Performance Vehicles (Page 209)

With only 100 slated for the US, these special Miatas will be instant classics.

During internal testing, General Motors used the Pirelli Trofeo R high performance tires that are standard on the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 on the more powerful Camaro ZL1 – but the supercharged ZL1 was still slower than the naturally aspirated Z/28 on a road course.

Although General Motors pledged right away to fully restore all of the eight cars swallowed by the sinkhole under the National Corvette Museum, company officials will meet with members of the museum’s team to discuss the possibility of leaving one or more of the sunken cars in their damaged state to forever serve as a reminder of that unfortunate morning in Corvette history.

Since well before the 2015 Ford Mustang was introduced to the world last December, the motoring community has been debating what the next generation super-Stang would be called and according to a screen shot from the Ford Motor Company order bank software – the top of the line S550 Mustang could once again wear the SVT name.

The all-new 2015 Subaru WRX STI has been transformed into full Global RallyCross trim and may have two new drivers when it hits the track.

While the introduction of the new 2015 Dodge Charger R/T at the 2014 New York Auto Show focused on the striking new exterior design, but what went unmentioned in many reports on the facelifted Charger (including ours) is that 2015 Charger buyers cannot order the 5.7L Hemi with the advanced all wheel drive system after the option proved to be fairly unpopular in the current models.

Ford Motor Company hasn’t offered up the official pricing information for the 2015 Ford Mustang just yet, but thanks to a member of The Mustang Source who is also a dealership employee, we have our first good look at a great many of the S550 Mustang options – and what those upgrades will cost.

Now that all 8 of the historic Chevrolet Corvettes swallowed up by the sinkhole under the National Corvette Museum, the Museum begins the next phase of repairing the facility and the vehicles – but one generous Corvette owner has stepped up and donated her Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Edition Corvette to replace the most badly damaged car from the sinkhole tragedy.

Attention to all of those internet know-it-alls who insisted that General Motors would never be able to sell the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 for $75,000 – the new Z/28 is officially sold out for the 2014 model year.

Subaru is introducing an improved 2015 Subaru BRZ RA Racing version in Japan for motorsports enthusiasts. Can a U.S. version be far behind?

This past weekend I was privy to seeing and hearing a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible mule out on the open road and while I am not sure if the car that I heard was wearing production spec exhaust – the few brief seconds that I heard of the new supercharged LT4 sounded sweet enough to melt the heart of any performance car lover.

We have been busy sorting through all of the exciting details on the 2015 Dodge Challenger since the car debuted last week at the New York International Auto Show and now that the smoke from the debut event has cleared – it is time to take a closer look at what makes the exterior design of the 2015 Challenger different from the 2014 models in dealerships today.

While we have known for some time that the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 would serve as the Official Pace Car for the 2014 Indianapolis 500, it was announced this weekend that the higher volume 2014 Camaro SS Convertible will serve as the promotional “Festival Cars” for the 2014 running of the famous American open wheel race.

Ford Motor Company has announced that the 2015 Mustang GT will come with factory installed line lock setup that will allow owners to perform gigantic burnouts – making the next generation Mustang GT even more user friendly for those who want to take their pony car racing.

The Chinese Grand Prix results are in. The Mercedes AMG Petronas team of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg win their third consecutive one-two finish in Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix.

Subaru and the 2015 WRX STI Nurburgring 24-hour race car is getting ready by appearing in Round 2 of the VLN (VLN2) endurance series. But are the drivers ready?

Subaru has announced they will attempt a record setting run with the new 2015 Subaru WRX STI at the Isle of Man. Can Mark Higgins break his own record?

Subaru unveils the all-new 2015 Global RallyCross STI at the New York International Auto Show. It started as a 2015 Subaru WRX STI production car.

While the Chrysler Group was most concentrated on the new 1971-esque styling of the 2015 Dodge Challenger, the bigger news was the introduction of the new R/T Scat Pack models that are powered by the 392 cubic inch Hemi – and today we take a closer look at the features of the new Scat Pack Challenger.

When the 2015 Dodge Charger R/T arrives in showrooms later this year, owners will get to enjoy the same performance timers and engine parameter gauges that have been offered on the Charger SRT for the past few years – joining up with a new launch control system that will make for an even more engaging performance driving experience.

Ford Motor Company and the Guinness World Record folks have announced that the Ford Mustang has officially set the record for the most virtual signatures on an electronic greeting card – with 55,720 signing the online birthday card for the Mustang’s 50th.

The first practice sessions for Mercedes AMG Petronas took place at the UBS Chinese Grand Prix. The team will run new power units.

The Dodge brand is celebrating 100 years in business in 2014 and to talk about the advantages of existing for that long, Dodge introduced a new minute long clip showing a great many people over the age of 100 talking about what can be learned – with this unusual video featuring the new 2015 Challenger 392 Hemi Scat Pack Shaker.

Now that General Motors has offered up the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible at the 2014 New York International Auto Show, the biggest of the American automakers now offers 14 different performance vehicles under the Camaro, Corvette or SS performance sedan nameplates – more performance cars than any other automaker doing business in the US.

The first Ford Mustang was introduced on April 17th 1964 at the New York World’s Fair so with the arrival of April 17th 2014, the mighty Mustang has officially turned 50 years old – making it the longest running nameplate for a car in the US auto industry.

The first images of the 2015 Dodge Charger leaked onto the internet last night, revealing the refreshed exterior styling that has proven to be more than a touch controversial due to a high tech look that critics are accusing of being too much like the smaller Dodge Dart,but regardless of what else the new Charger might look like - this four door muscle carlooks sharp from all angles.

After much anticipation, the 2015 Dodge Challenger made its Big Apple debut this morning and while there are some exciting bits of information on the engine lineup and a stylishly revised exterior and interior for 2015 – the 600 horsepower supercharged Hellcat Hemi has gone unmentioned.

The all-new 2015 Subaru WRX STI cars arrive at the Vermont SportsCar shop to be disassembled and prepped for the season. Can they repeat as champions?

Subaru unveiled the mystery STI car that they teased yesterday. It’s the 2015 Subaru WRX STI Global RallyCross race car.

When the SRT Viper Time Attack model was introduced last year, it built specifically onto the “base model” SRT Viper, but the Chrysler Group announced today that the new Time Attack Group for the Anodized Carbon Special Edition Package will bring some of the enhancements of the Viper TA to the Viper GTS in the stunning matte black paint.