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Performance Vehicles (Page 149)

By Patrick Rall on March 4, 2016 - 12:02PM
According to a document unearthed by the Mustang6g.com community, the next generation Ford Mustang will enter production in May of 2020 – almost two years earlier than originally expected.
By Denis Flierl on March 4, 2016 - 8:06AM
What does mainstream brand Subaru have in common with luxury automakers Tesla, Ferrari and Porsche?
By Patrick Rall on March 3, 2016 - 2:43PM
Ken Block announced a while back that he would run the full FIA World RallyCross Championship this season and at that point, it was assumed that he would be running his familiar Ford Fiesta ST racecar, but he will actually campaign a brand new car based on the all-new Ford Focus RS.
By Patrick Rall on March 3, 2016 - 2:06PM
The Yenko Camaro is one of the best known special edition packages of the vintage muscle car era and New Jersey-based Specialty Vehicle Engineering has put together a new Yenko package for the 2016 Camaro – complete with a 427 cubic inch engine and the classic Yenko graphic package.
By Patrick Rall on March 3, 2016 - 1:16PM
A Jeep Wrangler powered by the 707 horsepower supercharged Hellcat Hemi may be among the unique offroading concepts introduced at the Easter Jeep Safari later this month – along with 6 other eye-catching custom rides from the Jeep and Ram brands.
By Denis Flierl on March 3, 2016 - 8:36AM
2016 Subaru WRX and WRX STI has best February ever. What’s next for WRX/STI’s evolution?
By Denis Flierl on March 3, 2016 - 8:28AM
The new BMW M2 is revealed at the Geneva International Auto Show alongside its spiritual successor, the BMW 2002. Why is M2 the biggest crowd-pleaser?
By Patrick Rall on March 2, 2016 - 1:29PM
A video has hit the internet showing the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat racing the Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang on a half mile strip of runway – with the poorly driven Mopar muscle car winning some and losing some.
By Patrick Rall on March 2, 2016 - 12:30PM
The folks from Super Chevy recently published a piece detailing their experience of adding a cold air intake to the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro with pretty impressive results and with so many questions as to whether these intake systems are really worth the money – this seemed like an excellent chance to showcase their functionality.
By Patrick Rall on March 2, 2016 - 11:52AM
The Original Hoonigan Ken Block has rolled out the 8th chapter of his legendary Gymkhana video series, this time tearing up the streets of Dubai in his 650hp Ford Fiesta ST rally car with cameo appearances by a Ford F150 Raptor, the new Ford GT supercar and the incredible high performance exotics of the Dubai police force.
By John Goreham on March 2, 2016 - 11:20AM
In the dead of winter, an affordable convertible outsells all Porshe car models, many of which come with roofs. Oh, and it outsold the FR-S and BRZ too.
By Patrick Rall on March 1, 2016 - 3:44PM
While the Dodge Challenger was once again third on the muscle car segment sales chart, February was still a great month for the Mopar muscle car – helping the new Challenger to post the strongest annual growth through the first two months and further proving that the 2015 refresh was a complete success.
By Patrick Rall on March 1, 2016 - 2:58PM
The Ford Mustang posted huge sales in February, badly beating the Chevrolet Camaro as sales of the 6th gen GM muscle car have remained inexplicably slow.
By Patrick Rall on March 1, 2016 - 1:13PM
The 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport debuted today at the Geneva Motor Show, introducing a host of upgrades to the Stingray that makes this C7 almost as quick around the test track as the 6th generation Corvette ZR1.
By Patrick Rall on March 1, 2016 - 10:20AM
I recently spend a week behind the wheel of the 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Rally Edition and when that week was done, I had a new appreciation for a car that I really enjoyed when it was introduced in the lower performance Turbo package a few years back – while still loving the unique 3-door design of the funky little hatchback.
By Denis Flierl on March 1, 2016 - 8:42AM
Bucky Lasek’s 2016 Subaru WRX STI GRC race car is revealed in Geneva. The new livery looks good on the Subaru stand. Can Subaru compete?
By Patrick Rall on February 29, 2016 - 3:46PM
We have talked a great deal about the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat laying down lightning quick quarter mile times with the new 8-speed automatic transmission, but today we bring you a video of the first manual transmission Hellcat Challenger that I have seen join the 10-second club – with a short mod list.
By Patrick Rall on February 29, 2016 - 3:13PM
Ford Motor Company is expecting the 2017 F150 Raptor to be very popular when it arrives later this year so to build the new high performance EcoBoost V6, the automaker is investing $145 million in the Cleveland Engine Plant that builds many of the current EcoBoost engines in the company portfolio.
By Patrick Rall on February 29, 2016 - 11:46AM
According to an Instagram post this early this from Corvette Racing driver Oliver Gavin, a new Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport will debut tomorrow on the opening day of the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
By Denis Flierl on February 29, 2016 - 6:51AM
Subaru Motor, the distributor of Subaru vehicles in Russia, reports the BRZ coupe will be on sale until the summer of 2016.
By Patrick Rall on February 26, 2016 - 1:57PM
There are some reports going around insisting that Dodge will build a car called the Challenger Cobra for the 2017 model year, but I am here to disappoint all of those folks who are hoping for this too-good-to-be-true twin turbo V6 muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on February 26, 2016 - 1:09PM
Over the past few weeks, we have received a few questions from readers regarding the possibility of an all-wheel drive Chevrolet Camaro and fortunately, Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser recently commented on that very topic at the Chicago Auto Show – stating that there would be no all-wheel drive Camaro while he is overseeing the vehicle.
By Patrick Rall on February 26, 2016 - 10:10AM
The Ford Mustang has proven to be very popular in the few short months that it has been available in Australia, with everyone including local police departments lining up to get their hands on the high performance American muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on February 25, 2016 - 12:42PM
Supercars like the Dodge Viper are expected to bring about high insurance rates, but based on a recent study by Insure.com, the mighty Mopar supercar has the highest average insurance premiums in the US market – beating far more expensive performance cars basically because it offers better performance.
By Patrick Rall on February 25, 2016 - 11:27AM
The folks at Hennessey have offered up a video of their wicked Chevrolet Camaro HPE1200 on the dyno, laying down an awe-inspiring 1,145 rear wheel horsepower from their twin turbocharged LSA V8.
By Denis Flierl on February 24, 2016 - 6:44AM
It’s been 10 years since Subaru has been in the Australian Rally Championship. They are returning with a special driver. Who is she?
By Patrick Rall on February 23, 2016 - 4:27PM
We know that the Jeep Grand Cherokee with the Hellcat Hemi is coming by the end of 2017 and while the Trackhawk might pack similarly stunning performance as the Dodge cars with the Hellcat engine – don’t expect the Hellcat Jeep to be anywhere near as budget-friendly.
By Patrick Rall on February 23, 2016 - 3:52PM
The tuning experts at Callaway have turned their efforts to the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS and the result is a supercharged muscle car with 610 horsepower and 610lb-ft of torque – all for under $55,000 out the door.
By John Goreham on February 23, 2016 - 1:23PM
We spoke to the owner of a modified Lexus RC F and discovered just what goes into making a great GT and track car even sharper.
By Patrick Rall on February 23, 2016 - 1:03PM
Ken Block is preparing to launch his 8th Gymkhana video later this month and in that action packed film, we will get to see his newest Ford Fiesta ST race car – which was shown for the first time with the new sponsor Toyo Tires in a short teaser video.