Earlier this week we posted about the crazy request from the NHTSA to mandate backup cameras in vehicles by 2013. Now we’ve got Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood going on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and discussing using cell phone blocking technology to prevent drivers from using cell phones due to some 5,500 people killed and some 500,000 [...]
Mark your calendars! Starting at 6:30pm EST (3:30pm PST) Ram engineers will be available online for a live question and answer session focused on all things HEMI. So if you’ve got a question about the HEMI, or now have the heads-up to formulate one, head on over to www.ramzone.com on Wednesday, December 8 and join [...]
The NannyNational Highway Traffic Administration has proposed that backup cameras become mandatory equipment in all trucks, minivans, cars, and buses with a GVW of 10,000 lbs or less. If this proposal goes into effect, automakers will need to outfit 10 percent of their fleets by 2012, 40 percent by 2013 and be in total compliance [...]
Jeep has decided to go digital and connect with their fans on a new level with the Jeep blog. Embracing the qualities that make a Jeep a Jeep, reaching out to their brand faithful is a natural progression. Jeep promises to integrate the social media aspects, such as FaceBook and Twitter, into their blog to [...]
I don’t know what the sudden urge is, but here are two items that really don’t need any more power than they’re designed for but someone has decided otherwise and has stuck along the lines of thinking that more is better. First up a German motorcyclist who shoehorned an Aston Martin V12 between the tubes [...]
Prolong Super Lubricants has released a handy new 4 oz version of their SPL1000 Super Penetrating Lubricant Spray. Forumulated with Prolong’s Anti-Friction Metal Treatment (AFMT) technology SPL1000 is designed to clean, lubricate, and protect metal surfaces. “Our SPL100 spray is one of the most versatile lubricating products on the market today. It can loosen rusted [...]
Some people just can’t get enough hooning. What is hooning you may ask? Well simply put, hooning is driving dangerously – burnouts, drifting, donuts, you catch the drift. Ken Block’s Gymkhana series is a great example of some nice hoonage, but you wouldn’t expect to the see the following out burning off some rubber. Close [...]
dB Performance Exhausts by CORSA have released their newest cat-back exhaust system, this time for the 2007 – 2010 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500HD pickup trucks. The product is available in 10 different configurations to meet the needs of any body or bed styles. Each and every dB Performance Exhaust product is finished with [...]
Trailer-Lift’s product incorporates a 14 foot trailer with a built-in scissor lift to provide up to 5.5 feet of lift off the trailer deck powered by a 24v hydraulic system. It was chosen from around 2,000 products by a panel of 24 journalists who evaluated products impact and overall success to take home the Global [...]
The night before the SCORE Tecate Baja 1000, General Tire / KORE team driver Kent Kroeker and co-driver Jeremy Graczyck along with KORE’s Colt Hubble, and Jeremy’s dad Jim Graczyck headed out for some recon of the track in KORE’s TRX-4, an uncaged Ram 1500 with radio and decent suspension. 20 miles out of Ensenada, [...]
This is just plain crazy insane, and perhaps insane crazy. Try to imagine a 24 cylinder Detroit Diesel engine that was previously sat in the bilge of an ocean going yacht that has a future home in a Peterbilt tractor trailer. Sounds reasonable right? Now imagine that same 24 cylinder Detroit Diesel equipped with TWELVE [...]
General Motors has announced that they are recalling nearly 200,000 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, and Isuzu i280 and i370 pickups with 60/40 split bench seats. The trucks lack an accessible top child restraint tether point as required by federal law in the center seating position. This means that if improperly secured, in an accident, a [...]
