I shift into fifth gear and hit 70 mph as I merge onto the State Highway 130 toll road east of Austin. The speed limit on this road is 80 mph, so that’s where I stop accelerating until a Chevy Tahoe packed with children passes me in the left lane, probably doing around 90. Then I decide to push the accelerator a bit more and let my speedometer creep up to 85.
At this moment, I am bre … Moreaking Texas law. That won’t be the case in November, when a new section of SH 130 opens up with an 85 mph speed limit — the fastest in the Western Hemisphere, according to some reports.
Is an 85 mph speed limit unbelievably awesome? Maybe, but I’m not so sure  … More
Texas will soon open a stretch of highway with the highest speed limit in the country.
The Texas Transportation Commission has approved the 85 mph speed limit for a 41-mile-long toll road near the increasingly crowded Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio.
The road runs several miles east of the interstate between two of the state’s largest metropolitan areas. And while some drivers may be eager to put the pedal to the metal and rip through the Central Texas countryside, others are asking if it is safe   … More
General Motors has permanently stopped the development of its next-generation hybrid pickup trucks and SUVs, a new report indicates.
Launched in 2004, the hybrid variants of Chevrolet’s Silverado/Tahoe and GMC’s Yukon/Sierra have been selling poorly in the United States. The low demand from customers has led GM to conclude that the next-gen models are not worth the large sum of cash that is needed to bring them to production   … More