Car of the Day 9/10/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2005 Pontiac GTO that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the fourth generation of the GTO, which was made between 2004 and 2006. The engine is the LS2, which is a 6 liter V8 that produces 400 horsepower and 403 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5 seconds and has a top speed of 162 mph. This GTO was auctioned off for $26,400.

Car of the Day 9/7/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’80 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo Indy 500 Pace Car that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second generation, which was made between 1970 and 1981. A total of 5,700 of the Pace Car Edition were made. This one in particular was owned by Burt Reynolds, and he was riding in it when I took this picture. The engine of this one is a 4.9 liter turbocharged V8 that produces 210 horsepower and 345 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This Trans Am was auctioned off for $110,000, and the Smokey and the Bandit theme song was played after the car was auctioned off.

Car of the Day 9/6/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2009 Roush Mustang P-51B that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s based on the first phase of the fifth generation, which was made between September of 2004 and December of 2008 (model years between 2005 and 2009). Only 51 of the Roush P-51B were made. The engine is a 4.6 liter supercharged Modular V8 that produces 510 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This Mustang was auctioned off for $47,300.

Car of the Day 8/28/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’94 Toyota Supra that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Toyota Supra is a sports car that was made between 1978 and 2002. This is Mark IV (A80), which was made between April 1993 and August of 2002. The engine is the 2JZ-GTE, which is a 3 liter twin turbo straight-6 that produces 320 horsepower and 315 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. This Supra was auctioned off for $50,600.

Car of the Day 8/26/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2007 Mustang GT Sanderson’s Custom Tribute that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first phase of the fifth generation, which was made between 2004 and 2009 (model years between 2005 and 2009). This is number 6 out of the 50 Sanderson’s Custom Tribute that were made. The engine is a 4.6 liter supercharged Modular V8 that produces 425 horsepower. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This Mustang was auctioned off for $55,000.

Car of the Day 8/25/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2006 Shelby GT-H that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first phase of the fifth generation Mustang, which was made between September of 2004 and December of 2008 (model years between 2005 and 2008). The Shelby GT-H was made between 2006 and 2008, and only 500 were built. The engine is a 4.6 liter V8 that produces 325 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.2 seconds and has a top speed of 143 mph. This Shelby was auctioned off for $46,200.

Car of the Day 8/21/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This one was used as the pace car for the 2002 Daytona 500. This is from the fourth generation of the Firebird, which was made between 1993 and 2002. This is from the second half of the fourth generation, which was made between 1998 and 2002. The engine of this one is the LS1, which is a 5.7 liter V8 that produces 325 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed automatic, but it can also come with a 6-speed manual. This car has a top speed of 160 mph. This Trans Am sold for $30,250.

Car of the Day 8/10/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’92 Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The R32 was made between 1989 and 1993. The engine is the RB26DETT, which is a 2.6 liter twin turbo straight-6 that produces 276 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds and has a top speed of 156 mph. This car weighs 3,153 pounds since the chassis is unitary steel. This Skyline was auctioned off for $20,020.

Car of the Day 8/7/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2016 Shelby GT-H that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It was unveiled at the 2016 New York Auto Show. The engine is a 5 liter Coyote V8 that produces 435 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed automatic. The GT-H comes with a Shelby GT-H carbon fiber front splitter, rear spoiler, dash plate, and many more. Only 140 of the 2016 Shelby GT-H were built.

Car of the Day 7/26/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2003 Bentley Arnage Red Label Turbo that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Bentley Arnage is a luxury sedan that was made between 1998 and 2009. The engine of this one is a 6.75 liter turbocharged Rolls-Royce V8 that produces 400 horsepower and 616 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 6 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. This Bentley was auctioned off for $36,300.