A Genuine 3-Series Competitor
Lexus IS300, IS 300, IS200, IS 200, SportCross, Toyota Altezza, 2JZ-GE, 2JZ, VVT-i,...
Refined Corvette
The brakes are also similar to the C5's, although the front rotors are cast with slightly thicker faces to improve fade resistance. Four-channel anti-lock brakes extract the maximum retardation from each ti...
2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Competition Group – Road Test – Car Hutt Reviews
Evolve or go extinct. That's the harsh choice Mother Nature gives her animal kingdom. Fortunately for GM, things are a little more relaxed in the automotive world.
Seven years ago we wrote about the then...
2002 Chevrolet Avalanche – First Drive Review – Car Hutt Reviews
They say the customer is always right. Well, according to the assistant brand manager of the Chevrolet Avalanche, Deborah Michael, the inspiration behind this "reconfigurable" truck came f...
Everything is Perfect
If the car receiving surgery is a roadster, the sportwagon top comes as one piece which covers the cockpit and bolts into the normal windshield hardware. If you start with a coupe however...
A Useful Car in a Small Package
Drum brakes are used all around on the Corolla; two leading shoes in front and leading and trailing shoes in the rear. Pedal pressure is reasonable and no significant fade was noticeable ...
A ”Competition Handling” Suspension
The dragstrip was also the place to find out whether the hood scoop had as much effect on acceleration as it did on appearance. Its operation is very simple. Whenever manifold vacuum drop...
Interior Flaws and Future Plans
Despite its tire weaknesses, the Corvette is a superior automobile in all departments of handling. Like the man said, the machine is excellent, but the car's functional applications are li...
Intricacies of Fuel Injection
Originally published in Sports Cars Illustrated magazine in June 1957.
As these points were observed the engine coolant rose to about 170 degrees F. and the idle dropped to a mere 1200....