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2009 LA Auto Show – 2011 Mustang V-6 Performance Package: The Camaro isn’t the only competitor who should worry.
For many ponycar fans, the most compelling variant of Chevrolet’s reanimated Camaro isn’t the big-money, nose-heavy SS model. The lighter, more efficient “high-feature” V-6 base car has captured a lot of hearts and minds sinc...
Et Tu, Penske? Saturn Gets the Axe
After several months of silence, it appears Penske has opted to retract his offer to purchase Saturn from General Motors. Following a script so eerily similar to my earlier prediction that it prompted me to buy lottery tickets, Penske had planned ...
Lord Byron – Price Flexibility: What are we willing to pay for a domestic?
Price has been a common theme of late in Ford product reviews. While impressions are generally positive (or even better, in many cases), The Press as a Whole just can’t seem to wrap their collective heads around how much these cars cost. Whether it...
Mazda confirms Mazda2 for the United States and Canada
Mazda NA Ops pres and CEO Jim O’Sullivan confirmed the Mazda2 for the U.S. and Canada during a dealer meeting. MAZDA CONFIRMS THAT MAZDA2 SUBCOMPACT CAR WILL BE SOLD IN U.S. AND CANADA PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Mazda North American...
Lord Byron — Driven: A Speed:Sport:Life Road Test of the 2010 Mazda3
I’ve noticed over the past several months a certain shift in my attitudes toward driving. It’s a disconnect. I simply can’t find that groove these days. If you’re any kind of enthusiast (and you must be if you put up with our ...
If 800 Horsepower Was Fun Before, Imagine It In A Car That Wants To Kill You!
In a recent column, I detailed my experience driving the Switzer P800 Nissan GT-R. This outrageously powerful vehicle was as fast as any reasonable person could possibly want… but there was something missing. What was it? Perhaps it was the fri...
Lord Byron — French Bread, Italian Spices and Tupperware
Back on April 1st, an article appeared on NewsTimes.com claiming that Saturn had found a suitor. While many initially dismissed it as an April Fool’s joke, Saturn of Danbury owner (and early Saturn insider) Todd Ingersoll was telling anybod...
Hennessey Performance Takes Their 2010 Camaro SS Down The Strip
Forget the break-in period and suggested care instructions from the owners manual. When you have a hot car in your hands like the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, the first thing you should do is take it immediately to the drag strip. That’s exactly ...
Internet Car and Truck of the Year Award and Jury Announced
Hello boys and girls! You’ve heard of the North American Car of the Year, right? Well, a fellow named Keith Griffin has just started up juried award called the Internet Car and Truck of the Year. Not only that, but he asked yours truly to be on...
Change We Can’t Freakin’ Believe — Obama Declares War On Automobile Enthusiasts
Click for Larger Image We’re a pretty diverse group here at Speed:Sport:Life, no matter whether you’re talking about race, religion, politics, or sanctioning-body affiliation. In fact, if you were to tally up all of our votes, we probably...
Lord Byron — Pontiac (Was) Car.
By Byron Hurd GM’s press conference on Sunday was not the most depressing of the day’s events (See: Chrysler), but it certainly wasn’t the most inspiring either. Wagoner’s communications team set him up with a healthy four hu...
Last Stand on the Hill: Burnin’ Down the House
Click to Join Live Videoconference Yesterday’s Senate Banking hearings were less chiding and venomous than expected — but I still arrived at the finish line suitably toasted. Today, as Detroit presents their case to the House of Repres...
It’s My Country, I’ll Liveblog if I Want To: Serious Business
Click to Join Live Videoconference The sleepless nights are over. Today, we’ll be able to tell whether the most important domestic manufacturing pillar will be afforded a lifeline — and whether millions of jobs will be saved. To soften ...
GM Contingency Plea: Prelude to a Drinking Game
Story by Adam Barrera Last week, in front of Congress and C-SPAN, Detroit forgot to bring their collective homework to class. As if a governmental grounding wasn’t enough, socially clairvoyant Saturday Night Live filled in Detroit’s blank...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: Turkey Week Edition
And we enter the week of the American holiday of Thanksgiving, which means diddly-squat will be happening this week in automotive news. Enjoy your day off, everyone, we’ll be here, desperately combing for anything to talk about. For 11/24, due ...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: I Prefer The Ones With Legs Edition
Yes, it’s time for the LA Auto Show! I’ll be there, bringing you coverage of all the cars that we actually give a crap about. Also, as this is the first week of our new daily podcasting schedule, the format of this post might change a bit...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio Special Edition: The Way Forward Out Of This Mess Edition
Hello, and welcome to the first of our new daily editions of SSL Radio. We figured it’d be a good idea to make this first edition a special one, and so we present to you an extra-long podcast, all about the current crisis the US automotive indu...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: Hell Simulator v2.1 Online Edition
I apologize for my voice, the fact that half of southern California is on fire and the other half is coated in ash (just in time for the LA Auto Show) has played havoc with my voice today. This week, we have cool leftovers from SEMA, a confusing new ...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: Too Tired To Be Clever Edition
Imagine I said something devastatingly witty here, something that caused women to desire me and men to envy my rhetorical skills, at least until I put up a real summary of this episode. Until then, Share and Enjoy™. Edit: Alright, it’s amazin...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: Boys and Their Toys Edition
We’re taking our progress back towards being on schedule one day at a time here at SSL Radio, literally. And on this day, we come bringing news! General Motors announces the pricing for the Cadillac CTS-V and the Chevrolet Camaro, and shows jus...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: I Got Better Edition
Goddamn, does it ever feel good to be back. In a emotional sense, I mean, as you’re about to hear, I’m still not at 100%, so please excuse me if I sound like I’ve been gargling tungsten carbide blasting media. Anyway, in this week&#...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: I Have No Voice And I Must Scream Edition
Apologies, both for the lateness of the podcast and the sound of my voice, my throat has been raw over the last few days and I hope I don’t sound like I’ve been gargling with boiling water and Streptococcus samples. If you can understand ...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: When Life Kicks You In The Junk, Curl Into A Ball And Weep Edition
Yes, due to more slow news weeks and…other things beyond our control, we missed last week’s podcast. No worries, we’re back and strong as ever with this week’s offering. On the docket for arraignment this week is some great ne...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: Really Really Short Edition
Apparently, everyone’s decided to take the few weeks leading up to the Paris Motor Show off, as we once again have something of a dearth of news to bring to you listeners this week. All we have are the paltry offerings of a very minor preview o...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: Bugs in Your Teeth Edition
As the title image for this week’s podcast indicates, we have some very exciting news this week about the KTM X-Bow. The Austrian motorcycle and now track-day weapons manufacturer announced last week that they will be working to bring the X-Bow...
SVT Preview: Meet the Red Dragon.
Click for Larger Image ‘Twas the Friday before Labor Day, and all through the Dearborn Test Track, not a test car was stirring… except for the Red Dragon. The Mustang was jumping off the hills without care… in hopes that Speed:Sport...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: The Wheels On The Bus Make Lots of Smoke Edition
It’s back to college for the staff of SSL Radio soon, so the podcast is…somewhat delayed this week. To add insult to injury, this is an exceedingly short podcast this week, featuring the new Bugatti Grand Sport, the first details on the u...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: Baby Got Back Edition
No clever image stolen from some unsuspecting website using Google Image Search this time, my friends. This week, it’s all about the great looks of the back end of the new Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. It reminds me of the looks of the Shivan fight...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: We’re Happy, Dammit Edition
After doing little else than spread doom and gloom for the last few podcasts, we decided to try being upbeat and optimistic for a change this week. I know, it’s a radical change, but there’s plenty to be pleased about this week, with VW d...
Speed:Sport:Life Radio: It’s More Like the Last Third, Really Edition
And here’s the second half of the Special Extended Hiatus Edition of SSL Radio. This one’s all about business and motor sport news, including the sales figures for the month of July, GM’s announcement of their future product lineup,...
