It may be hard to believe, living as we are in today’s hyper-competitive global automotive marketplace, that General Motors used to sell a little over half of the new cars and trucks in the United...
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You know, it’s been a while since we heard from Kazunori Yamauchi and the crew at Polyphony Digital regarding the progress of Gran Turismo 6. You remember Gran Turismo 6, right? The latest chapter in...
One of the biggest surprises of the 2013 auto show season was, without a doubt, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. Most industry watchers assumed the 1LE package for the Camaro SS would be the most hardcore...
Purpose-built racing cars – be they single seat open wheelers, sports prototypes, dragsters or any other automobile whose sole reason for being is to compete – have always inspired awe and been capable of extraordinary...
In the early 1960s, the hyper-talented creative types at General Motors Design (led by Bill Mitchell) created a mid-size, two-door personal luxury car. The tidy, almost European proportions and lines would eventually draw praise from...
Although the Chicago Auto Show generally doesn’t get much love from the international automotive press, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t see any hot and significant new vehicle debuts. The 2013 rendition of the event is...
One of the best ways to add some sizzle to a new model is to name it after a race track. Even if it isn’t an overtly sporty vehicle, bestowing upon it the name of...
It is often said that if you want to make a small fortune in motorsports, start with a large fortune. Superstar athletes and A-list entertainers tend to have large fortunes, and over the years dozens...
One of the best bellwethers of a person’s will to succeed is how he or she responds to adversity. The act of attaining fame and fortune when the odds are in your favor or, at...
An overwhelming majority of sources assert that the Adam of the American muscle car species is the 1964 Pontiac GTO. It was certainly the first muscle car to be marketed toward leadfooted baby boomers, but...