Detroit Maintenance Man Due $16,000 Reward for Finding Papa John’s Stolen Camaro
A Detroit maintenance man has reunited Papa John’s founder John Schnatter with his famous Chevy Camaro Z28 only two days after it was stolen. The Camaro was lifted from a lot on Woodbridge Street on August 16th, after arriving in town to be displayed at the Woodward Dream Cruise. It was one of three vehicles reported stolen over the weekend’s events, […]
Leopard-Print Corvette Is Hot, HOT, HAAAWT
This 1971 Chevy Corvette C3 with a custom leopard-skin paint job is more than just eye-catching. It is, in the immortal words of Ruby Rhod, hot, hot, HAAAAWWT! And yet, somehow, unable to attract a buyer The classic car did actually receive a $6,600 bid on eBay, but that wasn’t enough to meet the reserve […]
Danica Patrick Latest in Long Line of NASCAR Women
Danica Patrick is the only female NASCAR driver in history to win pole position in the Daytona 500, and this week it was announced that she has found a new sponsorship in Nature’s Bakery for the 2016 season, ensuring her future in the Sprint Cup Series. Danica Patrick is currently 21st in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, […]
Report: Buick May Import Envision Crossover Direct from China
It’s been two years since Buick first introduced the Envision crossover in China, and it’s been a major contributor to the brand’s sales successes ever since. Around the time of the Envision’s launch, Buick asked some of its dealers in the United States what they’d think about having the Envision in their showrooms, leading many to believe […]
Danica Patrick Signs Extension to Remain in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Danica Patrick, the only female NASCAR driver to ever win the pole for the Daytona 500, announced a new sponsorship deal with Nature’s Bakery on August 18th, which ensures she’ll be driving around in circles for the foreseeable future with the Sprint Cup Series. This change of sponsorship–from GoDaddy to Nature’s Bakery–means Patrick’s No. 10 […]
2016 Chevrolet Volt Given Official EPA MPGe Rating
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt was revealed as a surprise at Chevrolet’s presentation at CES Las Vegas this past January, and then was completely unveiled by General Motors at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit later that month. The latest generation of Volt is touted as the best one yet, and it was estimated that […]
Mary Barra Attends Woodward Dream Cruise In Her Corvette
The Woodward Dream Cruise is a major event on the Detroit calendar, and the big American automakers make sure to attend. They usually bring their flashiest models to show off to an adoring public, and this year was no different with Chevrolet bringing the latest generation Camaro to display. On hand for the celebrations was also […]
GM Toledo Transmission Plant Earns Ohio EPA E3 Award
In September of last year, General Motors’ Toledo Transmission facility won a “Most Valuable Pollution Prevention” award from the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable. In keeping with its award-winning, eco-friendly nature, GM Toledo Transmission earned another award a little less than a year later, this time earning the Ohio EPA’s Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Gold-level Award […]
What is PMPG and How Does It Work?
How an SUV might be more efficient than a subcompact
When we think of vehicles and their efficiency, it is usually in terms of miles per gallon (MPG). Of course, with electric cars, we refer to it as MPGe, but it is still built on the same foundational principle: that fuel rating applies no matter how many people you carry in your car. Sure, when […]
Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant Tour Visitor Info & Review
If you’re travelling through southern Kentucky and are looking for a unique experience, check out the Chevrolet Corvette Assembly Plant Tour in Bowling Green, Kentucky. While it’s not the best tour experience in itself, the wonder of seeing a vehicle as iconic and luxurious as the Chevy Corvette being made is worth the hour. Address: 600 […]
Actor Who Played Batman Dies in Car Crash
During one of his recent campaign stops in Des Moines, Iowa, presidential hopeful and eccentric billionaire Donald Trump gave children the opportunity to ride in his personal helicopter and jokingly said that he was Batman, but sadly that act of kindness couldn’t compare to those of a real life Batman who passed away on August 16th. Leonard […]
Don’t Hold Your Breath for an Autonomous Corvette
Autonomous technology and self-driving cars are the wave of the future—even a panel of performance executives from Ford, Dodge, and Chevrolet all agreed last week that such vehicles would be commonplace 20 years from now. What they aren’t predicting, however, is the rise of driverless muscle cars. “We probably as a group will be the […]
Season One Supernatural Impala Found
Any fan of the paranormal TV show Supernatural will tell you that it has a signature vehicle: a 1967 Chevrolet Impala. At the end of season one, the original Impala took a pretty good beating at the hands of a particularly vengeful demon, and it was presumed lost. The Winchester brothers onscreen mourned the cool […]
Tacoma Specs and Pricing Info Revealed
The countdown is on for the release of the all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The mid-size pickup has been thoroughly made-over to make it more competitive with the likes of the Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon duo, and it looks like it’s going to be successful. Now, Toyota has officially released pricing after a leak last month that […]
GM Lansing Delta Township Plant Produces 2 Millionth Vehicle
There was a great deal of significance stowed in a new 2016 Buick Enclave in White Frost Tricoat that came off the line at Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant on Friday. The Enclave was the 2 millionth vehicle produced at Lansing, coming a little more than nine years after the plant opened on May 24th, […]
George Talley’s Stolen 1979 Corvette Restored by GM
Last year, 71-year old Detroit native George Talley got the surprise of his life when AAA called to inform him that his stolen 1979 Chevy Corvette had been recovered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. When General Motors executive Mark Reuss heard the story, he personally paid to have the classic car transported back to Talley so that […]
Chevrolet Ready to Rescue Cars at Woodward Dream Cruise
The legendary Woodward Dream Cruise is this Saturday in Detroit, Michigan, when a long line of new and classic cars take a drive down the famous Woodward Avenue in a long parade. During the week leading up to the cruise, many manufacturers bring their latest cars to show off, and owners of vintage cars show […]
Buddhist Twitter User Shares Images of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Cars He Made With Vegetables
Twitter user @Sativa_high took the concept of biodegradable vehicles to an unusual level on August 12th, when he tweeted photos of cars inspired by the action movie Mad Max:Fury Road, which he made with cucumbers and eggplants. I made “mad max vehicles” of cucumber and eggplant. pic.twitter.com/vwhnvsLoL3 — ボサノバ和尚 (@sativa_high) August 12, 2015 The vegetable […]