HPE1000 Hennessey twin-turbo Cadillac Escalade
Posted in cars with tags 1000, Cadillac, Escalade, GTR, Hennessey, HPE on April 13, 2011 by AutoSpottersThe 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. “That’s A Cadillac?”
Posted in cars with tags 172, 2011, Austin, BMW, burnout, Cadillac, coupe, cts, cts coupe, CTS-V, cts-v coupe, ctsv, donut, driskill, drive, gm, golf, Houston, maserati, MPG, photos, pictures, review, specs, stats, story, Texas on March 29, 2011 by AutoSpotters
The question: What kind of car does it take to convince a busy, big-shot, world traveling attorney from the Northeast to catch the next flight to Texas just to go for a car ride?
The answer: A 2011 Cadillac CTS-V coupe.
What car comes to mind when you think about a coupe with 556 horsepower, 551 foot-pounds of torque, 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, ¼ mile in 12.3 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 175 mph? Probably not a Cadillac, until now.
The 2011 CTS-V coupe is based on the CTS coupe that we drove a few months ago, and enjoyed. Rather than rewriting that review, this review will focus mainly on what the extra letter added to the name means – and it means a lot.
Texas 2K11 – 1320video
Posted in cars with tags 2K11, Gallardo, Hayabusa, highway, Houston, lamborghini, race, street, street race, supra, sw, Texas, turbo, ugr, underground racing, Viper on March 29, 2011 by AutoSpottersTexas Mile: Goodbye Goliad, Hello Beeville.
Posted in cars with tags airport, beeville, Goliad, mile, news, Texas, Texas Mile on March 28, 2011 by AutoSpotters
The new Texas Mile location will be NAS Chase Field in Beeville. TX.
A 3rd 2011 event of the year has been added: May 27-29.
Hinson Supercars 230mph Crash At The Texas Mile – Video
Posted in cars with tags 230, 230mph, c6, Corvette, crash, Hinson, hoon, jalopnik, mile, mph, pictures, race, rear, rear mount turbo, safety, supercars, Texas, Texas Mile, texasmile, tires, turbo, video, wreck on March 28, 2011 by AutoSpotters
Click to view our first on the web photos of the aftermath.
video source: youtube
The Daily Hoon and Jalopnik have additional video & photos
Texas Mile – March 2011 – Photos [updated]
Posted in cars with tags airport, audi, autospotters, Big Red, burnout, Camaro, cars, crash, Dodge, ferrari, Ford GT, Gallardo, Goliad, gt, gt2, gt500, GTR, lamborghini, mile, MTI, Mustang, news, photos, picfures, porsche, r8, race, Shelby, srt10, ss, supra, Texas, Texas Mile, texasmile, turbo, turbos, tx, Viper, wreck, z06, zr1 on March 27, 2011 by AutoSpotters
Hinson Supercars Turbo C6 Corvette Texas Mile Mishap [Driver Walked A Way]
Posted in cars with tags c5, c6, Corvette, crash, Goliad, Hinson, march 2011, mile, photos, pictures, Texas, Texas Mile, texasmile, wreck on March 26, 2011 by AutoSpottersFriday the car ran in the mid 220’s MPH’s. Saturday the boost was turned up… The driver walked away and is OK.
First photos of the accident – provided exclusively to Autospotters
CLICK to see more of our Texas Mile March 2011 photos
Texas Mile – March 2011: Updates & Photos
Posted in cars with tags 1800, 1800rwhp, Camaro, chevy, ford, Goliad, LMR, march, march 2011, Mustang, news, photos, pictures, Shelby, Texas, Texas Mile, texasmile, tx, z06, zr1 on March 25, 2011 by AutoSpotters
Updated as it happens…live from The Mile.
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The 1800rwhp twin turbo LMR 4th gen Camaro spun the tires off the wheels at the 3/4 mile mark – the driver managed to save the car, keep it on the track and deploy the parachute… It skidded across the 1 mile mark at 215mph.
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Hinson Supercars Turbo c6 off the track. Car destroyed. Driver OK. It ran 224mph Friday.
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Texas 2K11 – Pictures [updated]
Posted in cars with tags 2K11, 2k11 pictures, 996, amg, autospotters, burnout, CLS, Cobra, cops, Fbody, ferrari, Gallardo, gt2, GTR, Houston, HPD, lamborghini, LS1, Mustang, Omni, pictures, police, porsche, race, street, supra, Texas, Texas 2K11, turbo, tx, tx2k11, ugr, under ground racing, Viper, z06 on March 19, 2011 by AutoSpotters
Japan quake’s effect on automakers unlikely to be felt soon in U.S.
Posted in cars with tags Acura, cars, earthquake, Honda, japan, Lexus, news, Nissan, toyota, tsunami on March 11, 2011 by AutoSpotters
The massive earthquake in Japan will disrupt auto production in the beleaguered nation, but exactly how long it will last is uncertain.
A key factor still to be determined is whether the Japanese ports from which the auto companies ship vehicles and parts will be able to resume operations soon.
Much of what the top three brands — Toyota, Honda and Nissan — sell in the United States is already made in North America. The question will be whether there are high-profit cars — such as Toyota’s Lexus line or Honda’s Acura brand, which are still made in Japan — that can’t be shipped here.
A large batch of vehicles is already in transit, so inventories should not be a problem in the short term, said Michael Robinet, an analyst with IHS Automotive.
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