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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Old School Meets New School
Meet the Dodge SRT Demon's Ultimate Challenger: The Trans AM 1,000 HP Super Duty
[H]oping to steal the spotlight from the Dodge Challenger SRT is the latest vehicle of the Trans Am: the 2017 Trans Am Super Duty.
The Pontiac label was put to its shallow grave after General Motors axed the brand in 2010 as a result of financial dilemma. But now the Pontiac's classic muscle car is given a second life in the form of the 2017 Trans Am 455 Super Duty. The previous Trans Am vehicles were modelled from the 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro and General Motor's Zeta chassis, now the newly unveiled Trans Am 455 Super Duty is probably the first unit ever produced that is molded around the sixth gen Chevy Camaro and the lightweight Alpha chassis.
The biggest asset of this beast of a vehicle is its 455 cubic inch (7.4 L) variant of the GM's recent generation V LT1 V8 engine equipped with a Magnuson TVS2300 supercharger that produces up to 14 psi of boost- which has 0.5 less psi compared to the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. Trans Am Worldwide further revealed that the engine of the 455 Super Duty was made in partnership with a still unnamed premier NASCAR engine builder hailing from Martinsville, Virginia. Turns out, our guesses would directly point to the Arrington Performance by the very own NASCAR racer and team owner Joey Arrington. A cold air intake and purely ceramic coated headers, with 3.0 inch of exhaust powers contribute to an impressive 1,000 hp and 1,046 lb-ft of torque: a 160 hp and 276 lb-ft more than the Demon's performance on gas and 192 hp and 329 lb-ft more than the Demon's execution on 91 octane.
Tod Warmack, co-founder of Trans Am Worldwide, exclaimed in a press release that the new sports car is a full overhaul that wholly displays lustrous body lines paired with manly proportions and retro design. Trans Am Worldwide is also offering alternative glass T-tops within this year, however the most groundbreaking thing that they have done is that they have a new reputation to be proud of- offering a 1,000 hp performance set in a production automobile joining a few company that has the same feat.
(4WheelNews.com)
[H]oping to steal the spotlight from the Dodge Challenger SRT is the latest vehicle of the Trans Am: the 2017 Trans Am Super Duty.
The Pontiac label was put to its shallow grave after General Motors axed the brand in 2010 as a result of financial dilemma. But now the Pontiac's classic muscle car is given a second life in the form of the 2017 Trans Am 455 Super Duty. The previous Trans Am vehicles were modelled from the 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro and General Motor's Zeta chassis, now the newly unveiled Trans Am 455 Super Duty is probably the first unit ever produced that is molded around the sixth gen Chevy Camaro and the lightweight Alpha chassis.
The biggest asset of this beast of a vehicle is its 455 cubic inch (7.4 L) variant of the GM's recent generation V LT1 V8 engine equipped with a Magnuson TVS2300 supercharger that produces up to 14 psi of boost- which has 0.5 less psi compared to the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. Trans Am Worldwide further revealed that the engine of the 455 Super Duty was made in partnership with a still unnamed premier NASCAR engine builder hailing from Martinsville, Virginia. Turns out, our guesses would directly point to the Arrington Performance by the very own NASCAR racer and team owner Joey Arrington. A cold air intake and purely ceramic coated headers, with 3.0 inch of exhaust powers contribute to an impressive 1,000 hp and 1,046 lb-ft of torque: a 160 hp and 276 lb-ft more than the Demon's performance on gas and 192 hp and 329 lb-ft more than the Demon's execution on 91 octane.
Tod Warmack, co-founder of Trans Am Worldwide, exclaimed in a press release that the new sports car is a full overhaul that wholly displays lustrous body lines paired with manly proportions and retro design. Trans Am Worldwide is also offering alternative glass T-tops within this year, however the most groundbreaking thing that they have done is that they have a new reputation to be proud of- offering a 1,000 hp performance set in a production automobile joining a few company that has the same feat.
(4WheelNews.com)
Long Live The 911 GT3
Racing rulebooks are the only thing keeping the greatest 911 alive
The GT3 isn't turbo because the racecar isn't turbo.
The reason the GT3 hasn't gone the turbo is the same reason the GT3 exists: because racecar. In an interview with Autoblog, GT Project Director Andreas Preuninger laid it out thusly: "What's very crucial for us, a key factor is the bloodline between the racecar and the street car."
That's not just marketing. Preuninger tells that, without the 997-generation GT3 R racecar, there never would have been a GT3 RS 4.0 road car. "The theoretical paperwork didn't show how good the engine felt and what you could do with it before you really built one and tried it. That's what you do on the racing side - just try something out. And that filters into the street cars as well."
(AutoBlog.com)
The GT3 isn't turbo because the racecar isn't turbo.
The reason the GT3 hasn't gone the turbo is the same reason the GT3 exists: because racecar. In an interview with Autoblog, GT Project Director Andreas Preuninger laid it out thusly: "What's very crucial for us, a key factor is the bloodline between the racecar and the street car."
That's not just marketing. Preuninger tells that, without the 997-generation GT3 R racecar, there never would have been a GT3 RS 4.0 road car. "The theoretical paperwork didn't show how good the engine felt and what you could do with it before you really built one and tried it. That's what you do on the racing side - just try something out. And that filters into the street cars as well."
(AutoBlog.com)
Hell No!
Is It Morally Right To Peek Under Someone's Car Cover?
As a car person, what is the most appropriate way to respond if you happen to catch someone peeking under your car cover? And, on the other side of that, is it right to peek under a cover at all?
(Jalopnik.com)
As a car person, what is the most appropriate way to respond if you happen to catch someone peeking under your car cover? And, on the other side of that, is it right to peek under a cover at all?
(Jalopnik.com)
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