Performance Vehicles (Page 125)

Those Mopar fans in Australia who have been hoping and praying for a Hellcat Challenger or Charger might be out of luck, as a new report indicates that the Dodge brand could be leaving the Aussie market altogether in the near future – seemingly removing what little chance there was of the Hellcat cars being sold Down Under.

After debuting his Hoonicorn V2 Ford Mustang last week, Ken Block has offered up the first footage of the new twin turbocharged monster in action – roasting the tires as Block races up the curvy road of the Pikes Peak hill climb.

The current Nissan GT-R has been with us for a decade and it is still one of the quickest vehicles on sale. 0-60 mph only takes 2.9 seconds thanks to 565 horsepower twin-turbo V6 and clever all-wheel drive system.

GM has gone to great lengths to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Chevrolet Camaro and the newest collectible to be licensed by the automaker is a golf cart featuring a 6th-gen Camaro design.

We tracked two of America’s hottest roadsters to learn their personalities.

The Subaru BRZ GT300 has to retire from the SUPER GT race in Thailand. It wasn’t pretty.

The newest Hellcat from Hot Wheels has reached stores, with the blue Dodge Charger SRT with the Mopar racing livery joining the earlier red and white sedans and the trio of Hellcat Challengers in the Mattel 1/64th scale lineup.

In news that will not shock anyone who has been keeping track of Maserati's perils, the Alfieri coupe has been pushed back again.

The new Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang has proven itself as the most road course capable muscle car ever and part of that success is the implementation of the industry-first carbon fiber wheels – which improve performance in every way and which have helped the new Shelby Mustang claim the Popular Science Best of What’s New Award.

A pair of camouflaged Chevrolet Camaro test cars which we believe are new Z/28 models were recently spotted testing in Virginia and what a test car being seen on the road really isn’t big news – the key fact here is that they were being tested with and without the huge rear wing that we saw in the infamous Z/28 Nürburgring crash video from earlier this year.

While driving most 7-passenger SUVs usually means that you can’t have a much fun while behind the wheel, the 2016 Dodge Durango R/T is proof that a big SUV with three rows of seating can be fun - and you can have that combination of passenger space and driving excitement for under $50k.

Subaru has announced a special 2017 BRZ “GT” performance model for the Japan market. Do they have extra red paint to get rid of?

Last week we brought you the first preview of a customized Ford F150 headed to the upcoming 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas and while that truck was built to rule the street – today’s SEMA-bound F150 has been built by Bojix Design to dominate the dirt.

Although the new 1LS trimline is not yet available on Chevrolet.com, I have gone through and compared the prices for the 2016 and 2017 Camaro in LT and SS trim along with the announced pricing for the 1LS, finding that most of the hardtop models cost more for the new model year while all of the convertibles cost less for 2017.

The TorqueNews.com Hellcat of the Month for October 2016 as picked by the Hellcat Group Facebook page is the gorgeous B5 Blue Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat shown above, owned by Sam Chapa.

In the U.S., Volkswagen only offers two flavors of hot Golfs; the GTI and R. Europe is a different story.

Can a Subaru WRX STI GRC car really beat the fastest production car on the planet from 0-60 mph? Yes.

The Chevrolet Camaro is one of the best loved name plates. Now true fanatics can have their very own 2017 Camaro SS 50th Anniversary Edition pool table. The Camaro SS 50th edition joins other automotive legends that are already immortalized as game tables.

As part of the ongoing tease of their cars coming to SEMA, Ford Motor Company has shown off a pair of customized Mustang GT coupes fitted with superchargers, packing a unique look and an output in excess of 825 horsepower from the relatively lightly modified 5.0L V8.

Another video has surfaced showing a handful of C7 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 test cars on the open road, including a coupe, a convertible and three different rear spoilers – giving us our best look thus far at the next super-Vette from front to back.

The AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals were held this past weekend and for the 3rd race in a row, the final round was a duel of Dodge Charger funny cars from Don Schumacher Racing, with Matt Hagan beating teammate Ron Capps – giving Hagan his 4th win of the season, DSR its 13th race of the season and nearly guaranteeing another funny car championship in 2016.

Manual transmissions are becoming the hot thing once again in performance cars. The transmission was going out of style for automatic and dual-clutch transmissions that offer quicker shifts.

BMW has Announced a new M4 DTM Championship Edition model. You will need to act fast to get one.

Higgins wins again in the #75 Subaru WRX STI. It was a one-two win for SRT USA.

When Ken Block introduced his all-wheel drive 1965 Ford Mustang known as the Hoonicorn, it seemed to be the ultimate tire-slaying muscle car, but Block and his team have added a pair of turbochargers to the NASCAR V8 – lifting the output to 1,400hp and increase the tire shredding abilities of this gorgeous custom Mustang.

Maryland-based Genovation Cars has announced a new all-electric drivetrain conversion package for the 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport with 650 horsepower, 600lb-ft of torque and the ability to go over 200 miles per hour – but the electric Corvette costs a whopping $750,000.

The BMW M2 Coupe wins “the Sportiest Cars of 2016” award. BMW M picks up an impressive 5 class wins.

We know that there is a Hellcat Hemi-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee on the way in the next year or so and we expect that it will be called the Trackhawk, but before the Ram Rebel TRX Concept we had never seen a Hellcat in anything other than a rear-drive car – leading me to believe that the Hellcat Ram Concept is intended to tease the Hellcat Jeep.

Watch David Higgins in the Subaru WRX STI GRC duck under a flying Honda Civic in LA. Catch it in 360 degree view.

The Ford Mustang has proven to incredibly popular in a variety of European countries, but relative to the number of drivers in the country, no country rivals the Mustang enthusiasm of those buyers in Belgium – where the new pony car is proportionally more popular than it is in anywhere else in Europe.