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Performance Vehicles (Page 121)

By Patrick Rall on December 5, 2016 - 11:10AM
The same Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that ran an 11.08 last weekend was back at the track this past Saturday for the final day of the season, and Jay Gustafson made the most of the cool air – running a 10.99 with his 100% stock-to-the-tires Hellcat Challenger.
By Denis Flierl on December 5, 2016 - 7:33AM
The 2017 Subaru BRZ gets huge price cuts in Australia. What about the Toyota 86?
By Denis Flierl on December 4, 2016 - 8:30AM
After a three year hiatus, the new 2017 Subaru WRX STI rally car will get a shot at the most challenging motorsport event in America. What is it?
By Parks McCants on December 3, 2016 - 6:41PM
One of the most unique endurance racing venues in North America comes to Thunder Hill this weekend in Willows, California. Honda returns to the track with 2 HPD equipped, Honda Team Research built 2017 Honda Civic Turbo Coupes.
By Denis Flierl on December 3, 2016 - 8:58AM
As the temperature drops in Canada, the 2017 Subaru WRX/STI and BRZ sports cars get hot.
By Patrick Rall on December 2, 2016 - 3:13PM
If you have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of a 2017 Dodge Challenger T/A that you have ordered over the past six weeks, your wait is nearly over – as a new report states that production of the new Challenger T/A has begun in the Brampton Assembly Plant.
By Patrick Rall on December 2, 2016 - 2:36PM
The high performance GM tuning experts at Callaway have rolled out their new SC740 package for the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 – lifting the output to 740 horsepower for the special price of $16,995.
By Patrick Rall on December 2, 2016 - 11:51AM
After trailing the Chevrolet Camaro in September and October sales, a combination of a sales surge for the Ford Mustang with the worst sales month of the year for the Camaro has allowed the Mustang to climb back to the top of the muscle car chart – even as sales slump across the segment compared to last year.
By Denis Flierl on December 2, 2016 - 8:27AM
The 2017 Subaru WRX and WRX STI performance sedans achieve better showroom performance as the year comes to an end. What's driving the success?
By Patrick Rall on December 1, 2016 - 4:09PM
After featuring a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat owner who was able to run an 11.08 ¼ mile time with a 100% stock-to-the-tires car, today we bring you a look at a Hellcat Charger owner who was able to run slightly quicker in stock form – seemingly making this car and driver combination the quickest of the Hellcat community in stock form.
By Patrick Rall on December 1, 2016 - 10:50AM
The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of the Month for December 2016 is the custom, LS1-powered 1991 Camaro Z28 shown above – which is owned by Brandon Pursley.
By Patrick Rall on November 30, 2016 - 1:39PM
When the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was introduced, it came with the quickest official quarter mile time of any stock muscle car – with NHRA certified figures of 11.20 with the stock tires and 10.80 with drag radials – but this past weekend, a Hellcat Challenger owner in Maryland ran a stunning 11.08 quarter mile with every factory components including the stock Pirelli tires.
By Denis Flierl on November 30, 2016 - 8:16AM
Why doesn’t Subaru make an all-wheel-drive BRZ? There’s three good reasons it won’t happen.
By Denis Flierl on November 30, 2016 - 7:50AM
The Subaru WRX STI does it again and secures the Manufacturer’s Title in the Canadian Rally Championship. Its AWD shines again.
By Mary Conway on November 29, 2016 - 9:18PM
Can you hear me now? Owners of 2016 Chevrolet Camaros are sounding off over issues with their in-car microphones. Drivers are complaining that they can't make calls because the bluetooth microphones have too much distortion or wind noise.
By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2016 - 2:56PM
The November Hellcat of the Month, as chosen by the members of the Hellcat Group Facebook page, is the Plum Crazy Dodge Challenger shown here, which is owned by the father and son team of Justin and Tim Wehmeyer – and which has an interesting story that begins with a classic Chevrolet muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2016 - 12:30PM
New 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s are reaching owners around the country, leading to real world examples of the supercharged GM muscle car in action – including this video showing a 6th gen Camaro ZL1 hitting the dyno and laying down 554 stock rear wheel horsepower.
By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2016 - 11:35AM
A new 2017 Ford F150 Raptor that is mechanically identical to the trucks reaching dealerships around the country recently participated in the grueling Baja 1000 off-road race, finishing 3rd in the Stock Full class and then driving the team home – in a race where 128 vehicles didn’t make it to the finish line.
By Denis Flierl on November 29, 2016 - 8:47AM
The next-generation Subaru BRZ will get a new styling like the Impreza. What will it look like?
By Patrick Rall on November 28, 2016 - 5:34PM
Bill Gamble took his record-setting Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat back to the track this past weekend and thanks to a combination of seat time and good air, Gamble’s supercharged Mopar muscle car was able to reset two of his own world records while claiming a new record – the quickest modern Hemi-powered car with a manual transmission.
By Denis Flierl on November 28, 2016 - 8:37AM
Travis Pastrana drove the Subaru WRX STI at Tall Pines Rally as a practice event. He gets more air than ground.
By Denis Flierl on November 27, 2016 - 7:34AM
How could Subaru seriously upgrade the WRX STI? With a new direct-shift gearbox (DSG).
By Patrick Rall on November 23, 2016 - 1:59PM
If you are looking for a Christmas gift for that special someone who happens to drive a high performance Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep or Ram vehicle, the team from Mopar has a group of new items out ahead of Black Friday – with items for men and women, young and old.
By Patrick Rall on November 22, 2016 - 4:47PM
The internet is ripe with talk of how the V8 engines in the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger will soon be replaced by a twin turbocharged V6 and while I believe that we could see a twin turbo V6 in the Dodge muscle cars in the future – I don’t believe for a second that the next generation Challenger or Charger will be without a V8 engine option.
By Patrick Rall on November 22, 2016 - 2:17PM
If you live in Germany and you want to drive a new Chevrolet Camaro SS – but the 455hp output of the standard Camaro isn’t enough for your Autobahn cruising needs – the crew at GeigerCars has you covered with their new Supercharged 630 package.
By Will Maley on November 22, 2016 - 9:08AM
Mercedes-Benz's performance division, AMG has been building up quite the range of powerful models. But have you ever wondered which one is the fastest?
By Denis Flierl on November 22, 2016 - 8:55AM
The 2017 Subaru WRX 2.0L engine gets the nod again and is on the list of nominees for Ward’s 10 Best Engines. There’s a surprise Subaru on the list.
By Denis Flierl on November 22, 2016 - 8:38AM
Nissan USA is showing new 2017 GT-R owners just how thankful they are for them this holiday week. They get a complimentary track day.
By Mary Conway on November 21, 2016 - 10:45PM
Ford is now selling diecast reproductions of the incredible 2017 Ford GT supercar. Available in blue or silver, it may be the only Ford GT you can ever afford.
By Parks McCants on November 21, 2016 - 3:26PM
According to our friends at American Honda Motors, when released to market early in 2017, the 10th generation Civic Si will be the quickest, most refined and drive-dynamic in Honda history.