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Performance Vehicles (Page 105)

By Patrick Rall on July 3, 2017 - 12:34PM
The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of the Month for July 2017 is this beautiful 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS owned by Robert Drury.
By Patrick Rall on July 3, 2017 - 10:23AM
The June Hellcat of the Month as picked by the members of the SRT Hellcat Facebook page has picked this beautiful TorRed Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, owned by David Cach of Michigan.
By Denis Flierl on July 3, 2017 - 8:20AM
Subaru Japan announces the 2018 WRX S4 for the Japan market but something is missing. Is Subaru sacrificing performance for safety?
By Denis Flierl on July 3, 2017 - 8:02AM
A new BMW i8 Roadster has been announced and is revealed in this new video. When is it coming?
By Denis Flierl on July 2, 2017 - 7:47AM
The Subaru WRX was cast in a perfect role in ‘Baby Driver’. Here’s why demand will skyrocket for the rally-bred performance sedan.
By Armen Hareyan on July 1, 2017 - 10:48PM
Porsche just unveiled its iconic new 911 GT2 RS, which is the most powerful 911 so far built by Porsche and here is what the auto media thinks about it. The Porsche 911 GT2 RS comes with 700 HP and costs $293,000.
By Denis Flierl on July 1, 2017 - 11:45AM
Subaru WRX, Forester, Outback and Legacy are finally being recalled in Russia for the Takata airbag issue. What took so long?
By Denis Flierl on July 1, 2017 - 8:15AM
A Subaru fan dumps $250K into his 2002 WRX Bugeye. The car is now banned from competing in car shows.
By Patrick Rall on June 30, 2017 - 1:07PM
Dodge has announced that the exterior styling of the new Durango SRT will be available on lower performance models and while some people hate the idea of the high performance look on the non-performance models. I think that this move comes at the perfect time.
By Patrick Rall on June 29, 2017 - 4:05PM
While the 4th of July falls on a Tuesday, General Motors is offering a 10% discount on the 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – knocking as much as $8,500 off of the price of the original American sports car for the celebration of our nation’s independence from England.
By Patrick Rall on June 29, 2017 - 12:20PM
Ford announced this morning that the 2018 Mustang EcoBoost models will come equipped with a similar line lock feature to the one offered for the previous Mustang GT, so with the demise of the V6 – every new Mustang for the 2018 model year will make it easier for owners to smoke the tires.
By Patrick Rall on June 28, 2017 - 11:15AM
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with the optional Widebody package will draw plenty of attention on the street due to its unique look, but that flared body and wider tires make an impressive impact on performance – allowing the wider Hellcat to run a 10-second quarter mile with the stock tires.
By Parks McCants on June 28, 2017 - 12:36AM
Looking through our West Coast Honda Dealership inventories, the long awaited 2017 Civic Type-R remains elusive, or at the least, “ in transit.” Torque News finds one listed for sale in Eugene, Oregon.
By Mary Conway on June 27, 2017 - 2:53PM
Car lovers always try to highlight the finishes on their vehicles. Mustang owners debate the best polishes to make a metallic finish shine on a 2016 Ford Mustang.
By Patrick Rall on June 26, 2017 - 7:36PM
The folks at Kenne Bell have just rolled out their new 4.7L supercharger kit for the Hellcat-powered Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger, which with proper supporting modifications will double the stock output of the Mopar monsters – packing more than a thousand rear wheel horsepower “with ease”.
By Patrick Rall on June 26, 2017 - 3:04PM
FCA announced today that for the second year in a row, Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge will sponsor legal street racing on Detroit’s Woodward Avenue along with a massive automotive festival at the M1 Concourse grounds which border the temporary race track on Woodward.
By Patrick Rall on June 26, 2017 - 2:31PM
This past weekend, the NHRA Mello Yello Championship Series headed to Norwalk, Ohio for the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals and for the 9th straight time, a Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger R/T took the win in the Funny Car class – beating JRF Camaro driver Robert Hight and giving DSR its 11th win in 12 events this season.
By Parks McCants on June 26, 2017 - 12:41PM
RealTime Racing’s founder and Pirelli World Challenge race series champion Peter Cunningham, drove his re purposed Acura TLX GT track car for the first time on the “Race to The Clouds,” running the second fastest time to the summit.
By Denis Flierl on June 26, 2017 - 6:03AM
Canada will also get the 2018 Subaru WRX STI Type RA and BRZ tS limited edition models. How many will be shipped up north?
By Patrick Rall on June 23, 2017 - 12:55PM
FCA has filed for a trademark of the Cuda name, leading many people to believe that this is a guaranteed sign of a new muscle car coming in the future, but does this filing point towards a new model or is FCA just looking to protect one of its classic monikers?
By Patrick Rall on June 22, 2017 - 5:17PM
We talk a great deal about the world’s quickest Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats, but the quickest modern Challengers on the street are not Hellcat cars and Todd Barber’s twin turbo Challenger R/T is a great example – running through the quarter mile in the mid 8-second range.
By Patrick Rall on June 22, 2017 - 10:29AM
Yesterday we talked about the teaser video showing the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE and today, we have the full video and the stunning record time of just 7:16.04 – making it the fastest muscle car to lap “The Ring” and the second fastest American car to turn in an official Nürburgring record time.
By Denis Flierl on June 22, 2017 - 8:13AM
When it comes to proving why BMW is the best engine builder in the world, the Engine of the Year awards 2017 tells the story. Why is BMW i8 the best again?
By Patrick Rall on June 21, 2017 - 2:09PM
We know that the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE has been to the Nurburgring at least twice and it seems that a new record time could be on the way, as Chevy has offered up a short teaser video previewing the Ring run by the supercharged 1LE.
By Patrick Rall on June 21, 2017 - 12:16PM
Ford Motor Company hasn’t offered up the full details on the 2018 Mustang GT or the revised 5.0L V8 under the hood, but in addition to the promise of more power – it looks as though the 2018 Mustang GT will rev considerably higher than the current models.
By Denis Flierl on June 21, 2017 - 8:04AM
The Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR Special will make its public debut at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed. When will it attempt the record run at Nurburgring?
By Parks McCants on June 21, 2017 - 1:59AM
With Honda embracing a well connected, safe and fuel efficient future, 2018 Honda Accord takes a design cue or two from the 10th generation Civic and Honda Clarity.
By Mary Conway on June 20, 2017 - 10:27PM
It is one of the most common complaints that you hear about the most recent 2017 Chevrolet Camaros ZL1. Owners says that no matter what the weather is outside, they have problems with their windshields fogging up on the inside. Now there appears to be a solution.
By Denis Flierl on June 20, 2017 - 8:29AM
Subaru announced a new safer updated 2018 Subaru WRX. Why is it staying in Japan?
By Denis Flierl on June 20, 2017 - 8:03AM
Hennessey Performance is developing a new Venom F5 Supercar that will take aim at the Bugatti Chiron for world's fastest production series super sports car.