UPDATE With a hallowed name from Chevy’s horsepower heyday, the Camaro ZL1 has manners to go with its muscle.
While the ZL1’s styling isn’t subtle, its performance is defined by Chevy’s attention to nuance. A day driving at the Virginia International Raceway revealed a Camaro that evokes blue-ribbon sport coupes like the BMW M3.
By the time Chevrolet made the ZL1 option available for the Camaro in 1969, the muscle car era was starting to ebb. But it turned out to be one of the most storied V-8 engines of the era.
The LeMay museum in Tacoma, Wash., opens on June 2, and about 350 cars, trucks and motorcycles from Harold LeMay’s sprawling collection will be on display at any one time.
Automakers are fighting an undeclared, escalating war over in-dash apps, worrying regulators about even more distracted driving.
The recall applies only to rear-wheel-drive models equipped with the optional F Sport package, according to Toyota, the brand's parent.
A 1955 Maserati owned by the singer Jay Kay and a 1937 Bugatti formerly owned by Prince Louis Napoleon of France are each expected to sell for well in excess of $1 million.
Volvo adds an external air bag to its Europe-only V40 hatchback.
Mr. Robinson worked to discourage illegal street racing, particularly among disadvantaged youth, in Los Angeles.
A 16 percent drop in motorcyclist fatalities in 2009 is beginning to look like an aberration, noted the authors of a study for the Governors Highway Safety Association.
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Takuma Sato hit the wall on the last lap in a challenge for the lead, and Dario Franchitti won an Indy 500 that had a race-record 35 lead changes.
Companies have increasingly begun to adopt cellphone restrictions in recent years, according to the National Safety Council, a nonprofit advocacy group.
Driving the Jaguar XKE sports car appeared to have rekindled Don's interest in the process of creating advertising.
A still-tough economy compounded by stinging transportation costs has clipped wallets in places like Tacoma.
Sure it’s heavy, and no, it doesn’t come cheap. But the Camaro ZL1 is light on its feet, delivering on-track performance that sets it apart from the average muscle car.
The $65 million LeMay Museum in Tacoma, Wash., which opens June 2, hopes to become a new center of car culture in America.
