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Performance Vehicles (Page 107)

By Patrick Rall on May 30, 2017 - 3:38PM
The Fireball Camaro, which was the first 6th gen Chevrolet Camaro in the 10s and the first 6th gen Camaro in the 9s, has become the first new Camaro to run in the 8s – while also becoming the world’s quickest new Camaro and the world’s quickest car powered by a new LT1 V8.
By Patrick Rall on May 30, 2017 - 12:56PM
Last night, I spent some time driving in traffic behind the 2018 Ford Mustang GT test car in Royal Crimson with black trim and a while later, I came out of a restaurant to find the new Motor Company muscle car parked next to my truck – which gave me a chance to snap some clear pictures of the refreshed car in its new exterior hue.
By John Goreham on May 30, 2017 - 8:54AM
Mazda Miatas are one of the country's most popular race cars. What happens when they are too old or damaged to race anymore?
By Parks McCants on May 30, 2017 - 2:28AM
We discovered a superior touring car detailed in Honda performance Civic Si trim. Horsepower and torque while formidable, is but a very small part of what 2017 Civic Si brings to the segment. Simply put,this is the best driving, high performance,Civic offered to date. I'm no longer convinced that I need or want a Type-R.
By Denis Flierl on May 29, 2017 - 11:34AM
The 2017 BMW X4 M40i is a family performance Sports Utility Vehicle. How practical is it?
By Denis Flierl on May 29, 2017 - 6:45AM
The Subaru WRX STI NBR had a rough 21 hours at the Nurburgring 24-hour race. What happened with 3 hours remaining?
By Denis Flierl on May 28, 2017 - 8:25AM
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is gone forever and it’s not coming back. Will it be revived as a PHEV SUV?
By Parks McCants on May 27, 2017 - 3:15PM
Well over 500,000 10th generation Honda Civics were sold to the Honda loyal in its first 18 months of production. Civic’s sales success comes from much more than a favorable price point.
By Parks McCants on May 27, 2017 - 1:07PM
While stated horsepower remains unchanged from the 2015 Honda Civic Si, it’s the extremely wide, constant-on torque band, that drives 2017 Civic Si to the pinnacle of affordable compact car sport performance.
By Patrick Rall on May 26, 2017 - 3:38PM
A variety of Chevrolet Camaro test cars driving around Milford, Michigan with heavy camouflage on the front and rear suggest that GM is working on an exterior refresh – one which could help the company to improve muscle car sales.
By Will Maley on May 26, 2017 - 2:14PM
Jaguar Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) has turned their attention to the small XE sedan and the end result is monstrous.
By Denis Flierl on May 26, 2017 - 7:58AM
The 2017 Subaru WRX STI is getting ready for the legendary Nurburgring 24-hour race coming up this weekend. It’s starting where it left off last year.
By Patrick Rall on May 25, 2017 - 4:46PM
The current Ford Mustang in Shelby GT350 and GT350R trim is the most track-capable Mustang ever, but the folks at Shelby American have put together a new styling package for the GT350 lineup which adds 4 unique features – allowing owners to give their modern Shelby Mustang a more exclusive look.
By Marc Stern on May 25, 2017 - 4:01PM
Lamborghini, on the strength of its active aerodynamic system, has received the prestigious Innovation Award from the U.K.'s Autocar magazine.
By Patrick Rall on May 25, 2017 - 2:04PM
The Chevrolet SS sport sedan, once referred to as the four door Corvette by GM boss Mark Reuss, has officially come to the end of its lifecycle as the final Chevy-badged Holden Commodore has rolled off of the assembly line in Elizabeth, Australia.
By Patrick Rall on May 24, 2017 - 5:05PM
We don’t have any official information on the 2018 Challenger SRT Hellcat or 2018 Charger SRT Hellcat, but based on a few other 2018 model year vehicles from FCA – there are three seemingly simple ways for Dodge to improve the Hellcat cars for the next model year.
By John Goreham on May 24, 2017 - 11:52AM
We tested the 2017 Mazda Miata RF and the Subaru BRZ back to back. We found some striking differences and surprising similarities. Help us pick a winner.
By Denis Flierl on May 24, 2017 - 8:18AM
Subaru released info on the Japan-spec 2018 WRX STI performance sedan. It gets one feature U.S. buyers won’t see.
By Mary Conway on May 23, 2017 - 9:08PM
You may have heard all the talk about the Shelby wide body Super Snake, but the iconic performance car company is also producing a limited number of 2017 F-150 Super Snake trucks to drool over.
By Patrick Rall on May 23, 2017 - 12:58PM
The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is one of the world’s most powerful production cars and it is the world’s most powerful gasoline-powered vehicle with four doors, but Glen Watson’s Hellcat Charger is the most powerful Hellcat Hemi-powered vehicle in the world – packing 1463.84 horsepower at the rear wheels.
By Patrick Rall on May 23, 2017 - 10:57AM
The hottest head-to-head battle in the world of the American muscle car is being waged between the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. So today we bring you a “tale of the tape” looking at how these two monster muscle cars match up on paper and, to some extent, in the real world.
By John Goreham on May 22, 2017 - 9:39PM
The iconic driving school may be at its end.
By Patrick Rall on May 22, 2017 - 1:29PM
Ron Capps won his 4th straight race and Matt Hagan set a new funny car world record this past weekend as the Don Schumacher Dodge Charger funny car dominance of 2017 continued in Kansas.
By John Goreham on May 22, 2017 - 10:12AM
Have you ever seen a Mazda Miata or Fiat 124 Spider roof left like this and wondered why the owner did it?
By Denis Flierl on May 22, 2017 - 7:17AM
Both Subaru WRX STI Global Rallycross cars missed the Final in Sunday’s Round 2 action. What happened to Subaru?
By Mary Conway on May 21, 2017 - 6:30PM
This issue comes up fairly frequently because different states have different laws about whether you need a front license plate. Some 2017 Ford Mustang vehicles do not have brackets for the front license plate. A new vehicle owner asks how to safely add one without ruining the look of the car.
By Denis Flierl on May 21, 2017 - 7:21AM
Subaru Canada announces specs and pricing on the newly-refreshed 2018 WRX STI performance-tuned sedan.
By Mary Conway on May 19, 2017 - 6:17PM
You buy a new car and especially a commemorative edition and you find out that something isn't assembled correctly. Owners of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 50th Anniversary Special Edition are upset that the headliners in their new vehicles are already separating.
By Patrick Rall on May 19, 2017 - 3:52PM
New information has arrived in the General Motors which suggests that the 2018 Chevrolet Corvette will have a new supercharged LT5 engine – almost certainly in a new higher performance package which may or may not be called the ZR1.
By Patrick Rall on May 19, 2017 - 1:57PM
The team at Shelby American have rolled out their newest creation based on the Ford Mustang and while it is only a concept right now, the new Shelby Super Snake Wide Body has gorgeous curves coupled with the type of performance that you would expect from anything wearing the Super Snake name.