Cadillac celebrates last of mega-performance luxurious V-Series line before next-generation models arrive next year
Cadillac today announced production of a limited, special-edition ‘15 CTS-V Coupe, marking the last chapter of the current model before the next generation of the V-Series debuts next year. A total of 500 ‘15 CTS-V Coupes will be available during the second half of 2014.
"The V-Series continues to elevate Cadillac, providing an exclusive family of high-performance luxu...
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Month: May 2014
MUSTANG 50th: MUSTANG CLUB OF IRAN!
Under the auspices of Iran’s Classic Car Committee, enthusiasts celebrate the Golden Anniversary of America’s Ponycar at the Azadi racetrack.
Iran’s Mustang Club President and life long Mustang enthusiast, Amir Bagheri, still has pictures of himself as a three-year old sitting on the hood of his father's ‘66 Mustang. A prominent car collector, the centerpiece of his collection is a trio of 1965-1966 Mustangs: fastback, notchback coupe and a convertible. He is currently restoring a ‘69 She...
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LINGENFELTER COLLECTION: FAST CARS FOR A GOOD CAUSE!
Ken Lingenfelter has an ulterior motive – supporting great causes - for amassing an incredible collection of high-performance cars.
The Lingenfelter name has been linked to fast cars and the high-performance automotive community based primarily on the late John Lingenfelter’s reputation as a Corvette tuner, driver, championship drag racer, manufacturer of specialty performance parts and owner of LPE, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. He was the builder-tuner-driver of the legendary Calla...
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BENTLEY ‘BLOWERS’ ROAD TRIP: MILLE MIGLIA CHALLENGE!
Bentley Motors is competing in the Mille Miglia next week with two of the company’s famous 4.5-Litre supercharged Blowers.
The 1930 Le Mans Team Car once owned by Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin, one of the most celebrated members of a group of British gentlemen racers known as the Bentley Boys, will be joined by a former company demonstrator Blower with its original Vanden Plas Open, Sports Four Seater body for this renowned event. Even after nine decades on the road, this second Blower continues to de...
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SD-421 SUPER-DUTY PONTIAC: LIGHTWEIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT!
Swiss Cheese ’63 SD-421 Catalina is one of 14 factory built and held NHRA C/Stock record for a number of years.
As the 1962 drag season drew to a close, it was obvious that Pontiac’s position at the top of the Super/Stock hierarchy was weakening. Ford, Chrysler and Chevrolet were gaining on the Chiefs with bigger engines and an ever-increasing supply of special parts, including weight-saving aluminum components and body panels. Pontiac engineers knew they had to have a lighter, more p...
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’14 BMW M5: AGGRESSIVE LUXURY SEDAN!
Dan Scanlan test drives BMW’s uber-sedan boasting muscles and grace.
He really likes it!
Thirty years ago, BMW came up with a plan – embed a sports car in the skin of a family sedan. The result: a 3,500-pound M5 with a then-amazing 256-horsepower inline six where about 180-horsepower normally lived. It delivered a still-fast, impressive 0-60 mph sprint in way under seven seconds.
Fast forward to 2012, when the fifth generation M5 was introduced with 560-horsepower twin-turbo V-8 rep...
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BUICK GNX: THE GRAND NATIONAL TO END ALL GRAND NATIONALS!
Buick's GNX is one of the quickest, fastest and most legendary American performance icons of the 1980s. This one has been driven less than 100 miles!
For performance enthusiasts, the 1980s did not begin on a promising note. Auto manufacturers were submerged in a deluge of government regulations covering safety, fuel economy and exhaust emissions; performance cars received little thought and even less effort. Nevertheless, Buick managed to add to its long performance history with the Rega...
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