Snap It Up

Handling was dominated by the Charger's inherent understeer characteristics, a function of both the massive Hemi engine in the front of the car and the large front anti-sway bar. The unde...

The Path to Hot-Rodding Fame

By day, he fine-tunes future suspension systems as GM’s vehicle-dynamics authority. At night, he constructs the sweetest ’69 Camaros big money can buy. Mark Stielow, Pro Touring’s 46-year...

Innocent of the Gross Understeer

The fiberglass hood has five—count 'em, five—NASA-type hood scoops, all functional. Four of them merely open into the engine compartment, while the fifth provides a ram-air effect for the ...

Performance Results

"Maybe for street engine I make mistake — aluminum heads are expensive and that weight doesn't matter on the street." But he's not going to compromise the performance just to take money ou...

Driving Impression

/media/61/assets-image-020403193821jpg-photo-11131-s-inline-image.jpgp> Brake by wire may be the next big thing in car technology. Unlike in every other car on the market, when you pres...

Two New Monsters

True to its namesake, the Impala SS introduced at the 1992 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show created sufficient stir to warrant a limited production run. And to keep that...

Interior and Braking

The result is a range of adjustment adequate to let our test drivers (ranging in height from five-seven to six-four) find a nearly ideal seating position. Maximum effective leg room (to th...

An Executive Sedan

The ride selections are made on what Audi is calling a multimedia interface (MMI). It's a display-based "infotainment" system something like BMW's iDrive, but with much better ergonomics....