The Dodge Viper has been out of production since 2010 but Chrysler Group unveiled a new version, powered by a huge 8.4 liter V10 engine, at the New York Auto Show. The 640-horsepower car will be available only with a six-speed manual transmission. The new car looks like the Vipers dating back to the car’s […]
It’s been almost two years since Dodge built a Viper. Production of the last-gen car—which was nearly the last in the “final” sense of the word—ceased in summer of 2010, but it’s again time to give thanks to the gods of internal-combustion barbarism: The new Viper is debuting at the New York auto show. But it’s […]
There was the promise of a “bold, courageous design” from Lexus group vice president and general manager Mark Templin today at the New York auto show. Then there was the 2013 Lexus ES 350 that appeared from beneath a Plexiglas trapezoid at the company’s press conference. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120404/NEWYORK/120409934
It’s safe to say Ferrari is pretty chuffed with its latest piece of coursework. The birth of the new F12 Berlinetta marks a new high for Maranello, in more ways than one. It’s the most powerful road-going Ferrari in history and now stands above the parapet as the quickest model to lap the famous Fiorano […]
German widget maker Siemens developed a new type of brake for cars that uses electricity rather than hydraulics. AutoWeek reported on the new system, which looks like the next evolutionary step, just as disc brakes were a big step beyond drum brakes, previously. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9662193-1.html?tag=mncol;8n