I see Lancia Beta in the front hood and quarters, and the gap between front wheel and hood. I see some Challenger/Barracuda in the trunk lid and rear quarters. Overall a well proportioned and good looking car. Would love to see a restomod with a 340 or 440 stuffed under the hood.

Between 10.0 and 15.0 pounds per HP is the sweet spot for street cars. Less than 10 lbs/HP and performance is largely unusable on the street. More than 15 lbs/HP and it still perfectly safe and serviceable, but starts to feel sluggish.

Well, yes, the TRD exhaust is aftermarket, sort of. It is a dealer installed accessory, offered by Toyota and covered by the new car warranty, so sort of a factory sport exhaust option. If Honda made a sport exhaust option for the S2000, that would be allowed, right? The TRD exhaust sounds MUCH different than stock,…

I own both an S2000 and a FR-S. The S2000 is the more focused sports car, while the FR-S is the better all-around car. Compared to the S2000, the FR-S has much better ergonomics and overall quality feel. The FR-S is much stiffer and more controlled. The S2000 is faster, but doesn’t always feel like it. My FR-S has the…

I bought a brand new 09 CTS-V, manual, with Recaros for $59k out the door. This was with GM pricing, but still shows the value.

Actually it’s closer to $40k more than a SS. I’m actually in the market for something like this, and the SS keeps coming back in my mind as a relative bargain, and it has a manual!

What if Pentax or Sony made a DSLR model that was feature and performance rated better than the Nikon or Canon comparables, but priced about 10% less? That is Cadillac today, and I think it actually makes some sense. Cadillac won’t win all buyers, but the better performance and lower price will get some attention.

I think this is true. I got a new 15 GMC Sierra on the President's Day promotion, where specific units in inventory longest got a huge rebate. Chevy didn't have anything like that at the time. The Sierra was $45k sticker, sale price after all incentives was $34k. This was a Double cab, 5.3 V8, 4x4, Z71, tow…

Well, depends on if ‘live forever’ means able to rack up a million miles and keep going, or still start and run after sitting in storage for 50 or 100 years.

Suburban = the most useful vehicle in the world. Seriously, that's why they are so popular. Think of all the variations of these things - from bare bones work trucks, to specialized people haulers, to full-zoot luxury Escalades, and even the Avalanche trucks. Don't forget the decades of 2500 or 3/4-ton versions,…

Are they changing the 3/36 bumper-to-bumper warranty? This only applied to Chevy and GMC, as Buick and Cadillac have different warranty plans. I just bought a 2015 GMC Sierra and am kind of glad I got the 100k mile warranty, although I admit it was not a factor in my purchase decision.

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Thanks for making the Chevy SS happen. It is a car guy's car, and in a class of it's own with the manual. Any chance of the LS7 in a special final edition of the SS? It would make a hell of a sendoff!

Manufacturers strategically raise prices on halo or high-end models as a way to maintain exclusivity, and maintain the aspirational positioning. Higher prices on new model years keeps prices high on the used models, and reinforces the perception that the model is hard to get and expensive.

Because when the rest of the world has gone completely turbo, Toyobaru will absolutely NEVER put a turbo in the twins...

I think you are looking at this wrong. I am considering the following three cars:

Yes, I sat in one at an auto show this month. It was available for purchase. I really liked it actually. It has more room than it looks, and overall a good seating position and feel. I did not drive it, but just seeing it in person bumped it up on my possible next vehicle list.

I like the Chevy SS, and considered a 2014 but got a CTS Vsport instead. With the 2014 SS being auto only, and still $45k, I felt the similarly powered Vsport was a better deal.

In the late '80s, Chrysler and Mitsubishi got together to form an alliance calledDiamond Star Motors, or "DSM". From this unlikely pairing came cars like the Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest, Dodge/Mitsubishi Colt, Mitsubishi 3000GT/Dodge Stealth, and the Mitsubishi Eclipse/Eagle Talon/Plymouth Laser.

I thought you were gonna tell us you found an awesome Motley Crue cassette left in the tape deck.