Aluminum Leaper
Lighter the new car may be; noisier it is not. Quieter camshaft drive chains and tuned induction paths have helped reduce engine noise, and numerous procedures and material applications th...
2004 Cadillac XLR – First Drive Review – Car Hutt Reviews
Cadillac's long-range product plan calls for social climbing on a scale that would have impressed a certain Argentine harlot named Eva. In short, the company wants to sell really expensive...
An Important Advance
The Case For All-Independence
Before going further, some consideration of the rear suspension is appropriate. Wheel motion follows the pattern of wishbone suspension rather than swing ...
1963 Porsche 356B 1600 Super Archived Test – Review
From the October 1963 Issue of Car and Driver
Expensive? Only a few years ago you could pry a Porsche Speedster loose from a showroom for a shade under three grand. It seemed like a ba...
The High-performance 289
Crankshaft design for this engine became the subject of a special study. The crank is made of precision-cast alloy iron and runs in five main bearings. About 70% of the total unbalanced c...
An Exhaust System that has Practically No Mufflers
Those curious enough to peer under the GT350’s hood will notice, in addition to the Cobra goodies on the engine, a tubular brace bolted across the engine bay—over the engine and just ahead...
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427 – Road Test
From the November 1965 Issue of Car and Driver
TESTED
Son of a Gun — just what the Corvette needed, more power! Chevrolet has replaced last year's top-of-the-line 396-cu. in. engine with ...
1967 Ford Mustang GT Automatic – Review
From the November 1966 Issue of Car and Driver
TESTED
You'd think that dropping an anchor like the 390 engine into the Mustang would overload the front end and make it handle like a re...
2002 Jaguar X-Type – Long-Term Road Test – Car Hutt Reviews
Times are tough in the auto business. Companies everywhere are looking for ways to gain market share. Some European luxury-car makers-BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, even Porsche-have gone so fa...