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AM’s latest coupe and convertible harkens back to its 1950s glory days. The N430’s 430-horsepower 4.7-liter V8 pushes the car to 60 mph from rest in 4.6 seconds and tops out at 190 mph. The car’s race-tuned suspension, lightweight body parts and seven-speed automated manual transmission option promises good times for a mere $160,000.
My buddy Ken Miller knows what I’m talking about…
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As usual, the “Hemi” has proven itself to be king of the street and king of the auction block. By TOM JENSEN www.wheelbasemedia.com The collector-car market continues to be white hot, with the latest car to sell for a jaw-dropping number being a 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda convertible that hammered for a world-record price of $3.5 million at a Mecum Auctions event in Seattle on June 14. All told Plymouth sold 50,617 Barracudas, including 652 Hemi Cuda coupes and 14 Hemi convertibles, when the model was totally redesigned for 1970. But that would prove to be the model’s high-water mark…
With 707 horsepower under the hood, the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT with the HEMI Hellcat engine is the fastest muscle car ever. Watch it now!
Lego “Back to the Future” Delorean, about $35, www.shop.lego.com: It seems as though people can’t get enough of the Delorean DMC 12 featured in the “Back to the Future” movie trilogy. Toy maker LEGO has gotten in on the act with its version that’s ready to assemble. All the appropriate gear is included, from the flux capacitor-modified engine and the working gull-wing doors, to the folding wheels and miniature Emmett “Doc” Brown and Marty McFly LEGO men. Along with complete instructions, is a booklet that covers behind-the-scenes movie production notes and trivia.
Toyota’s long promised hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicle will go into production ahead of schedule in mid-December, the company says. Sales will also begin “by the end of the year,” according to the Japan Times newspaper, ahead of Toyota’s original on-sale date of some time in 2015. The FCV converts hydrogen into electricity for propulsion. Toyota first revealed its fuel-cell vehicle as the FCV-R concept in 2012. The concept was updated in 2013 and the car was seen testing in camouflage earlier this year. Toyota confirmed that the production vehicle would use technology developed from its Hybrid Synergy Drive hybrid system, using a…
Tired of throwing away paper air filters when they became clogged, the AutoDoc switched all the vehicles in the Wheelbase Media fleet – from muscle cars to work trucks – to K&N high-flow air filters. Aside from the potential of more power due to a lower air restriction, you never have to throw one away when it gets dirty, which ultimately saves you money in the long run and fewer paper filters end up in landfills. While all that sounds good, it doesn’t mean a K&N filter, or a similar competing brand for that matter, will last forever without cleaning.…
There’s a price war going on at the bottom end of the Canadian car market, notes alternative vehicle Web site, Green Car Reports. On one side, Nissan’s new Micra – a small contender in the European and Japanese markets – is being introduced to North America, albeit available only (for now) in Canada. On the other side is the Mitsubishi Mirage. “This is available in the United States, too, but after Nissan set the Micra’s price to $9,998, a $2,500 cash discount from Mitsubishi means that car also drops under 10 grand.” At the current exchange rate, both Micra and…
Delta Wing Technologies, the company that claims to have pioneered the triangular-shaped vehicle design that Nissan adapted for the racetrack in 2013, is considering the development of a mass-market version. The Sleuth hears that the four-passenger Delta Wing, which currently exists only in scale-model form, would not be built by the company, but could involve a partnership with an existing automaker. The car’s benefits, including lightweight, superb aerodynamic properties and impressive fuel efficiency, are not to be ignored, despite its less than attractive look. The Spymaster surmises that any vehicle capable of reaching 60 mph from zero in less than…