Jul 03
F1 is the pinnical of motorsport. It’s a showcase of technology, driver talent, and team chemistry. Even the team buses are amazing marvels of technology. F1 began with slightly more humble roots then the multi billion dollar business it is today but even back in the 50s the cars pushed the limits of what could be.
Hit the jump for a video on the evolution of F1. It’s pretty sweet.
Jul 02
I’ve decided to take a bit of a different direction with the rest of this month’s White Hall Drag-O-Way coverage by focusing more on singular vehicles. The details are what makes a car, so why not show more of them? And that brings us to today. This beautiful Chevelle started life as a standard SS with a 396, but now a 454 resides under the hood.
Jul 01
Launch control is becoming common place in the performance car market. It’s been around a good while now and it’s finally trickling down into the muscle car market. Check out Ford showing us how it’s done on the GT500. They also show us how to get rid of mosquitoes in your neighborhood by not using it.
Souce: Ford via youtube
Jun 29
It’s the fifth Friday of the month so that can mean only one thing – it’s time to load up and head down to White Hall, Illinois to see what the guys of the White Hall Drag-O-Way are up to. Every month with five Fridays there is a get together in town. It’s relaxed, fun, and full of great cars. Today’s turn out was awesome despite the 105 degree temperature.
Hit the jump for more pics and keep your eyes peeled for part II later in the week.
Jun 28
The fellas over at The Detroit Bureau are pretty good at picking up on rumors. As we reported a while back rumors are flying that we will indeed see an ATS-V and possibly an ATS Coupe. The latest swirling rumor is that Caddy is looking to bring back a convertible as well which could land on the ATS name plate.
One thing we know is the ATS is a VERY important car for Cadillac as it could fill the spot the CTS voided when it moved more upmarket to compete with the 5 series and E class. The ATS is going to slot in just above 30k to go to battle with the 3 series and C class. We all know the big auto mags have the 3 series shoved so far up their ass they poop I-drive systems so it’s going to take one hell of a car to get the press from them that the ATS will deserve. However with a V model likely featuring either a turbo V-6 making 380hp or an LS3 pushing more then 400hp that just might do the trick.
In a way I’m hoping for the turbo V-6 because I’d hate to see the CTS suffer the same fate as the STS, namely being that no one wants an STS because the CTS is cheaper and so good. I’m sure the boys at Cadillac have it all figured out. More on an STS-V and CTS-V test drive in the coming days and for now we’ll keep our eyes open for more ATS rumors.
