Automotive & Aftermarket News

Mark Your Calendars! 2014 Holley LS Fest Set for September 5-7

Holley has announced the dates for its fifth annual celebration of all-things LS. Mark your calendars for the weekend of September 5 when LS Fest is scheduled to take over Bowling Green, KY. You can check out the official release from Holley below and see our LS Fest coverage from last year here. Bowling Green, KY–Holley

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First Two ‘Vettes Removed from Corvette Museum Sinkhole and One Still Runs! See Which One

The legendary prototype 2009 Corvette ZR1, also known as “Blue Devil,” became the first Corvette removed from the National Corvette Museum sinkhole—and it fired right up! According to the museum’s website, crowds of construction personnel, media, museum visitors, and staff cheered as the first lost Corvette emerged from the depths of the sinkhole this morning at approximately

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Video: Hennessey Venom GT Hits 270 MPH Mark on NASA Runway!

  The battle between the Hennessey Venom GT and Bugatti Veyron continues! Hennessey fired the latest salvo by making a 270.49 mile-per-hour pass on a Kennedy Space Center runway. The 3.22-mile pass bested the Veyron’s fastest speed by .063 miles-per-hour. That’s fast enough to impress everyone—everyone except the folks at NASA, that is. NASA officials wouldn’t let the Hennessey make a return

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“Big Daddy” Don Garlits Goes Electric in Quest for 200 MPH Pass!

[portfolio_slideshow id=28574] Racing legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits officially began his latest quest for another racing milestone at the 2013 SEMA Show in Las Vegas last November. That’s where his latest dragster, the SR-37 “Quest for 200 MPH of Batteries” made its debut. Garlits, along with SR-37 co-owners Brad Hadman and Mike Gerry, are pushing to break

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Kodewa Unveils the Lotus C-01 Motorcycle

Despite its recent troubles, Lotus has made its initial foray into the motorcycle market—sort of. Although the newly unveiled Lotus C-01 motorcycle bears the Lotus name, it was actually built by Kodewa, the German company that built the Lotus Le Mans car. Outside of lending its brand name to the new superbike, Lotus has had

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Sinkhole in Kentucky Swallows 8 Corvettes at Corvette Museum

A sinkhole opened up without warning inside the National Corvette Museum Wednesday, and eight Chevrolet Corvettes fell into it. According to reports, six of the eight were donated to the museum by Corvette enthusiasts, and two are owned by General Motors. From Bangshift: “It is with heavy hearts that we report that eight Corvettes were affected

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F-Series Facts: 9 Cool Facts About the 2015 Ford F-Series Pickup

The 2015 Ford F-150 pickup debuted at the Detroit auto show on Monday. In an earlier post, we asked you about your thoughts on the truck’s move to a more aluminum-intensive design—you can read that post here. While that post was opinion-oriented, we wanted to follow up with a Joe Friday-inspired post about the new F-Series—just

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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Unveiled in Detroit

Take one 625-horsepower, supercharged LT4 engine and combine it with a seven-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission. Throw in a track-inspired lightweight frame, wider tires, and body components designed for optimized downforce, and you’ve got the 2015 Corvette Z06. General Motors introduced the new Z06 at the Detroit Auto Show today, calling it the most

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Automation, Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Highlight Auto News at CES

At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV, several automakers and industry suppliers showcased new technology that we can expect to see infiltrate the market in the coming months and years. With the help of CNET’s great coverage of the entire show, we honed in on the automotive applications introduced, and picked out

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