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Performance Vehicles (Page 177)

By Patrick Rall on April 13, 2015 - 12:26PM
There were two examples of the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat available at this weekend’s Mecum collector’s car auction in Houston, with one selling for $80,000 and the other selling for $110,000 – both of which are considerably higher prices than MSRP.
By Denis Flierl on April 13, 2015 - 8:10AM
STI is testing a new Subaru WRX STI prototype at Suzuka Circuit in Japan. What does this mean for U.S. buyers?
By Denis Flierl on April 13, 2015 - 8:00AM
Mitsubishi announces the start of taking orders for the 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition. How many will be produced?
By Denis Flierl on April 13, 2015 - 7:45AM
The BMW M3/M4 performance sedan and coupe have been named the most aesthetically pleasing models in the sports car class. What sets the twins apart?
By Patrick Rall on April 10, 2015 - 1:58PM
Even with the awesome new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang on the way, rumors continue to crop up about a new Shelby GT500 Mustang, with the newest rumor suggesting that the 600+ horsepower EcoBoost V6 from the 2017 Ford GT supercar could become the power plant for the next generation GT500.
By Patrick Rall on April 10, 2015 - 12:57PM
Last week, we spoke with a representative of Bill Estes Chevrolet about the 2015 Camaro Festival Cars for the 2015 Indy 500 and today, I bring you the news of one of those limited edition Camaros being stolen, wrecked and abandoned on the side of the road – and local police are hunting for the man responsible.
By Patrick Rall on April 9, 2015 - 4:20PM
Dodge brand CEO Tim Kuniskis recently spoke with the LA Times about the popularity of the 2015 Dodge Charger and Challenger with the 707hp Hellcat Hemi, and when addressing the huge backlog of orders coupled with more people who want to place orders, Kuniskis stated very clearly that the automaker will “make them all happy."
By Patrick Rall on April 9, 2015 - 1:56PM
The newest batch of teaser images of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro were introduced today on the CamaroSix website, this time showing us what appears to be the front brake setup of the new Camaro SS and a set of sharp looking wheels that I would suspect are also part of the SS package.
By Patrick Rall on April 9, 2015 - 12:35PM
This morning, the Ford Performance YouTube page posted the best video we have seen thus far of the new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang, giving us our first chance to really hear the roar of the flat plane V8 when it is being pushed towards its limits.
By Denis Flierl on April 9, 2015 - 8:38AM
The 2015 Subaru BRZ STI Concept makes its debut at the New York International Auto Show. Listen to the 450hp 2.0-liter turbo engine.
By Denis Flierl on April 9, 2015 - 8:14AM
The new 2015 Subaru WRX STI Global Rallycross car sits at the New York International Auto Show already making a statement. How will STI’s new involvement affect results?
By Patrick Rall on April 8, 2015 - 5:31PM
If you buy one of the new 2016 Cadillac CTS-V super sedans when they arrive later this year and you quickly decide that 640 horsepower isn’t enough, the folks at Hennessey Performance have a trio of upgrade packages already planned for the new high performance luxury sedan – including an HPE1000 package that lifts the output to a stunning 1,000 horsepower.
By John Goreham on April 8, 2015 - 4:17PM
MotorWeek's is just the latest automotive track test that concludes the Lexus RC F is comparable to the 2015 BMW M4.
By Patrick Rall on April 8, 2015 - 2:17PM
After receiving a handful of emails from people who have recently ordered a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat or 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, it seemed like a good time to explain the difference between ordering a car through the order bank and simply placing an order with a dealership – as orders being accepted right now aren’t getting you much closer to owning a 707hp Mopar muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on April 8, 2015 - 11:49AM
Fox News recently spoke with General Motors’ Mark Reuss about the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro and while this might come as a surprised to some – GM’s Executive Vice President of Global Product Development expects that the 6th gen Camaro will beat the new Ford Mustang in pretty much every way.
By Denis Flierl on April 8, 2015 - 8:35AM
The BMW i8 was declared the 2015 World Green Car at the New York International Auto Show. How did the i8 get there?
By Patrick Rall on April 7, 2015 - 2:55PM
The 2015 Dodge Challenger and 2015 Dodge Charger made their video game debut last month as part of the new Forza Fast and the Furious standalone expansion pack, but today, the cars of the Fast and Furious series come to the full Forza Horizon 2 game as part of the April DLC car pack.
By Denis Flierl on April 7, 2015 - 8:05AM
European Auto Source says they swapped the I6 turbo in the new BMW M4 for a S65 V8 powerplant. Or did they?
By Patrick Rall on April 6, 2015 - 2:42PM
While the 2015 Ford Mustang is being priced extremely high in many global markets due to high import costs, those new Mustang buyers in Australia will be paying a much smaller price than those muscle car lovers in the other non-North American countries we have discussed in the past few months.
By Patrick Rall on April 6, 2015 - 1:57PM
The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat driver who took a beating from a new Tesla Model S P85D a few months back has gotten his rematch and this time, the 707 horsepower muscle car handed the world’s quickest EV a proper beating.
By Patrick Rall on April 6, 2015 - 12:36PM
While there isn’t likely to be new official news on the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro until Thursday, the introduction of the new Cadillac CT6 with a new version of the 3.6L V6 with 335 horsepower has us thinking that the 6th gen Camaro base model will pack the same 335 horsepower – if not more.
By Denis Flierl on April 6, 2015 - 8:57AM
With help from BMW’s performance division, BMW is sitting on top as the luxury car leader in the U.S. What is attracting buyers to BMW M?
By Denis Flierl on April 6, 2015 - 7:53AM
With the help of the 2015 Subaru WRX, WRX STI and BRZ sports cars, KBB ranks the Subaru brand the best performance brand in America. Who did Subaru beat?
By Denis Flierl on April 6, 2015 - 7:22AM
In the first round of the SUPER GT Series, the 2015 Subaru BRZ GT300 finishes 17th. What happened at the rain-soaked Okayama opener?
By Denis Flierl on April 4, 2015 - 8:08AM
The 2015 Subaru WRX STI has a long and storied race history. Check out the video as STI is on the stage at NYIAS.
By Patrick Rall on April 3, 2015 - 5:21PM
The 2015 Ford Mustang is headed to India with a factory right hand drive layout for the first time and while this new Mustang will be less expensive at the local Ford dealerships than it was through importers – it is still more expensive in India than in the other foreign countries getting a new Mustang for the first time.
By Patrick Rall on April 3, 2015 - 1:35PM
The 2015 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible will serve as the official Festival Car of the 99th running of the Indy 500 and for the first time ever, a small collection of those specially equipped Camaros will head straight to area Chevy dealers – with the first examples already at Bill Estes Chevrolet.
By Denis Flierl on April 3, 2015 - 10:07AM
The new BMW i8 wins another award and sprints away with the World Car Award in the World Green Car category. What other World Car Award did i8 narrowly miss?
By Denis Flierl on April 3, 2015 - 8:07AM
Subaru’s 2015 WRX STI Global Rallycross car will launch from 0-60 in a lightning quick 2 seconds. What part is STI playing in the new cars development?
By Patrick Rall on April 2, 2015 - 7:25PM
The 2015 Dodge Charger funny car continued its domination of the 2015 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, as Jack Beckman was the first car driver across the line in all three rounds of the 2015 Four Wide Nationals – making it four wins in four events for the new Charger race car.