Performance Vehicles (Page 129)

Nissan has just unveiled a new 2017 GT-R European-Only Track-Edition. What sets it apart?

The teams of the NHRA Funny Car class headed to Gateway Motorsports Park in St Louis, Missouri this past weekend for the 2nd event in the 6-race Countdown to the Championship and Jack Beckman drove his Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger to the top of the bracket – beating teammate Tommy Johnson Jr for the big win.

Today is the first day to pre-order your 2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Launch Edition.

Some of us dream of owning a McLaren P1. But the large pricetag means it is out of reach for most. What if I told you could get a P1 that is fully electric, has no roof, and comes just under $500? Intrigued?

The final video on the Chevrolet Camaro 50th anniversary website has gone live and while we had hoped that this video installment would include something spicy – like the 6th gen Camaro Z/28 – it is another video showing the ZL1 and a vast array of other classic Chevy muscle cars.

According to a release issued by Ford Motor Company, the 2017 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang, the Shelby GT350R Mustang and the new high performance Ford Focus RS are all sold out around the world, more than three months before the 2017 calendar year arrives – although that doesn’t mean that you can’t buy one from your local dealership.

Subaru brings an exclusive WRX STI Showcase to Subiefest, the largest gathering of Subaru fans in North America. What WRX STI was the biggest hit?

Nissan just announced pricing on the 2017 GT-R NISMO and it gets a huge price jump. It’s a lot more than you think.

It’s Subaru’s first British Touring Car Championship season and they are in contention for the championship title. How did they do it?

Certain BMW M2 Coupes, M3 Sedans, M4 Coupes and M4 Convertibles are being recalled for not replacing the rear sub-frame bolts.

The high performance Holden Commodore will leave the Australian lineup next year, but before it does, the company’s Aussie performance brand HSV will offer up one final, ultra-high performance super sedan with the engine from the C6 Corvette ZR1 and the suspension setup from the Holden VF race cars.

While the vast majority of the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats setting records on the drag strip are equipped with the 8-speed automatic transmission, a new manual transmission Challenger owner has raised the bar for those Hellcat racers with a clutch pedal – laying down an awesome 10.25 run at 140 miles per hour.

Subaru adds a new driver to their WRX STI GRC team in LA. He’s a rally legend in Japan. Will age be a factor?

When General Motors announced that they would only build 1,000 examples of the beautiful 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Collector’s Edition, it was clear that they would be hard to get, but according to a new report, only 850 of those will be sold in the United States – making them even harder to acquire.

When the news dropped that the 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and the 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat would have a new steering wheel center with an SRT badge with red backlighting, many owners of 2015 and 2016 Hellcat cars wanted to know if they could swap to the glowing badge - and the answer is “yes”.

Don’t drive your Subaru WRX STI like this new Forza Horizon 3 Gamer [Video]

This is “The Challenge of RallyCross.” How crazy is that?

And there it was, an image that I didn't catch often, the kid in me, smiling back in the rear-view mirror - the joy of simply driving personified.

Ford Motor Company hasn’t announced the official power figures for the 2017 F150 Raptor, but according to information posted on a Ford Raptor enthusiast forum, the new high performance pickup will pack 450 horsepower and 510lb-ft of twin turbocharged torque – more than enough power to make this new Raptor the high performance sport truck we have been dreaming of.

While being tested by Motor Trend at Laguna Seca, the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE SS turned a quicker lap than the 2015 Camaro Z/28 – a track-focused, stripped down muscle car that had more power and cost some $30,000 more than the new 1LE.

Rather than having the members of the Hellcat Group Facebook page vote on the September 2016 Hellcat of the Month, the admins of that page have decided to honor John Toutkoushian – better known as TopCat in the Mopar performance community – who passed away earlier this month while still holding the record for the world’s quickest Hellcat car.

The 2017 model year for the Dodge brand will have a massive spread of performance vehicles, ranging from the most affordable V8 muscle cars to the most powerful muscle cars ever to the most track capable road car in the world – giving the 2017 Dodge lineup more performance under one roof than any American brand has ever offered and making this year’s Dodge lineup the great American performance lineup in a single model year, ever.

Ken Block rolled out Gymkhana 9 exactly one week ago and in that short period of time, more than 10,000,000 people have watched the original hoonigan work his motoring magic in the new Ford Focus RS RX.

A new 2017 Subaru Crosstrek gets a new Competition Platform for rally enthusiasts. Where can you buy one?

Sports car builders are wondering what the future of their vehicles will look like as stricter fuel economy and emission regulations come into effect.

The ultimate American supercar is going back on sale with the return of the Saleen S7 and as was the case with the 750 horsepower beast, this newest Saleen sports car will feature a twin turbocharged Ford V8 with 1,000 horsepower – and a price tag of $1,000,000.

General Motors is looking to spur sales of the new Chevrolet Camaro and one interesting approach taken by the automaker is to offer owners of a Ford Mustang a “conquest” discount of $2,000 on a 2016 Camaro or $1,500 on a 2017 Camaro – and the Mustang owner doesn’t need to trade in their Ford to get this discount on a new Chevy muscle car.

Car and Driver tested both the Mazda Miata Cup Car and the Tesla Model S. Which is more at home on a racetrack?

The 2017 Dodge Challenger and 2017 Dodge Charger in SRT Hellcat trim will get the longest list of new features among all of the muscle car configurations, and for those prospective buyers holding off for the 2017 model year, you can expect to see your car sometime during the 4th quarter – with production of the 2017 model year Challenger and Charger slated to begin next month.

The Subaru WRX STI Global Rallycross cars both made the Final in Seattle. How did the team finish?