The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 is Finally Here!
After decades of rumors about the Corvette switching to a mid-engine layout, Chevrolet has finally done it. Last night at a private event in California, the eighth generation Chevrolet Corvette came roaring on stage. Inspired by fighter jets, the new Corvette delivers a sleek design much like its predecessors. To cut to the chase, here […]
Meet the 11,000-HP Dodge Funny Car in its New Duds
Matt Hagan’s 11,000-horsepower NHRA Funny Car is getting an aggressive makeover for the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil. Hagan will debut a new 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody graphics package with a flared-out feel at the Denver area event, scheduled to take place July 19-21, 2019. His special Funny Car graphics recreate […]
New Suburban to Dominate Full-Size SUVs in 2020
The Chevrolet Suburban/Tahoe and its companions at GMC and Cadillac have long dominated America’s full-size SUV sales. Known for their solid reliability, they were often the only domestic car affected by well-off import owners who had to tow something now and then (say, a BMW racing car). Recently, though, the Tahoe, Suburban, Sierra, Yukon, and […]
Next-Generation Durango Rendered
Dodge has been having somewhat of an identity crisis for the past few years. The Charger and Challenger are continuing to sell well, but are aging and their replacements are still a few years away. To keep things fresh, Dodge has rolled out a steady stream of performance-oriented updates and special editions to those cars. […]
Teslas Cheaper, Still Above Promised Price
Teslas are cheaper now, with the base Model 3 dropping down to $38,990, or around $8,990 more than Elon Musk’s original promises for the car. When the Model 3 came out, newspapers compared it favorably to the Chevy Bolt; it was theoretically cheaper than the Bolt’s $37,495, faster, and such. Sure, it didn’t have a […]
Diesel Engine Discontinued in Terrain and Equinox
After only two years on the market, GM has made the decision to discontinue the 1.6 liter 4-cylinder diesel engine from the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox for the 2020 model year. This engine, also offered in the Cruze, made 137 horsepower and 240 horsepower and was rated by the EPA at 28 MPG in […]
Does Fiat Chrysler have a future?
In the early 1990s, General Motors was cost-conscious, watching their pennies, operating normally and bureaucratically in the knowledge that they were the world’s dominant automakers. Chrysler was on the verge of failure, but invested heavily in a series of completely new cars and trucks, developed by “platform teams” whose members came together from formerly inviolate […]
Tesla Model X and S Won’t Be Refreshed
Rumors have circulated recently that the Tesla Model S would soon be receiving a refresh to bring its design in line with more modern Tesla products; however, Elon has put that rumor to rest by posting on Twitter: “There is no “refreshed” Model X or Model S coming, only a series of minor ongoing changes. […]
What Does the 2020 GT500 Exactly Compete Against?
Power specs for the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 have recently been unveiled with a staggering 760 HP and 625 foot-pounds of torque. These power specs beg the question: What does the GT500 compete against? Let us take a look at high horsepower American cars. Dodge around this time last year unveiled the 797 HP […]
Market Share Analysis – Full Size Trucks First Half 2019
The full-size pickup truck market is 2 million plus sales per year market in the US. The market has been growing steadily after the economic shock a decade ago. It is possible the full-size truck market may continue to grow even if the overall new vehicle market contracts for 2019. There are three major players, […]