Tag Archive for ‘Challenger’
Pony Wars – We Rank the Retros
There are a few basic truths in the automotive enthusiast world. The first is that everyone likes engine power. We may praise our Miatas as momentum and handling cars, we may describe our Mini Coopers as comfortable, fun and rated highly in Grins Per Gallon, but there’s something special about a big gnarly V8 and [...]
Bitchin’ Camaro
For baby boomers, the Chevrolet Camaro was an iconic pony car – the macho alternative to the two-seat Corvette. The Camaro was the working man’s hot rod, populating every dragstrip, road course, and local stock car racing circuit in America. In its Pontiac Trans-Am flavor, the same car achieved cult status as Burt Reynolds’ most [...]
Fun on the Run to the Sun
Being an automotive journalist has to have some upside this year – amid all the news of declining subscription rates and advertising sales in free-fall, there’s got to be a silver lining somewhere on this cloud! The automotive journalism business has always had its ups and downs. On the downside, you’ll never buy a villa [...]
2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8
This is 2009, and we’re supposed to be frugal, serious, and green. Especially here in Portland, Oregon where I live, greenness is a virtue we take seriously. We’re all about sensible transportation options. The 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is the antithesis of all that – it’s got 425 horsepower, gets about 16 miles per gallon, [...]
Big Three Bet on Muscle as GM Emerges from Bankruptcy
The New York Times reported last week that GM’s new hot rod Camaro is a big hit in its first month on the market. GM dealers have been selling out of the retro-musclemobile and the company has only a six day supply of Camaros in hand right now. And then Chrysler announced today that the [...]
It’s a great time to be a car enthusiast
It is a great time to be a car enthusiast. Now I know that the sky is falling, that terrorists are planning attacks right now as I type this and that car companies are using every trick in the book to sell just one more unit; but the fact remains: it is great time to [...]
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