo, Ford Fiesta, Audi A1, just to name a few. Let us know what your favorites of the lot are in a CarThrottle Asks post on the subject. The Fiat 500 is one of those models, and much fanfare [...]

How To: Install A Banks Ram-Air Intake On A Dodge 6.7 Cummins

Monday, February 1, 2010

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How To: Install A Banks Ram-Air Intake On A Dodge 6.7 Cummins

Most people see large diesel trucks as tools for accomplishing a job. What most people don’t realize is that with a few choice modifications, a modern turbodiesel truck can produce an absolutely obscene amount of weapons-grade power. I recently spent a few hours up to my elbows in a Cummins 6.7-powered Ram 3500, installing a [...]

Used Car Buyer’s Guide: Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4

Friday, January 29, 2010

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Used Car Buyer’s Guide: Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4

The 3000GT VR-4 is a sign of both what’s right and what’s terminally wrong with the automotive industry. Which is remarkable, because they haven’t made one since, oh -- 2000. US imports ceased in 1999, meaning the freshest of 3000GT’s are more than a decade old at this point, so the relevance of the VR-4 [...]

Sad: Devon Motor Works Closes

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

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Another small operation starts, only to close. With Devon Motor Works though, it isn’t because the company ran out of cash. Back in the dark days of summer 2008, with Chrysler heading toward bankruptcy, Devon Motor Works made an offer for Viper while Chrysler was attempting to sell it. Being a lowball offer of only $5.5 million, [...]

The Worst 10 Performance Cars of 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

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Top Ten lists are a longstanding tradition with automotive journalism outlets. And why not? People love a Top Ten list (it gives them something to argue about!), and man, they’re not exactly hard to throw together. The issue is that the vast majority of them are fluff, crap, really just a slap on the back [...]

VIDEO: Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Around Laguna Seca

Thursday, November 26, 2009

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VIDEO: Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Around Laguna Seca

News about the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR’s record-setting Laguna Seca run just came out. The Devon Motor Works GTX held the last record, with it scarcely beating the Viper SRT10 ACR’s time. Now a video has come out from the cockpit of the car as it goes around for the record-breaking lap. It is narrated a [...]

Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Sets Laguna Seca Record

Thursday, November 26, 2009

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Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Sets Laguna Seca Record

The United States really doesn’t have a supercar equivalent to the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini. The Corvette and Corvette ZR1 are perhaps the best examples, as well as the Dodge Viper. The latter is a heavy part of a project that does aim to provide an American supercar – the Devon Motor Works GTX. It [...]

Viper Production To End in 2010, New Model Coming in 2012

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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Viper Production To End in 2010, New Model Coming in 2012

At today’s marathon six-hour long briefing on the future of Chrysler, perhaps the biggest news we haven’t heard before was information about the future of Viper. The car’s future has been in doubt over the past year. Prior to bankruptcy, Chrysler deemed it as one of the assets it had worth selling. No buyers were found [...]

My Realistic Fantasy Garage

Monday, October 19, 2009

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I am entirely aware of the fact that “realistic” and “fantasy” are antonyms. A “Fantasy” garage is packed with the best of the best, picked for possessing an all-star list of attributes. Like a Fantasy Football team, I suppose. A realistic fantasy garage can’t exist, because in the real world circumstances are never ideal for [...]

Lincoln MKT Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick

Friday, September 18, 2009

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Well, while we’re on the subject of crash tests – there have also been some new Top Safety Picks announced, one of which includes the 2010 Lincoln MKT. We’ve been covering the MKT with our CarThrottle review, and now it has one more thing to add to the list of things in it’s favor – [...]