Weekend Car Culture Roundup April 27, 2024

Good morning! It’s Monday, April 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. – Andy Kalmowitz Read More Read more… FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of … Read more

C6 Corvette ZR1 Shows We Didn’t Know How Good We Had It

Does anyone else remember early 2009? Obama was just inaugurated, Circuit City was closing, Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty and I was in the sixth grade looking for my first girlfriend. While all that was happening, though, General Motors was getting ready to launch its masterpiece: the C6 Chevy Corvette ZR1. To me, it is the … Read more

SEMA Was Full Of Wild Concepts In 2002

Image: Cadillac Inspired by it’s role in the Matrix Reloaded, the CTS M wore all black just as Neo, Trinity and Morpheus did in the films. Cadillac customized the CTS in a partnership with GM Performance. Outside it wore a special Ebony Diamond paint, black chrome grille, 19″ black chrome wheels, ground effects package and … Read more

At $32,000, Would You Toy With This 2002 Chevy Corvette ZO6?

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice ZO6 produces 405 horsepower, which is apparently so notable that it gets a fender badging saying so. Let’s see if its price tag warrants equal admiration. Best Corvette Generations, According to Bob Peter Parker’s Spiderman is a superhero whose crime-fighting responsibilities were adopted due to happenstance rather than to … Read more

Clout Chaser Who Allegedly Ran From The Cops For Clicks Arrested

With a social media handle like “thestolenz06” and a sign that reads “WillRuN” in place of a rear license plate, it surprises no one that the man allegedly behind the handle and behind the wheel of the flame-spitting 2018 C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has been arrested. Carlos Clark was arrested late last month in the … Read more

Readers Say These Car Designs Aged Like Milk

A car typically spends a dozen years on the road in the United States. Vehicles can serve as a makeshift time capsule for design trends, so driving down the street is like journeying through different eras in time. We asked readers earlier this week which car designs aged like milk, and the comments were filled … Read more

What Is It? What Does It Mean?

2008 Mitsubishi Gallant RalliartImage: Mitsubishi One of the best parts about being a car enthusiast is that you’re constantly stumbling on cars and trims you never knew existed. I’ve gone down the forgotten performance car rabbit hole, and I can’t get free. A lot of these forgotten cars were actually produced in my lifetime, but … Read more

The 2005 Pontiac GTO Was The Ultimate Sleeper In The Mid-2000s

When GM reintroduced the Pontiac GTO for the 2004 model year, it was a big deal, and yet, at the same time, it somehow wasn’t. It had the same name as the original American muscle car, but it was actually based on the Australian-market Holden Monaro, and its styling could probably best be described as … Read more

Watch These Lunatics Stuff A Supercharged V8 In Four-Time Grammy-Winner Killer Mike’s Buick Grand National

Image: Jewel Runners Records Killer Mike is one of the coolest dudes in hip hop right now. He’s one half of the incredible duo Run The Jewels, and occasionally releases some solo projects, like his recent triple-Grammy Award-winning album Michael. A few years back he bought his dream car, a Buick Grand National, and incorporated … Read more

At $15,500, Would You Wing It With This 2007 Chevy Corvette?

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice C5 Corvette has a six-speed stick and a massive rear wing that certainly makes a statement. Let’s see if its price is contrastingly demure. Rutledge Wood Isn’t The Biggest Corvette Fan, But Loved His C6 Custom cars and trucks never get much appreciation around here, and the SBC-powered 1985 … Read more