Performance Vehicles (Page 133)

Some pricing figures for the 2017 Ford F150 Raptor have hit Ford’s fleet website, including the base price for the Raptor in SuperCab and SuperCrew configurations as well as pricing for a few packages and options – although we don’t have the details on exactly what is included in said packages.

If you want to know why auto dealers have a bad reputation, check out the price on this 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition.

The Subaru BRZ GT300 overcame a crash in qualifying to reach the podium at SUGO Sportsland.

BMW has issued a Stop Delivery on some BMW M2 Coupes. What is the issue?

While there hasn’t been any official information on the expected 2018 C8 Corvette ZR1 or Zora – whatever the super-Vette might be called – an experienced high performance GM tuning company has a listing for a C8 2018 Corvette ZR1/Zora with an LT5 engine on their website.

The Ford Mustang has quickly become one of the most popular sports cars sold in the US and in many foreign markets, leading many people to ask us if there are any differences between the cars in the different regions – so today we bring you 12 ways that the European Mustang differs from the car sold here in the USA.

Subaru Canada announced the 2017 BRZ sports coupe. Why doesn’t it get the performance pack?

The first list of vehicles for Forza Horizon 3 has been announced and there are some Mopar heavy hitters on that list, including the Hellcat Challenger, the Hellcat Charger, several different Vipers and a couple of classic Mopar muscle cars – along with a few Jeeps, a pair of Fiats and a Chrysler 300 SRT.

The C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has been criticized for the fact that it goes into a low power mode when driven hard for an extended period of time, but when the 2017 Z07 arrives, it will be more capable of tearing up the road course with an improved cooling system – including a redesigned hood.

The reviews are in on the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider. Here is what the critics say.

The Subaru BRZ GT300 gets new upgrades to match the 2017 BRZ production car. Can you tell what they are?

The first highly detailed 64th scale version of the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat will arrive later this year from Greenlight Collectables when the 16th series of the GL Muscle line hits stores in September – giving Hellcat enthusiasts their first chance to get a higher quality diecast collectable with greater detail than the Hot Wheels version.

There are rumors that the long-awaited mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette will debut at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show and a new rumor suggests that it will feature a new supercharged engine with somewhere in the area of 750 horsepower – possibly making it the most powerful American production car of all time.

2016 Mustang Week is upon us and for the tens of thousands of Ford Mustang owners headed to Myrtle Beach for the high performance fun, this is a quick reminder to be careful when showing off the power of your pony car – don’t be the person in another meme, gif or YouTube showing a Mustang driver losing control around a crowd.

You may be surprised to hear that the Lexus GS-F is better than the Cadillac CTS-V at one key thing.

Will the new Fiat 124 Spider sell in big enough numbers to rival the Miata?

Subaru and Subaru Tecnica International (STI) pulled off a Nurburgring 24-hour win for the second year in-a-row. Watch the full race digest video.

The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat are a couple of the quickest, fastest and most powerful production cars in the world, but if you “need” an extra 793 horsepower from your modern Mopar muscle car – Savage Street Cars in Houston, Texas can lift the output of your Hellcat Hemi to 1,500 horsepower for less than $11k installed.

The folks behind the green car movement have long insisted that cars like the Ford Mustang, the Dodge Challenger and the Chevrolet Camaro would soon be killed off by the pending CAFÉ law expectations of 54.5 miles per gallon in 2025, but with 9 years before that 54.5mpg figure will take affect – the feds are backing down on that lofty figure.

In its third year of production, Acura’s midsize sporting 4 door sedan arrives at dealers today with few changes, other than the expanded color pallet. Hey, if it’s not broken why fix it?

We're getting closer to Hyundai revealing their first vehicle from the N-Performance sub-brand. To keep everyone interested, Hyundai has dropped a new teaser video.

Automakers are trying various tricks to help eek out the last drop of fuel. One example is engine start-stop tech that turns the engine off when at a stop, before restarting when you start moving. It's nice when it works. When it doesn't, that brings up some major issues.

Over the past few weeks I have seen a growing number of links to junk news sites insisting that the 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat will be getting more power – but I don’t believe for one second that the mighty Hellcat Hemi will be getting a boost in power so soon after being introduced with 707 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque.

In early July, we brought you the news that a Nürburgring lap time of 7:23 for the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 had shown up on Wikipedia and after much skepticism over the legitimacy of that time, it has vanished from the Wikipedia list – lending to the belief that the previously discussed lap time was nothing more than a hoax.

When you compare the 2016 Subaru WRX against the competition in safety, the sports sedan comes out on top.

It was the opposite result most expected at NEFR. Higgins wrecks his Subaru WRX STI, Lasek gets a podium finish.

When Subaru, STI and Prodrive get together, good things happen. What would happen if they hook-up long term?

The folks at Edelbrock have just rolled out the information on their E-Force supercharger for the 2015 and 2016 Ford Mustang GT, with a pair of packages that lift the output of the 5.0L-powered muscle car to either 690 or 732 horsepower and an MSRP that starts just under $7,000.

Sometimes, a little thing can cause a big mess.

Subaru announces pricing on the upgraded 2017 BRZ sports coupe. The new upgrades and small price increase equals added value.