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How drivers can easy increase their gas mileage

Who wouldn’t like to see their gas money stretch further?  Better gas mileage means fewer trips to the pump and more money in the pocket every month.  As appealing as this seems, it’s remarkable that few drivers rarely “work” at saving gas.  The funny thing is that if you put just a modest effort into […]


Small-Block V-8 is the Heart of Chevrolet Corvette

For 58 of its 60 years, the Chevrolet Corvette has been powered by the legendary Chevrolet V-8 engine. Technological advancements have increased output threefold – from 195 hp in 1955 to 638 hp today – as well as reliability, refinement and efficiency. However, the fundamental architecture of the Chevrolet “Small Block” remains the same today […]


2013 Camaro 1LE: 426-hp, 1g cornering

DETROIT – The road-racing inspired Camaro 1LE performance package returns for 2013 with unique gearing, suspension tuning, and tires that makes the model capable of more than 1 g of lateral acceleration and a sub-three minute lap time at Virginia International Raceway’s Grand Course. It is offered on Camaro SS coupes with manual transmissions. “The […]


2012 Dodge Challenger Rallye Redline at Spring Fest

Evolving into the largest homecoming of modern Dodge rear-wheel-drive performance cars, the seventh annual Spring Festival of LXs marked the perfect opportunity to reveal the new 2012 Dodge Challenger Rallye Redline. With its powerful and efficient 305 horsepower engine, paddle-shifting transmission, performance suspension designed to maximize the muscle car’s near 50/50 weight distribution for improved […]


2011 Ford Mustang V6 runs 776.5 miles on one tank, 48.5 mpg

MUSTANG V-6 AVERAGES 48.5 MPG; RUNS 1,457 LAPS AT BRISTOL ON A SINGLE TANK OF GAS * The 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 sets a new record by averaging 48.5 mpg on a track while completing 1,457 laps with an average speed of 43.9 mph * Mustang is powered by a new 3.7-liter V-6 engine that […]