Corvette Museum’s 1962 Displayed on U.S.S. Lexington
Support for the National Corvette Museum comes in many forms, and for one Corvette enthusiast that support was to provide event registration for the Museum to participate in America: The Car Show. “We are honoring Bill Thomas, who has been part of our shows for the 11...
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Is The Model No One Is Talking About
As soon as the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was unveiled to the world a couple of months ago, the world started to speculate what future Z06 and ZR1 variants will be like. One future Corvette which hasn’t really been discussed is a potential new Grand Sport. The...
Later this month, a significant piece of Porsche history goes up for auction
We have the rare chance to drive the legendary 1939 Type 64 in “Ground Zero.” Editor Rob Sass drives the highly anticipated, normally aspirated, six-cylinder 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder, due to go on sale in spring 2020. Read about them in “Top of the Line.” Dr....
GM Engineers Talk About Transformations from C7 Corvette to C8 Mid-Engine Corvette and Driver Modes
At the C8 Corvette debut on July 18, 2019, I had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to speak with the engineers and designers of the all new 2020 Corvette. The C8 is a huge transformation from the front-engine, seventh-generation Corvette. Read about how the engineers...
1939 Porsche Type 64 Fails to Sell After Bidding Mix-Up
The 1939 Porsche Type 64 was one of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche’s early experimental vehicles, and yesterday, it was one of the star auction cars during 2019 Monterey Car Week. Projected to sell in the neighborhood of $20 million by auction house RM Sotheby’s, the one-off...
Corvette chief engineer: No manual transmission for C8, it’s a dying business
Corvette fans still holding out hope for a manual transmission in the C8 generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, abandon hope. Not only does the Corvette’s chief engineer and vehicle line director say the Corvette won’t get a manual, but building manual transmissions is...
Guess What? The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Is Almost Sold Out
Guess What? The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Is Almost Sold Out You snooze you lose. In what will likely be music to the ears of management parked high up in the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, the 2020 Chevy Corvette appears to already be a smashing success....
What’s going on with the Porsche 997.2 market?
In April of 2018, I wrote that the 997.2 base Carrera was a Porsche that we should all be shopping for. Shortly thereafter, I took my own advice and bought a Guards Red six-speed manual base coupe for $36,000. It was advertised in The Mart and it had 62,000 miles on...
2019 NY Auto Show Preview
Everything you saw in LA and more! We are thrilled to invite you to join us at the New York International Auto Show to experience another exceptional moment in Porsche history. As a Porsche owner, you will have access to an exclusive event taking place the morning of...
Porsche joins battle of SUV coupes with Cayenne
Above: Porsche Cayenne Turbo Coupé (left) and Cayenne Coupé. Porsche’s had a badly kept secret for some time now: It has been developing a coupe body style for the Cayenne SUV, so it came as no surprise when the automaker officially unveiled it today. The new Cayenne...
Porsche’s “Mr. 911” on the Future of the Iconic Sports Car
All-electric model “is not impossible,” he says Following the successful launch of the third new Porsche 911 developed during his 18-year stint as product director of the iconic sports car, “Mr. 911” August Achleitner is transitioning to retirement. The Austrian-born...
XPEL Named Official Window Tint And Paint Protection Films Of The BMW Car Club Of America
GREENVILLE, S.C. (January 8, 2019) – The BMW Car Club of America today announced an agreement that will make XPEL the “Official Window Tint and Paint Protection Films of the BMW Car Club of America” (BMW CCA) for 2019. The agreement provides XPEL exclusive status, a...