Category Archive: BangShift News, CHEVY
Recall Number…We’ve Lost Count: Impalas and Cadillacs Recalled For Brakes That Can Catch Fire
It’s almost like Groundhog Day: Wake up, check news, report on another GM recall. This time it’s one of the newer GM platforms, the Epsilon-platformed Chevrolet Impala and Cadillac XTS...
Some of Nissan’s Employees Turned a Leaf Into a Ute, And It’s Not As Bad As You Might Think
The Nissan Leaf is pure electric, pure environmentalism, and pure birth control. I can give credit to the company for not half-assing about and going full electric, and making the car useable. But...
Craigslist Find: V8 Swapped Early Celica
The first couple generations of Toyota Celica were great examples of Japan copying the styling of muscle cars and pony cars and transferring the look onto a sporty chassis. The first-gen Liftback...
Behold, The First 3D-printed Car From Local Motors
Local Motors has no boundaries when it comes to vehicle design. Nothing but nothing will stop them from pursuing a goal. I’ve seen it for myself during their Open House events at the Chandler,...
Hellcat Might Be Severely Underrated And More Mopar Rumors
Before I begin, let me first lead in with a caveat: Most of this is rumor and speculation. However, rumor and speculation have two benefits: it creates discussion and input, and the pressure of...
Forgotten Concept: 1970 AMC AMX/3
American Motors never had a really decent budget to work with. Parts were shared, engines were limited, and if the company didn’t make it they sourced it from other manufacturers. But AMC did...
This 1969 Fury Is Cool For All Of The Wrong Reasons
In 1969, the Plymouth Fury did two things very well: It made for a badass cop car alongside it’s Dodge Polara twin, and it was the kind of car Dad bought if he was a Mopar guy and wanted to get...
Ebay Find: 1973 Pontiac GTO, “The Rare One”
Normally this would be the part of the post where I’d make fun of Brian’s choice…but how in the hell, in my right mind, could I possibly make fun of him for choosing Brewster Green...
Chevrolet Issues “Stop Sales” Orders For C7 Corvette
This wasn’t what Chevrolet needed. GM put out two separate “stop sales” orders on C7 Corvettes to fix two issues that popped up. The first one is for an improperly-installed...
Define “Missed Opportunity”: The 1999 Chrysler Howler
The Plymouth Prowler gets a bad rap from the hot rodding community, and other than the knock for using the V6 from the Dodge Intrepid hooked to an automatic, I don’t agree. Plymouth was in the...
Forgotten Concept: 1981 Ford-McLaren Mustang M81
1981, the year that could be considered one of, if not the weakest and lowest year for automotive fun. The GM mid sizes were wheezing forms of their former selves. The F-car twins and the Corvette...
Just In Case You Thought Dodge Had A Shred Of Sanity Left, Now You Can Lease A Hellcat
At just north of sixty grand, the Hellcat is a bargain for it’s power output. But one would think that people would straight-up buy their Charger or Challenger…while sixty large...
Cadillac To Bring Out Hands-and-Feet Free “Super Cruise” System Within Two Years. Are You Ready For The Self-Driving Caddy?
It appears that Cadillac is going to be the first to offer a hands-and-feet-free driving mode for one of it’s vehicles. Announced by General Motors CEO Mary Barra during a keynote speech, the...
Georgia Auto Dealers Association Wants Tesla’s One Store In The State To Lose Their License
Tesla’s “sell directly to the consumer” approach has been grating nerves ever since they started operations. The newest case comes from the state of Georgia, where the one Tesla...