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Category Archive: BangShift News, CHEVY

Unveiled: The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro: New Platform, New Engines, Similar Look For The 6th Gen

(Photos: GM) Chevrolet really only promised a few things when discussing the sixth-generation Camaro: it would move to the GM Alpha platform that also underpins the Cadillac ATS and it would lose...

The 2015 Chrysler 300 SRT Has Hit The Middle East And After Seeing This Impromptu “Test”, We Think The U.S. Market Is Getting Shafted

The official stand on the Chrysler 300 from FCA is this: You can get one of two 3.6L V6-powered models, you can get all-wheel-drive only with the V6, and if you want a V8, you get the 363-hp 5.7L...

Mini Transit Van Jump: We’re Not Sure Why They Did It, But We’re Glad They Did!

Even if this little panel van had a Domino’s Pizza sign on the roof, we’re not sure this video would be better. What possibly motivated the driver of the van, and the people behind...

Photos: 16 Cool Engines From Bonneville

While lots of people are seduced by the amazing bodies and incredible chassis fabrication at Bonneville, I am a knuckle dragging horsepower loving kind of dude, so motors are my obsession. There are...

Bad Things Are Bound To Happen, But Is It Before Or After The Polaris RZR Lands On The Jeep?

Off-roading has its fair share of risk-taking. If you are adverse to the thought of one of your body panels being bent up or scraped in the least, sell the four-by-four and invest in something else,...

BangShift Top 11: Cars From The 1980s That You Showed Us On Facebook!

In the interest of full disclosure, I wrote the rant about 1980s cars and attitudes while I was seeing red mist. It isn’t the first time I’ve lost my temper over other people’s...

Question Of The Day: In Honor Of The Sixth-Gen Camaro, What Camaro Touched Your Life The Most?

After a half-year of teasing, Chevrolet is finally ready to unveil the next-generation of the Camaro to a crowd of Camaro owners at a special event at Belle Island. It is difficult to see the...

Roadtripping A Ferrari Testarossa Sounds Brilliant, But Taking The Ferrari To The Sahara Desert Makes This Journey Epic

Whether it’s the panache of the Prancing Horse that does it for you or whether it’s the Miami Vice reference, there is something about the Ferrari Testarossa that seems to hold its own...

Fuel Delivery: The Value Of Sumps Over Pickup Tubes In The Tank Of Cell Of Your Hot Rod From Aeromotive

We talk a lot about how we’re spoiled living in today’s world of seemingly limitless access to horsepower in our street machines and race cars but the reality is that with the increased...

This 1972 Dodge Monaco Just Reeks Of Cool, From The Black Paisley Interior To The Shaker Scoop

I have been aware of this 1972 Monaco’s existence for about a year and a half, but until now knew nothing about it other than I want it. Just look at it! The stance is perfect. The wheels are...

Ebay Find: An AMC Eagle Unlike Any We’ve Seen Before…Who Wants A Beach Buggy?

Here’s all I’m going to say about the ad: Seeing this 1983 AMC Eagle converted into a utility seriously makes me picture the Chevrolet Avalanche, which could be a credit to legendary AMC...

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Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: This Week, Honda Goes Junkyarding, Turning A Prius Into An R.V., And More!

There’s nothing like the smell of the greasy, heavily-fried leftovers on the skillet to whip up an appetite, is there? We scrape it up, slap it onto some cheap toast, and throw it in front of...

Would You Like A Tiny Trar? Then This 4×4 Chevette Is For You!

Nowadays anyone can go out and purchase a small four-wheel-drive vehicle, but in the early 1980s the options were pretty limited. You could buy a pickup truck, or an SUV based upon one. You had...

The Boys Are Back…Kind Of. Clarkson, Hammond And May Are Doing A Live Tour, Plus Show Rumors

Raise your hand if you’ve been suffering withdrawals ever since Jeremy Clarkson got drunk and smacked a producer around a little. Yeah, me too. I’m not bound so much to TopGear (in fact I...