NEW YORK – It’s the fastest production Corvette in history with a combined 655 horsepower. It’ll go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds and cover the quarter mile in 10.5 seconds. It’s the all-wheel-drive 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, a gas-electric hybrid model with a six-figure base …
Read More »Rare Pontiac LeMans GT Has A Four-Speed And Bench Seat
BETHLEHEM, CT – When Rick Robert was youngster his mother would take him to visit his “Aunt Betty” in Southington, CT and it was always a treat. “Every time, once a week, she used to buy me a Matchbox car. And I’d go, ‘Mom, let’s go back.’ We went back …
Read More »Wyoming Seeks To Ban Sales of Electric Vehicles
Update: The resolution died in committee on Jan. 16 after this story was posted. CHEYENNE, WY – In a move to “ensure the stability of the Wyoming’s oil and gas industry,” a resolution introduced Jan. 13 in the state legislature urges that Wyoming ban the sale of electric vehicles by …
Read More »Is The SUV Era About To End? Citroën’s CEO Says It’s Inevitable
SUVs are on the way out. So says Vincent Cobée, CEO of French automaker Citroën. “The world of the SUV is done,” he tells “AutoExpress” in the UK. Cobée gives design needs and changing perceptions as concerns deepen over climate change as reasons why sport utility vehicles may soon be …
Read More »It Took Two Tries To Obtain A 1966 Dodge Charger
GAYLORDSVILLE, CT – Nearly 50 years elapsed between the first time that Everett A. Pierce Jr. of Gaylordsville tried to buy a 1966 Dodge Charger and the moment that he finally landed one in December 2015. During that time he got married and had a family, but he never gave …
Read More »Tesla Slashes Prices To Better Compete
AUSTIN, TX – Electric automaker Tesla has slashed the prices of its vehicles in the United States and Europe by as much as 20 percent in a move to counter growing competition and slowing sales. The least expensive version of its entry-level Model 3 now sells for slightly less than …
Read More »Newport Car Museum Sets “Hoods Up Weekend” Dates; Once A Month in 2023
PORTSMOUTH, RI – For some classic car enthusiasts, it’s all about the styling. Others, though, are more interested in what’s under the hood. That’s why the Newport Car Museum regularly stages a “Hoods Up Weekend” to enable visitors to view the power plants of its 90-plus models. That 90-plus figure …
Read More »Ford Model A Roadster Pickup Used For Errands And For Racing
PLANTSVILLE, CT – It hasn’t always been reliable, and it’s not in tip-top shape cosmetically, yet Dennis Brilla’s 1928 Ford Model A Roadster pickup perfectly suits his needs – whether throwing up sand on the beach in The Race of Gentlemen in southern New Jersey or hauling wood from his …
Read More »Honda Presents All-New 2023 Accord, Including Four Hybrid Models
TORRANCE, CA – Honda is out with an all-new, 11th generation Accord mid-sized sedan for 2023. Available in six trim levels with MSRPs ranging from $27,295 to $37,890 (plus $1,095 destination charge), the 2023 Accord will begin arriving in dealer showrooms this month. There are two gas-powered models at the …
Read More »Ford Brags About Growing EV Sales In 2022
DEARBORN, MI – Ford has now claimed bragging rights as “the second largest automaker of electric vehicles in America” having sold 61,575 battery-powered models in 2022. Ford’s EV sales figures released Thursday show the company sold 39,458 of its Mustang Mach-E SUV last year, which was a 45.4 percent increase …
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