The last time I brought up the fallacy of purchasing a car (or even being a fan one one) based off a “lap record,” I was called a pimp and much worse. Luckily, my skin is rhino-thick – so here’s me doing it again. But first, let’s talk about the car claiming to be the new King of the Corkscrew, the Devon GTX. Well, we know very little. It’s been speculated that the GTX is powered by Viper, meaning there’s an 8.4-liter V10 beating under its presumably carbon fiber skin. Word overheard on the street is that the serpent heart has been reworked to spit out 650 horsepower, 50 more venomous ponies than stock. And that’s all anyone knows. Maybe. (more…)

We can’t help but think what could have been with the Dodge Challenger. Had Chrysler developed the car before rising gas prices and the economic downturn, we might have seen all sorts of variants. Perhaps a top-of-the-line model with a 426ci Hemi V8 could have challenged the Shelby GT500 as the king of the road. Those in warmer climates surely would have loved a droptop version, and since we’re day dreaming, we could even imagine a Hemi Cuda version if Plymouth was still around. (more…)

Ron Flint, president of Hurst Performance, is quick to let you know that founder George Hurst’s original intent was to make hot rods for gentlemen. (more…)

Now you can go an order your own Dodge Challenger R/T Classic package from the Detroit Auto Show.

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Chrysler put their electric prototype on the streets only a couple months after the buzz started on the Dodge EV. The car’s production is slated to compete with the Chevrolet Volt.

While a lot of the legwork was done for them by Lotus, we still have to give Chrysler a little credit for getting an electric vehicle prototype on the road so quickly. When we first saw the Dodge EV a couple of months ago, it looked like it was ready to roll, with a Tesla-like blend of Lotus platform and electric powerpack. (more…)