Shane McGlaun

Tesla has been hard-hit, just like all other automakers, by the coronavirus pandemic around the world. The electric vehicle maker has announced that it will furlough all nonessential workers and will cut pay in efforts to shore up its finances. Tesla intends to cut worker pay by 10 percent. Directors will have their salaries cut by 20 percent, and vice president salaries … [Read more...] about Tesla slashes pay and furloughs workers in the United States

Often sports cars do not get good fuel economy as more power and performance means more fuel consumption. That's not the case with the 2020 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works GP. The little Mini is a hot hatch that has 301 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. Recently the EPA released its fuel economy numbers for the car, and the car is impressively economical. The GP is good … [Read more...] about 2020 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works GP gets 30 mpg

McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt has announced that the number of Elva speedster cars the automaker will produce has been reduced significantly. McLaren originally intended to produce 399 units and has announced that it will now produce 249 units. As for why the significant reduction in production, Flewitt says that "feedback from our customers" shows that the car should be more … [Read more...] about McLaren Elva Speedster production reduced by 150 units

A rumor is going around that Dodge has a new muscle car coming for the 2020 model year that will be popular with Charger fans. The vehicle has been rumored before, but Mopar Insiders was able to get some images of the alleged car in testing. It's not wearing camo but does have a black cover over the hood, which is said to be redesigned. The new hood is said to have a larger … [Read more...] about Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody tipped for 2020 model year

Mid-engine C8 Corvette fans have been wondering when details on the 2021 model might surface. Some details have surfaced that come from a leak. Two new exterior colors will be offered, including Long Beach Red and Blade Silver replacing the current Red Mist Tint Coat and Silver Flare. The rumor also tips a pair of new seat combinations for the 3LT model include Trim Suede … [Read more...] about Details On 2021 Corvette Options Surface

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering and Current Performance have teamed up to take a Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 pickup and make it much more powerful. The truck came from the factory with a 308 horsepower 3.6-liter V-6 engine. Lingenfelter makes a supercharger kit for that V-6 engine will push the power to 450 horsepower. The owner of this Colorado truck wanted more, so the two … [Read more...] about Chevy Colorado truck gets an LT4 V8 engine

Mountune52 has a new power upgrade kit for the Volkswagen GTI Mk7 and Mk7.5 Golf R that is called the Stage 2+ upgrade that brings an upgraded turbocharger. With the kit installed, the GTI produces 380 horsepower and 376 pounds-feet of torque. The power number marks a significant gain compared to the stock GTI's 228 horsepower and 250 a pound-feet of torque. The upgrade kit … [Read more...] about Mountune Stage 2+ upgrade kit pushes VW GTI to 380 horsepower

Jeep has a new trim for people who are looking for a Wrangler Unlimited with all the nice features. The trim is called the Wrangler High Altitude and it's a premium version of the off-road SUV. The new High Altitude version is based on the four-door Sahara model adding more to the package. Big features on the outside of the High Altitude include lots of body-color components … [Read more...] about Jeep Wrangler Unlimited High Altitude is fancy and expensive

Mini USA announced the new 2020 Mini Sidewalk Edition has launched the United States and will be on lots next month. It will land in the US as a Cooper S variant with an MSRP of $38,400. That price is in addition to the $850 destination and handling fee. While the base car has a six-speed manual transmission, a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission is offered as a $1500 … [Read more...] about Mini Sidewalk Edition launches in the United States

A new rumor is making the rounds that claims that a refresh of the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86 (currently called the GT86) are coming and the changes to them will be significant. According to the rumor, both cars will move to a new platform that features a 255 horsepower turbocharged engine. The cars are also tipped to get a better interior and to maintain their rear-wheel … [Read more...] about The 2021 BRZ and Toyota GR86 are tipped to get 255 HP

McLaren has another special edition car that comes from its MSO division that is a version of the Elva supercar. The new car wears a bright shade of orange that is meant to remind of Bruce McLaren's M6A Can-Am racing car from 1967. The McLaren Elva M6A theme is the second racecar-themed Elva the comes from MSO. The color used on the car isn't directly from the racing car of … [Read more...] about McLaren Elva M6A is an orange MSO special

The guys over at Hennessey Performance promised last year that they would be strapping turbochargers to the brand-new 2020 C8 Corvette. It didn't take long after the team got their hands on one of the cars to make good on its promise. Today they've published a video that shows the twin-turbo C8 Corvette in dyno testing. Hennessey Performance says that the car was tuned using … [Read more...] about Hennessey Performance shows off twin-turbo Corvette C8