Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Study New Airbags Less Protection For Belted Drivers Than Old Airbags



Most interesting: Passengers, belted or unbelted, do better with the new bags...as do unbelted drivers.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

2011 Camaro V6 To Mustang Ill See Your 305 And Raise You 7


A mere two weeks after Ford announced a 305 horsepower rating for the 2011 V6 Mustang, (one more than the 2010 Camaros 304), the Bowtie Boys are upping the ante by raising the horsepower rating for their six to 312.

Full details (how they did it, new colors, a heads-up display and production date) from the GM press release here....and discussion on the GM Inside News forums here.


                                  

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Showroom New 24 Year Old Buick

1987 black Buick Regal GNX on showroom floor in 2011

Boulevard Buick in Signal Hill, California has probably seen its share of slow-moving units over its 50 years in business...but why has this brand-new 1987 Buick Regal GNX stayed on the showroom floor for almost half that time?

The fascinating story from the Los Angeles times via The Detroit Free Press.