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...

Paul Revere, Car Guy?

Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere                –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow No, not that Paul Revere.  The Paul Revere of whom we write today is the Paul Revere of “Paul Revere and the Raiders,” the pop...

Would You Drive a DS?

By 2020 you may be able to stop in at a dealer and buy a DS here in the United States.What’s DS?  It’s a sub-brand of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, launched in 2010 as a division of Citroen in Europe and in China, and becoming a stand-alone brand earlier this year.  DS is...

That Didn’t Take Long

General Motors’ new midsize pickups, the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, have been shipping to dealers for only two weeks, but on October 2 GM halted their sale because of a pending safety recall to fix an airbag defect.In a notification sent to its dealers,...

Putting the Wild in Wildwood

Like entering the skies of another galaxy driving down Ocean Ave into the heart of Wildwood, New Jersey is an experience that automatically leaves you feeling both displaced and awed. It as if you’ve walked through your wardrobe, or gotten into a casually...

Remember When “Hack” Meant a Cabbie?

In an announcement from Detroit in September, General Motors said that it has created the position of first “chief product cybersecurity officer” in order to deal with the growing challenge of providing safe and secure computer and wireless technology in vehicles....