The Passing Scene

A couple of years ago I was sitting at a traffic light, and for some reason I began identifying the cars crossing the intersection by country of origin… Japan, Japan, Japan, Germany, Japan, Japan, Sweden, Japan, US, Japan, Japan, Japan, Korea, Germany,...

707 Horsepower and Dead Last

Dodge garnered a lot of headlines recently when it launched the 707-horsepower 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, but that car helped Fiat Chrysler Automobiles come in last among eleven carmakers in the EPA’s annual “Fuel Economy Trends” report, released in early...

One Fewer Desoto

It should break the heart of any “car guy,” even if that car guy is not a lover of old Mopars. On Saturday, October 11, the driver of a Dodge Caravan minivan ran off State Highway 31 in Lebanon Township, New Jersey, and demolished a 1950 Desoto that was parked in...

No Cheap Porsche

The rumor mill has been reporting that Porsche was considering adding a shorter, lighter, and less expensive mid-engined roadster to its lineup, based on the Boxster and to be named 718.  But if your had your heart set on getting an entry-level Porsche, let go of your...

Viper on the Sidelines

DETROIT – Chrysler Group LLC has announced that it is discontinuing its SRT (Street and Racing Technology) Motorsports racing program in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).What this means is that no longer will we see factory-backed Vipers in the IMSA...