Friday, April 28, 2017
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Could This Be The Future Of Flying Cars?
Kitty Hawk is synonymous with aviation as it was the name of the city where the Wright Brothers first flew; however, if Google co-founder and Alphabet CEO Larry Page’s backed company, Kitty Hawk, has a say in the matter it will also be forever tied to flying cars. Kitty Hawk recently released this footage of their all-electric aircraft being tested over a lake and while tested over a lake this specific model is also designed exclusively for overwater flight. The Kitty Hawk Flyer, as its known, is legal to operate in the United States in uncongested areas and falls under FAA regulations as an ultralight aircraft. This means that no specific license is required and according to Kitty Hawk, the flyer’s controls can be learned in just minutes.
While the Kitty Hawk Flyer still has a long way to go toward achieving flying car status as the public comes to expect, it could very well be just around the corner given the successes that Larry Page brings to Kitty Hawk.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Weekly Wallpaper | Chevrolet Camaro Z28
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Mike Coy Gets Clowned In The Paint Booth
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Fun Police Don’t Want The Dodge Demon On The Streets, We Do
Automotive News wrote an editorial stating that, “Dodge is wrong to offer a purpose-built drag racer as a road-legal automobile.” While we value all opinions this one left us scratching our heads as to how/why they would single out the Demon. Take the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 (insert basically any supercar of your choosing) and let’s look at the numbers and the argument that it’s wrong to be offered as a consumer car.
The Demon is the fastest quarter-mile production car, but for comparisons sake take its 0-60 time of 2.3 seconds. The Aventador by comparison is 2.8 seconds and while that half a second is significant on the track it’s irrelevant in the reaction time for a driver on a city street where Automotive News says the Demon is unsafe to exist. The Aventador has a top-speed of 217mph and the Demon is rumored to be in the 200mph range which puts them both well over the fastest legal limit anywhere in the US yet one is sold without the boo-hooing of Automotive News.
The Dodge Demon presents insane numbers if reaching them on public roads, but at the end of the day so do countless other cars if anywhere, but on a track. So why take on the Demon? Ultimately, like any car, it will rely on the common sense and ability of the driver. To then take on the Demon this way seems like an affront to, soon to be, Dodge Demon owners. Painting them as perhaps more irresponsible because the Demon isn’t a foreign supercar or not a quarter-million-dollar car. The whole stance by Automotive News seems more grounded in a Dodge customer bias than by numbers or simply a desire for clicks and if the latter is the case, you’re welcome. Scum.
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GMG And Fan Favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. Announces Retirement
At times overshadowed by the family name early in his career Dale Earnhardt Jr. wasted no time quickly climbing the ranks of NASCAR’s elite and securing himself as a fan favorite for most of his career. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end as Junior will officially hang up his racing suit at the end of the 2017 season. Sidelined for a good chunk of the 2016 season due to concussions, the news of his retirement isn’t entirely shocking, but a surprise to many who saw numerous great years still to come for the driver of the 88.
RELATED: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Becomes A ‘Simpsons’ Character
Earnhardt Jr. currently finds himself in 24th place as he seeks his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in his final season at 42 years old. In a career that has spanned just shy of two decades Junior has won two Daytona 500 titles, two XFINITY Series championships and has been voted Most Popular Driver 14-times. There is no word yet on who will replace Earnhardt Jr. in the 88 at Hendrix Motorsports next season.
RELATED: A NASCAR Kind of Week For Richard Rawlings
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
1949 Chevrolet 3100 | Throwback
RELATED: Watch as Aaron Kaufman gets the SHOCK of his Life
[Photography by Erik Marroquin.]
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Weekly Wallpaper | GMG Tequila Van
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Monday, April 17, 2017
Weekly Wallpaper | Brewster Baker’s Six Pack Racecar
Before he was a roaster he was a racer and THE car Kenny Rogers made famous in Six Pack can now be your wallpaper.
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All Hail The 840hp 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon!
A world premiere years in the making, a marketing campaign that spanned months, and a pre-show that felt like a lifetime and the Demon is finally here. Debuted to over 500 in conjunction with the New York International Auto Show and broadcast live around the world to millions (as well as 100s who looked on at Gas Monkey Bar and Grill), the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has arrived.
RELATED: Five New York Auto Show Debuts That Aren’t The Demon
Though born after the Hellcat there is no question which of the Challenger brethren is the dominant force in the family. With an astounding 840hp V8, producing 1.8Gs on the launch the Demon has a 9.65 second quarter-mile time making it the fastest ¼ mile production car in the world. The Demon is supported by 100+ octane fuel, race hardened parts, Air Grabber cold-air intake, on-board Performance Pages, a liquid-to-air charge air cooler system and the list goes on…
Via Dodge:
Fastest quarter-mile car in the world; banned by the NHRA
- 840 horsepower and 770 pounds-feet of torque from supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI® Demon V-8 engine makes Dodge Challenger SRT Demon the most-powerful muscle car ever
- Highest horsepower V-8 production car engine ever produced
- First-ever front-wheel lift in production car (2.92 feet) as certified by Guinness World Records
- World’s fastest quarter-mile production car with an elapsed time (ET) of 9.65 seconds and 140 miles per hour (mph) as certified by National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
- Challenger SRT Demon is too fast for the drag strip – officially banned by NHRA
- World’s fastest 0-60 production car: 2.3 seconds
- 0-30 miles per hour: 1.0 second
- Highest g-force acceleration of any production car: 1.8 g
- Air-Grabber™ induction system includes the largest functional hood scoop (45.2 square inches) of any production car
- Significant upgrades to create the Demon engine include:
- Larger 2.7-liter per rev supercharger; increased boost pressure to 14.5 psi
- Higher rpm limit of 6,500
- First-ever factory-production car with innovative SRT Power Chiller™ liquid-to-air intercooler chiller system
- First factory-production car with After-Run Chiller that keeps cooling the supercharger/charge air cooler after the engine is shut off
- First-ever, factory-production car designed to run on 100+ high-octane unleaded fuel or 91 octane on demand
- First-ever, factory-production car with TransBrake for more powerful and quicker launches
- First-ever, factory-production drag car with Torque Reserve, to deliver increased levels of power and torque at launch
- First-ever, factory-production car with front passenger seat delete
- Exclusive, serialized Demon Crate offers components that fully unleash the car’s potential at the drag strip
- Challenger SRT Demon is covered by FCA US LLC factory warranty, including three-year/36,000-mile limited vehicle warranty and five-year/60,000-mile limited powertrain coverage
- Production of limited-edition single model year (3,000 United States/300 Canada) Challenger SRT Demon begins later this summer; deliveries to Dodge//SRT dealers to begin this fall
- All customers who buy the new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon receive one full-day session at Bob Bondurant School of High-performance Driving
- Dodge has named Hagerty as its official insurance provider of the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
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Five New York Auto Show Debuts That Aren’t The Demon
The New York International Auto Show will open to the press tomorrow and Thursday. Those two days will bombard journalists with an onslaught of reveals and while the Dodge Demon has dominated the lead up (guilty!), these cars are not to be overlooked when they make their debuts.
Debuting earlier in the year in Geneva the Honda Civic Type R is a track tested car with a price point in the mid-30s.
When the Nissan GT-R Track Edition makes its U.S. debut it is nearly certain to do so to high praise. And while the price point is getting up their at $127,990 it will almost still be a value buy for the performance.
Arguably the world leader in luxury SUVs, Range Rover will debut their Velar for the first time in North America.
Mercedes-Benz has a North American debut of their own with the all-new E-Class Cabriolet.
It’s NOT A DEMON, but practically a sibling. The 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk will debut in all its 707hp glory.
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Friday, April 14, 2017
MSU Women in Engineering
The Mississippi State University (MSU) EcoCAR 3 team values diversity amongst its members. By partnering with on campus organizations such as the Society of Women in Engineering (SWE), the team is able to recruit female engineers from various disciplines. In its video blog, the team’s Systems Safety Manager, Kennedy Brown, discusses her lifelong goal of becoming a woman in engineering and hurdles that she and others face in the field. The MSU EcoCAR 3 team strives to create opportunities that empower, inspire, and foster success in all female engineers at Mississippi State.
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Thursday, April 13, 2017
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Weekly Wallpaper | Brewster Baker’s Six Pack Racecar
Before he was a roaster he was a racer and THE car Kenny Rogers made famous in Six Pack can now be your wallpaper.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
All Hail The 840hp 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon!
A world premiere years in the making, a marketing campaign that spanned months, and a pre-show that felt like a lifetime and the Demon is finally here. Debuted to over 500 in conjunction with the New York International Auto Show and broadcast live around the world to millions (as well as 100s who looked on at Gas Monkey Bar and Grill), the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has arrived.
RELATED: Five New York Auto Show Debuts That Aren’t The Demon
Though born after the Hellcat there is no question which of the Challenger brethren is the dominant force in the family. With an astounding 840hp V8, producing 1.8Gs on the launch the Demon has a 9.65 second quarter-mile time making it the fastest ¼ mile production car in the world. The Demon is supported by 100+ octane fuel, race hardened parts, Air Grabber cold-air intake, on-board Performance Pages, a liquid-to-air charge air cooler system and the list goes on…
Via Dodge:
Fastest quarter-mile car in the world; banned by the NHRA
- 840 horsepower and 770 pounds-feet of torque from supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI® Demon V-8 engine makes Dodge Challenger SRT Demon the most-powerful muscle car ever
- Highest horsepower V-8 production car engine ever produced
- First-ever front-wheel lift in production car (2.92 feet) as certified by Guinness World Records
- World’s fastest quarter-mile production car with an elapsed time (ET) of 9.65 seconds and 140 miles per hour (mph) as certified by National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
- Challenger SRT Demon is too fast for the drag strip – officially banned by NHRA
- World’s fastest 0-60 production car: 2.3 seconds
- 0-30 miles per hour: 1.0 second
- Highest g-force acceleration of any production car: 1.8 g
- Air-Grabber™ induction system includes the largest functional hood scoop (45.2 square inches) of any production car
- Significant upgrades to create the Demon engine include:
- Larger 2.7-liter per rev supercharger; increased boost pressure to 14.5 psi
- Higher rpm limit of 6,500
- First-ever factory-production car with innovative SRT Power Chiller™ liquid-to-air intercooler chiller system
- First factory-production car with After-Run Chiller that keeps cooling the supercharger/charge air cooler after the engine is shut off
- First-ever, factory-production car designed to run on 100+ high-octane unleaded fuel or 91 octane on demand
- First-ever, factory-production car with TransBrake for more powerful and quicker launches
- First-ever, factory-production drag car with Torque Reserve, to deliver increased levels of power and torque at launch
- First-ever, factory-production car with front passenger seat delete
- Exclusive, serialized Demon Crate offers components that fully unleash the car’s potential at the drag strip
- Challenger SRT Demon is covered by FCA US LLC factory warranty, including three-year/36,000-mile limited vehicle warranty and five-year/60,000-mile limited powertrain coverage
- Production of limited-edition single model year (3,000 United States/300 Canada) Challenger SRT Demon begins later this summer; deliveries to Dodge//SRT dealers to begin this fall
- All customers who buy the new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon receive one full-day session at Bob Bondurant School of High-performance Driving
- Dodge has named Hagerty as its official insurance provider of the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
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Five New York Auto Show Debuts That Aren’t The Demon
The New York International Auto Show will open to the press tomorrow and Thursday. Those two days will bombard journalists with an onslaught of reveals and while the Dodge Demon has dominated the lead up (guilty!), these cars are not to be overlooked when they make their debuts.
Debuting earlier in the year in Geneva the Honda Civic Type R is a track tested car with a price point in the mid-30s.
When the Nissan GT-R Track Edition makes its U.S. debut it is nearly certain to do so to high praise. And while the price point is getting up their at $127,990 it will almost still be a value buy for the performance.
Arguably the world leader in luxury SUVs, Range Rover will debut their Velar for the first time in North America.
Mercedes-Benz has a North American debut of their own with the all-new E-Class Cabriolet.
It’s NOT A DEMON, but practically a sibling. The 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk will debut in all its 707hp glory.
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Monday, April 10, 2017
Come Sail Away | Cruisin’ With The Monkey
A dreary day here in Dallas has us daydreaming about being back on the beach of Half Moon Cay, but for now this gallery will have to tide us over…
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