Bradley Brownell

Feb 13, 2025 | jalopnik.com | Bradley Brownell

Supercars can go so much faster than they could ever legally go on an American public road for as long as there have been supercars, so what’s the point in continuing to raise the top speed? Do you really need to be able to go faster than 85 miles per hour at all, anyway? Earlier this week we asked our readers to tell us what speed they felt was “too fast” for a car, and the answers did not disappoint. We put together a few of our favorite answers below for your perusal.

Feb 13, 2025 | autos.yahoo.com | Bradley Brownell

Bradley BrownellFebruary 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM·6 min readImage: BugattiSupercars can go so much faster than they could ever legally go on an American public road for as long as there have been supercars, so what’s the point in continuing to raise the top speed? Do you really need to be able to go faster than 85 miles per hour at all, anyway? Earlier this week we asked our readers to tell us what speed they felt was “too fast” for a car, and the answers did not disappoint.

Feb 12, 2025 | jalopnik.com | Bradley Brownell

Automakers in the U.S. are struggling to find ways to meet increasing demands for cheaper cars as the long-term repercussions of Trumpian economic uncertainty continue to unfurl. Some automakers have shown an interest in de-contenting existing models in an effort to make them less expensive to produce and pass some of those savings on to the customer.

Feb 12, 2025 | jalopnik.com | Bradley Brownell

In light of the recent news that General Motors has built a Corvette with a 233 mile per hour top speed, I figured it was a good time to ask you all where you draw the line. The engineering behind the new Corvette ZR1 is pretty incredible, I’ll give General Motors a slap on the back for that one. But does a relatively normal guy with good enough credit to get a loan for the $175,000 MSRP really need the ability to travel at 233 miles per hour?

Feb 11, 2025 | jalopnik.com | Bradley Brownell

There’s a new King in America today, baby, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of. The new Chevrolet Corvette isn’t pulling any more punches with the new ZR1, proving it can beat the world’s best sports cars with five new production car lap records at four iconic American road courses. With 1,064 horsepower, a set of sticky Michelins, and enough aerodynamic downforce to force the earth out of orbit, this is a mega machine worthy of superlative.