Car of the Day 6/21/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’57 Corvette that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C1 generation, which was made between 1953 and 1961. The engine of this one is a 4.6 liter V8 that produces 220 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. This one was modded to have a 4-speed manual transmission. This car does 0-60 mph in 8 seconds and has a top speed of 112 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $75,900.

Car of the Day 6/11/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’63 Corvette Stingray that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C2 series, which was made between 1962 and 1967 (model years between 1963 and 1967). This one was modded to have an LS3 under the hood, which is a 6.2 liter V8 that produces 430 horsepower and 424 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 5-speed manual. This Corvette was auctioned off for $110,000.

Car of the Day 5/19/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2018 Roush Mustang Stage 2 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the sixth generation of the Mustang, which has been in production since July of 2014 (the first model year was 2015). The engine is a 5 liter Coyote V8 that produces 460 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 10-speed automatic. The starting price of the Roush Stage 2 is $45,455.

Car of the Day 5/9/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2017 McLaren 570S that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The engine is a 3.8 liter twin turbo V8 that produces 570 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 7-speed dual clutch transmission. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds and has a top speed of 204 mph. This car weighs 2,895 pounds since the chassis is a carbon fiber composite monocoque. The side skirts, front splitter, and side mirrors are carbon fiber. The starting price of the McLaren 570S is $188,600.