Performance Vehicles (Page 159)

Can a full-sized pickup truck be modified to become a world record speed holder? Nissan and Cummins are going to find out with a specially modified Titan XD being shown at the SEMA show in Vegas.

Here’s what Lexus brought to the annual celebration of aftermarket add-ons.

The new Ram 1500 Rebel is the biggest and baddest factory half ton Dodge or Ram truck of the modern era, but at the 2015 SEMA Show, the Mopar crew has taken this rough and rugged factory package to an even more extreme level – with a fairly brief modification list.

C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray owners got some good news this week, as General Motors used the 2015 SEMA Show to introduce 14 new components of the Corvette Z06 which can now be purchased for the Corvette Stingray – lifting the “base” Corvette to a whole new level of performance.

As expected, Ford Motor Company introduced the 2016 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag racing package at this week’s 2015 SEMA Show and along with the news of the certified 8 second quarter mile times comes an awesome video showing just a quick glimpse of the quickest Mustang ever in action.

According to the folks at Dodge and the SCCA, the new Dodge Viper ACR has proven itself to be the most capable street legal track car in the world by setting new lap records at 13 different tracks around the United States – defeating cars that cost ten times as much at well-known road courses like Virginia International Raceway, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca.

We drove two of the best track-day cars on the market to see how they compare.

SRT USA wraps up a disappointing season in Las Vegas with three Subaru WRX STI GRC cars. What happened in the last round?

What is a wah-wah guitar pedal doing on the 2016 Subaru WRX? Watch the video from Subaru Australia and see.

The 2016 Subaru WRX STI is the top model in Subaru’s lineup for the highest percentage of increase in sales for 2015. Why is the STI so popular?

The BMW M4 Coupe gets new performance parts at SEMA. What’s new for the BMW M4?

The information on the Dodge Dart GLH Concept has come out of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas and due to the standard 2.0L base engine, some enthusiasts who had high hopes for an SRT-level Dart are hating on the sporty compact sedan – but we should all look at what this car could lead to rather than what it is right now.

When the Chrysler Group offered up a teaser image of the new Dodge Challenger with a badge that read GT AWD, we speculated that it would be an all-wheel drive muscle car and we were right – as this mean looking Mopar muscle car will indeed spin all four wheels with Hemi power.

Subaru chose the 2016 WRX to get the luxury interior that every Subaru needs as an option. What other model also gets has the Mario Levi luxury cabin?

The 2016 BMW M2 and BMW M4 are all about more performance parts at SEMA. What’s new for the BMW M2?

SRT USA announced David Higgins will run a special Subaru WRX STI at the last round of Global RallyCross in Las Vegas. What’s the special livery?

General Motors has rolled out the next generation of the Chevrolet Camaro COPO drag racing package at the 2015 SEMA Show in a custom livery inspired by drag racer Courtney Force – with this unique muscle car headed to auction for charity in the future.

The folks at Superchips have just rolled out their tuning packages for the 2015 Ford F150 in base 3.5L V6, 5.0L V8 and 3.5L EcoBoost V6, with the EcoBoost V6 picking up 43 horsepower and 73lb-ft of torque for a total output of 408 horsepower and 493lb-ft of torque.

The folks at Dodge posted this shadowy teaser image yesterday showing what looks to be the alleged all-wheel drive Dodge Challenger, what is obviously a Dodge Dart and the date and time of their SEMA Show press conference.

Manhart Racing is getting ready to present their newest project called the Mh2 450. What will they do to the new 2016 BMW M2?

The Subaru BRZ GT300 qualified fourth fastest at round seven at Autopolis but cannot finish the race. What was the problem?

STI President talks to Motoring.com.au about more stand alone STIs and says a Subaru BRZ STI is in the works.

Look through the roof of the 2015 Subaru WRX STI Rally car at the record-setting run at LSPR.

According to the fine print in the new labor contract between the UAW and the Chrysler Group, the Dodge Viper will no longer be built at the Connor Ave plant after 2017 and it seems that the Mopar supercar will be killed off altogether – and there are two key reasons why this is happening.

The folks at Shelby American have announced that they will roll out a heavily modified 2015 Ford F150 pickup at the upcoming SEMA Show in Las Vegas, with a 700hp engine and the proper mods to make one wicked off-road racer – serving as a stand-in for the SVT Raptor until that factory go-fast truck arrives next year.

The 2016 Scion FR-S gets a luxury offering for the first time. How many of the exclusive sport coupes will be produced?

Subaru needs a 328hp WRX STI S207 with the luxury cabin from the Subaru WRX S4 SporVita. Will Subaru ever build one?

The folks at Mattel got in on the popularity of the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat for 2015 and according to a Hot Wheels collectors website, the Hellcat Charger will be the next new Dodge SRT product to hit the toy car world – although like the Challenger, the Charger toy won’t actually sport the Hellcat name.

The all-new 2016 BMW M4 GTS will make its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2015. When will it launch in the U.S.?

STI unveils the 2016 Subaru WRX STI S207 at the Tokyo Motor Show. How much more hp does the Japan-only STI get?