Performance Vehicles (Page 130)

With P.D. Cunningham retiring his TLX GT seat in mid season, and devoting his time to Acura NSX GT3 Car track development, the handwriting was on the wall. This weekend Acura dropped the hammer on TLX GT.

The Dodge Durango SRT shown above is a rendering posted by an artist on Allpar.com, but in speaking with a handful of FCA insiders, it is my understanding that the newest Dodge SUV will look a great deal like this – and it is going to be the high performance Durango that Mopar fans have been demanding for years.

I recently spent a week driving the beautiful 2016 Lexus RC200T F Sport shown here and in that time I learned that if you are interested in the sporty luxury coupe for the plush interior, the aggressive exterior and the awesome handling performance – the RC200T is the package for you.

For me, this weekend is a bit of an anniversary. I sat down for a short interview with RealTime Racing’s P.D. Cunningham 3 seasons ago this weekend, for the beginning of a wild ride that’s witnessed the unprecedented accent of Pirelli World Challenge and Acura racing.

Mitsubishi auctioned off the last Lancer Evolution Final Edition, the US#1600 car. What did it sell for?

General Motors still hasn’t acknowledged that there is a mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette on the way, but according to the crew at Car & Driver, the upcoming super-Vette will only come with one variety of transmission – and it doesn’t include a clutch pedal.

The excitement over the 2017 Dodge Challenger T/A and the 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona caused everyone to look over the fact that FCA has promised one more special edition muscle car this fall – but what will it be?

Lexus makes subtle, but important changes to a segment favorite.

One of my favorite moments in the history of cars is the muscle car wars in the mid 60's and early 70's. Detroit's assembly lines were pumping out high horsepower cars that were marketed towards the youth of America (Baby Boomers). The race was on to see who could be the fastest.

The full pricing schedule for the 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and Grand Sport has arrived online and the price increases for the new model year Stingray are fairly minimal at just $50 extra across the entire model range – while the new 2017 Corvette Grand Sport starts at $66,445.

While Buick might not be the Chevelle or Camaro you dreamed of, you might find yourself blowing the doors off of it at a stoplight.

While lots of vehicles turned in impressive times at Car & Driver’s Lightning Lap 10, the Dodge Viper ACR turned in the quickest time among production cars in this year’s field.

The new Subaru Global Platform shows up on the 2017 Impreza first, and you will see it on the redesigned 2018 Subaru WRX STI.

There she sat in my driveway planted firmly on 18 inch black alloy rims and performance tires. This RDX looked just a bit sinister. Would its performance live up to the look?

A video has surfaced online from a non-General Motors YouTube account showing what is alleged to be the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in action on the Milford Proving Grounds, with the video captured via the Performance Data Recorder system – although we don’t get to see a full lap.

Yesterday we reported that the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat had turned the quickest lap among 4-door cars in their years Car & Driver Lightning Lap shootout and after digging deeper into the results of one of the most rigorous track tests in the industry, I found that the Tesla Model S P85D was also in the competition – and it didn’t do very well at all.

The results for the 2016 Car & Driver Lightning Lap are in and both of the Ford vehicles in the field turned in solid times – with the new Shelby GT350T turning in the 2nd best time ever among American muscle cars and the quickest time ever for the LL2 class while the new Ford Focus RS set the best time ever by a 4-cylinder car in the 10 years of the Lightning Lap shootout.

Lasek and Isachsen are out, Higgins and Atkinson are in for Red Bull GRC Seattle. Is Subaru grooming Atkinson to be the next GRC star?

The folks at Car & Driver have published the results of their 2016 Lightning Lap tests at Virginia International Raceway and among the most impressive cars on the track were the new Corvette Grand Sport and both of the new 1LE Camaros – with the V6 model nearly matching the new all-wheel drive Ford Focus RS.

After all of the talk about the All-Wheel Drive Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat in the past two weeks, I polled the folks on the large Hellcat Group and asked if they would have gotten an AWD Hellcat when they purchased their cars, and the results were pretty evenly split between the “yes” and “no” camps.

Nissan unveiled the all-new 2017 Sentra SR Turbo in Miami. Seven features will make it fun for driving enthusiasts.

What cars do the top 2016 Japan Cup Cycle Road Race teams choose to support their pro cyclists? Subaru’s WRX S4 and Levorg 2.0 GT-S.

The Subaru do 2016 WRX STI driven by Molly Taylor achieved their best result to date. How close are they to the leaders?

Both the sun and Subaru were shining bright at the Rocky Mountain Subaru Festival 2016.

Granted, Peter Cunningham may be the most amiable team owner and driver engaged in Pirelli World Challenge Series racing. He has a lot to smile about these days.

Nissan is rolling out new models in Miami. What’s next? A hot new 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo variant.

Well actually, I’m not quite sure what Acura’s going for in its latest MDX commercial

The Subaru WRX S4 was the first. A 2017 Subaru Legacy is the latest Japan-only model to get the upgraded SporVita leather interior. Will we see it in other global markets?

In Fiat’s second full month of sales, some things are coming into focus.

This weekend at Mazda raceway only one brand is allowed to run.