Performance Vehicles (Page 134)

You won't see the BMW M2 at Monterey Car Week 2016. Why is it missing?

The 2016 Subaru do Motorsport WRX STI gets their first win. How much was the small margin of victory?

Ford Motor Company has issued a recall for the 2015 Ford Mustang fastback along with a handful of other Ford and Lincoln vehicles from the 2013 through 2016 model years in areas around the US with the highest temperatures – affecting roughly 830,000 vehicles in 16 states.

General Motors has announced some preliminary performance numbers for the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and, surprisingly, the supercharged GM muscle car is a few tenths of a second slower than the supercharged Mopar muscle car – based strictly on manufacturer’s official claims.

The Subaru BRZ GT300 gets another podium finish at Fuji Speedway. This makes two-in-a-row.

Sure enough, when we look to the numbers, by the time the British built 10th generation Civic based Type R comes to the states late next year, look for the MSRP to approach the $40,000 barrier.

We can already hear you saying something to effect of: "This isn't a fair contest. The Ferrari is going to cream an Ambulance." But let's throw a few wrenches into this.

The ultra-rare BMW 507 was once owned by Elvis. It’s been restored and will surface in Pebble Beach.

The iconic Subaru WRX STI celebrates its best July ever in Canada. 3 new features help.

The Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 are the best handling sports cars for the money. Now they are being recalled in Australia for power steering loss.

The 2017 Subaru WRX and WRX STI sales are down in the US. Why are they slipping?

There has been plenty of speculation about the next generation Dodge Charger getting a twin turbocharged 4-cylinder, but we rarely mention the Dodge Challenger in those discussions – which I believe will also get the boosted 4-cylinder mill in the event that such an engine is offered in the Charger.

Ford Motor Company recently built and donated a uniquely designed Shelby GT350 Mustang for the Experimental Aircraft Association and with the auction for that car having taken place last week, the automaker has announced that the bright yellow muscle car raised $295,000 for the charity.

Mazda’s Miata is the one to beat. How did the Porsche Boxster and all-new Fiat 124 Spider do in July?

Some spy shots have hit the internet showing a C7 Chevrolet Corvette wearing the familiar clothing of a company test mule, creating the discussion over whether this mysterious Corvette is the long-rumored next generation ZR1 or if we the photographer caught a glimpse of the new-and-improved Z06.

The Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger finished 1-2 in the muscle car sales race in July, marking the third straight month where the Chevrolet Camaro has been forced to settle for third place – as sales of the next generation GM muscle car continue to slump.

FCA has rolled out two new commercials for the Dodge lineup, focusing on the success of the 707 horsepower Challenger SRT Hellcat, and the result is a pair of videos that might be the coolest car commercials I’ve seen in many moons.

I recently had a chance to attend a tire testing event with the folks at BFGoodrich and the Ford Mustang was the test vehicle – and it was an interesting experience to see what a huge difference the different tires made on an autocross course.

The well-known wall art company Fatheads has rolled out a new lineup of Dodge brand items, including huge, high resolution wall decals of the Dodge Viper, the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, the Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack, a handful of other vehicles and a wide array of modern Dodge badges – all of which are ready to be safety stuck to your wall in style.

The order guide for the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro has been posted on the enthusiast website Camaro6.com and the most significant information in the 100-page PDF is the power rating for the new 6th gen Camaro ZL1 – with 650 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque rather than the preliminary figures of 640 and 640.

Honda’s 1.5 Liter direct injected and turbocharged VTEC 4 cylinder gasoline engine is the logical powerplant for the near future Civic Si, so says I.

The Subaru Levorg driven by Colin Turkington wins again at the BTCC race this weekend. Team BMR pulled off two firsts for the brand.

The 2016 Rallycross season hasn’t seen any podium finishes for SRTUSA. Will the 2017 Subaru WRX STI GRC Supercar be ready?

Sometimes, a stock Lamborghini Huracán just doesn't cut it. Luckily, there is a solution.

We showed you a teaser of Drifting pro, Ryan Tuerck, stuffing a Ferrari 458 V8 into a Toyota 86 coupe. What happens next?

With NSX GT3 in pre homologation development, RealTime Racing principle and driver of the #43 Acura TLX GT forfeits his seat to Porsche GT3 Jockey Spencer Pumpelly. What’s Acura RealTime Racing really up to?

BMW’s 2 Series wins the Small Premium Car category of the J.D. Power APEAL Study. How does it beat Mercedes, Audi and Lexus?

While there is no sign of FCA planning to build a Ram pickup with the supercharged Hellcat Hemi, a dealership in Ontario, Canada has built a Hellcat-powered pickup truck for one of their customers – complete with 707 horsepower, four wheel drive and a unique body upgrades.

Ford Performance will soon begin offering “Power Packs” for the 2015-2017 Ford Mustang GT, with varying levels of performance increases with the different packages – and a peak increase of 60 horsepower with the top of the line package.

It was more than a year ago when the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat X was introduced as part of the Dream Car Giveaway program, with a unique engine build featuring a twin turbo setup in addition to the factory supercharger lifting the output to over 800 horsepower and today – we bring you the end of the story, with the Hellcat X being awarded to Mr. Dennis Daly.