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Performance Vehicles (Page 172)

By Patrick Rall on June 10, 2015 - 10:49AM
Since the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro was introduced on Detroit’s Belle Isle a few weeks back, the battle between the Camaro and the Ford Mustang has heated up, leading me to put together a short “tale of the tape” piece showing the currently available vitals for these two American muscle cars.
By Patrick Rall on June 10, 2015 - 9:49AM
We have featured a couple different videos of the new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang with official clips from the automaker and amateur clips caught in the wild, but none give us a chance to hear the new 5.2L flat plane V8 scream like this newest video from The Smoking Tire’s Matt Farrah.
By Denis Flierl on June 10, 2015 - 8:38AM
Subaru builds the 2016 WRX/STI performance car, Ferrari builds the 488 GTB and other sports cars. What makes the two automakers a lot alike?
By Patrick Rall on June 9, 2015 - 6:45PM
The configuration pages for the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V sedan and coupe have officially gone live on Cadillac.com, giving prospective buyers the chance to virtually build and price their ideal high performance compact luxury sedan – with prices starting at $62,665 for the coupe and $60,465 for the sedan.
By Patrick Rall on June 9, 2015 - 3:28PM
More and more vehicles are joining the long Takata airbag recall list and the latest is the Ford Mustang from the 2005 through 2014 model years – effectively recalling the entire previous generation pony car for the same problem that is hammering over a million vehicles from multiple automakers.
By Denis Flierl on June 9, 2015 - 7:22AM
The 2016 Subaru BRZ sports coupe is released in Canada with no changes in price, specs or features. What is up with BRZ?
By Patrick Rall on June 8, 2015 - 2:07PM
The 2015 Dodge Charger funny car continued its domination of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series this past weekend in Englishtown, New Jersey, as Matt Hagan won his 3rd race of the season, giving the 2015 Charger 7 wins in the first 9 events of 2015.
By Patrick Rall on June 8, 2015 - 11:46AM
While we don’t know the exact number just yet, General Motors has reportedly turned in a record Nürburgring lap of some sort for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and according to chief engineer Tadge Juechter, we should all know how fast the C7 Z06 got around the Ring very soon.
By Denis Flierl on June 8, 2015 - 8:05AM
The 2015 Subaru WRX STI Rally car driven by David Higgins wins another victory for Subaru at STPR. How close was the race?
By Denis Flierl on June 8, 2015 - 7:51AM
The two 2015 Subaru WRX STI GRC cars and Pastrana’s 2014 WRX STI get no medals at X Games. What happened in Austin?
By Denis Flierl on June 8, 2015 - 7:32AM
Subaru brought two new cars to the Wicked Big Meet this weekend. A 2016 Subaru WRX STI and a 2016 BRZ both in new Hyper Blue. Do you like the new color?
By Aaron Turpen on June 6, 2015 - 6:07PM
A week from today, the Le Mans 24 Hours begins and Nissan will be in the P1 category for the first time in decades. Their three entries are all an experimental design that comform to Le Mans rules. It's poised to be Nissan's big comeback to the grueling endurance scene at its topmost level. Or it could end in disaster.
By Patrick Rall on June 5, 2015 - 1:19PM
There has continued to be some speculation as to the progress that the Chrysler Group is making in delivering the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat to dealerships around the country, but dealerships around the country are receiving and delivering the 707 horsepower muscle car every day – and here is the latest piece of proof.
By Patrick Rall on June 5, 2015 - 11:56AM
This past weekend, the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS stopped by the MIFBody.com car show in Milford, Michigan, and one of the show’s attendees has posted a video of the 6th gen car leaving – offering us a chance to hear the new LT1 grumble in the new muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2015 - 2:24PM
Earlier this week, the Chrysler Group and the makers of PlayStation’s Gran Turismo 6 introduced the SRT Tomahawk; the newest member of the Vision Gran Turismo series and unquestionably one of most amazing concept cars that we have seen from the Chrysler Group - perhaps ever.
By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2015 - 11:15AM
When the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro was introduced last month in Detroit, we learned that the new generation GM muscle car would come with a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine similar to that offered in the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost, but based on the specifications of the Camaro turbo 4, it seems very unlikely that GM will see the same success from their fuel-sipping model as Ford does – at least not in the United States.
By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2015 - 10:19AM
After nearing the 200 mile per hour barrier a few months back, John Hennessey and his team took his 2015 Ford Mustang GT back into their Texas shop for some new improvements and as a result, Hennessey’s Mustang GT recorded an impressive top speed of 207.9 miles per hour.
By Denis Flierl on June 4, 2015 - 8:17AM
Toyota will give special recognition to their motorsport heritage with six GT86 models at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Will they make it to production?
By Patrick Rall on June 3, 2015 - 12:03PM
The sales numbers for May 2015 are in and once again, the Dodge Challenger posted very strong sales figures, with 7,438 units sold comfortably eclipsing the previous monthly sales record for the modern Mopar muscle car – thanks in part to the continued delivery process of the 707hp SRT Hellcat package.
By Patrick Rall on June 3, 2015 - 11:33AM
Roughly 16 months ago, a sinkhole under the floor of the National Corvette Museum Skydome exhibit opened up and swallowed eight Corvette show cars, but the fully restored display area will reopen next month in the same form as before the Earth tried to claim those special American sports cars.
By Patrick Rall on June 3, 2015 - 10:54AM
Ford Motor Company has announced the official power figures for the flat plane 5.2L V8 in the Shelby GT350 Mustang and with 526 horsepower and 429lb-ft of torque, the newest super-Stang packs more horsepower than the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 while the Chevy offers more peak torque.
By Denis Flierl on June 3, 2015 - 9:19AM
All-wheel-drive Subaru models are selling well except for the rear-drive 2015 Subaru BRZ sports coupe. What’s wrong with BRZ?
By Denis Flierl on June 2, 2015 - 8:37AM
Subaru is introducing a new BRZ STI in the Japan market on June 30. Is this the BRZ STI fans have been waiting for?
By Denis Flierl on June 2, 2015 - 8:26AM
BMW unveiled the most potent group of emergency response vehicles on the planet. What would you do if you had these at your disposal?
By Denis Flierl on June 1, 2015 - 12:39PM
Subaru’s two 2015 Subaru WRX STI Global Rallycross cars finished near the bottom of the standings this weekend. What happened to the new 2015 STIs?
By Aaron Turpen on May 30, 2015 - 1:40PM
V8 Supercar driver Rick Kelly spent some time with an R32 GT-R on a race track. All of it was caught on camera. Watch. Enjoy. Be jealous.
By Patrick Rall on May 27, 2015 - 2:47PM
Ford Motor Company has issued a voluntary recall of the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost over a concern that in the right situations, extreme underbody temperatures could cause damage to the fuel tank, the fuel system and the brake lines – leading to a myriad of possible problems and safety risks.
By Patrick Rall on May 27, 2015 - 1:46PM
The 2015 Dodge Charger funny car continued its dominance of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series this past weekend in Kansas, as Jack Beckman beat the Chevrolet Camaro driven by the legendary John Force in the finals – Beckman’s second win of the year and the sixth in eight events for the 2015 Charger.
By Patrick Rall on May 27, 2015 - 10:12AM
Since the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro debuted 12 days ago on Detroit’s Belle Isle, we have received a great many comments from readers who both love and hate the new design, so we reached out to a pair of Camaro community leaders to see what they think of the 6th gen Camaro.
By Patrick Rall on May 26, 2015 - 3:45PM
The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that we featured a few weeks ago while running a handful of high ten second runs was back on the track this weekend with incredible results – running even quicker and posting what could be record quarter mile times for the 707 horsepower Mopar muscle car.