As you’ve probably heard by now, Guvna Lutz is back in action at General Motors. That means we’re not only guaranteed more gems straight from the horse’s mouth, but you can bet we’ll have a better eye toward what goes on behind closed doors in the new company. The latest bit to trickle down from [...]
To say this car is attractive would be like saying Megan Fox is pretty. Adjectives simply fail to operate as intended. Our first day with the Pontiac Solstice Coupe GXP, we almost caused not one, but two fender benders – while parked. One guy nearly drove his minivan, complete with wife and three screaming children, [...]
It’s memorial day weekend, Fiends. The highways are loaded with travelers looking for a little barbecue bliss and cops looking to fill out their ticket books for the month. It’s also wedding season, so to support a good friend, we loaded up the Pontiac Solstice Coupe GXP for a run to Maryland. By now you’ve [...]
What do you do when you really, really want an LP-640 but can only afford a Pontiac Solstice? Why, you build your own out of none other than Pontiac’s Solstice GXP. Some enterprising soul has worked up this little dandy, complete with factory-like fit and finish. The GXP bit means this sucker’s got GM’s potent [...]
I. Ultra-luxury brand Maybach will announce its latest creation, the Maybach Zeppelin, at the Geneva Motor Show. The new model gets two tone brown-and-Taiga Black paint, chrome 20s, and streamlined mirrors. The real story, however, is under the hood. The Zeppelin gets a 28 hp upgrade to make 640, while torques stay put at 738. [...]
Just to catch you up, when it arrives, the G8 GXP will feature the Corvette’s 6.2-liter V8. Autoblog is claiming 402 hp and 400 torques, though we think they’re leaning a bit conservative. Especially since in Vette tune that mill makes 430 hp (or 435 with the trick exhaust) and 424 lb-ft. Regardless, a nifty [...]


