Pod Rods: hot tubbing Cadillac style; tanks a lot for the military auction ... - Florida Times-Union

Pod Rods checks out this weekend's car and motorcycle scene, gets some coffee in a classic (and not so classic) car with Jerry Seinfeld, and takes a swim in a Cadillac (not what you think). Now Mobility Ventures, the AM General company that is making the 4-door cars after the original owner went under, has a luxury model coming. The MV-1 LX, it says, is the "first luxury vehicle in the United States designed and built exclusively for people with disabilities. Chevrolet and GMC have confirmed a new eight-speed automatic transmission will be standard on 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and GMC Yukon Denali/Yukon XL Denali models equipped with the 6. 2-liter EcoTec3 V-8. The new transmission is about... 0 overall gear ratio spread is wider than GM's six-speed automatic transmissions, providing a numerically higher first gear ratio to help drivers start off better with a heavy load or when trailering. Lamborghini has an extra special Huracán undergoing final testing - a Super Trofeo model seen on track for its first shakedown with chief test driver Giorgio Sanna. The Huracán, which received its U. S. unveiling in March at the annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, is the Italian company's replacement for its Gallardo, and the new Super Trofeo is its. Source: jacksonville.com