The National Hot Rod Association Top Gas ranks have always lived in the shadow of the faster, more exotic Top Fuel class.

Good-bye, SVT.
Though there hasn’t been an official “death” date declared for the high-performance group, it’s demise has been as steady as Michael Jackson’s rep since he stopped singing. Steven Cole Smith of Edmunds.com provides an excellent analysis of the group’s fall, including an eerie premonition he wrote just a year ago.
I have mixed feelings […]

The following was posted on CorvetteForum.com by a member using the screen name “Flyzlow” on March 22, 2006. It’s a story about a young boy fighing Leukemia and how a Corvette club rallied to support him.

A few weeks ago my corvette club sent me an email about a 12 year old boy […]

Filed under: Gadgets, Volkswagen
CNET has a video demo of the Gypsy
software interface developed by Volkswagen’s Electronic Research Laboratory in California. The Gypsy concept uses a PC
platform as the integrating device for a variety of in-car functions, ranging from audio entertainment to navigation
with Google Earth.
While the demo shows off the ease with which a Gypsy-equipped Passat […]

Okay, now that’s pretty cool.  I’d have to try it to see the ultility versus a flat map, but I must admit I currently use Google Earth as a way to map out trips before getting in the car, as it gives me a sense of the landmarks I should be looking for.

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VW is leading the field with their efforts to implement computer-style applications into their future lines. The Google overlays (seen in previous posts on the subject) are just amazing and set a very high bar for other automakers. The name is interesting but, hey, what’s in a name?

Volvo’s 2006 C70 appeals with style, safety equipment and four-passenger seating.