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Performance Vehicles (Page 181)

By Patrick Rall on February 10, 2015 - 11:16AM
While the Metro Detroit is locked in the grasp of a bitter cold winter, the Camaro and Firebird aficionados at MIFBody.com are carefully planning their 11th annual car show in nearby Milford – one which has gone to be the biggest of its type in a state chock full of huge car shows.
By Denis Flierl on February 10, 2015 - 8:28AM
The 2015 BRZ gets new improvements for the Japan market. How will these upgrades affect ride quality on the sports coupe?
By Denis Flierl on February 10, 2015 - 8:00AM
If you’ve seen the BMW X6, the new 2015 BMW X4 is a smaller version of the coupe-like crossover. The all-new BMW X4 delivers on the same theme, in a smaller, more affordable and urban-friendly package.
By Patrick Rall on February 9, 2015 - 7:03PM
This past weekend marked the competition debut for the new 2015 Dodge Charger funny car and things couldn’t have gone much better – 2014 series champion Matt Hagan driving his Team Mopar Charger to the winner’s circle, beating teammate and fellow Charger driver Ron Capps.
By John Goreham on February 9, 2015 - 4:53PM
In the latest Lexus College video, Ming-Jou Chen shows how the RC F measures up.
By Patrick Rall on February 9, 2015 - 1:36PM
This past weekend marked the racing debut of the new Chevrolet Camaro funny cars from John Force Racing and while Courtney Force’s Camaro turned in the quickest qualifying time, all three JRF Camaros fell victim to traction problems and failed to make much impact in their first event of the season.
By Patrick Rall on February 9, 2015 - 12:33PM
Prior to the debut of the 2017 Ford SVT Raptor F150, we weren’t sure if the new SVT pickup would be an on-road or off-road performance truck, but based on the rumored specs of the next gen Raptor, it could satisfy the performance needs of both types of go-fast truck buyers.
By Denis Flierl on February 9, 2015 - 8:52AM
The auto aftermarket industry is a $33 billion force in the U.S. This 21 year-old is helping by spending 30K on a $26,000 Subaru BRZ.
By Denis Flierl on February 9, 2015 - 8:24AM
Subaru Canada reports sales for the 2015 WRX STI are up an incredible 91.9 percent.
By Denis Flierl on February 8, 2015 - 8:12AM
Watch Swiss Championship driver Albin Machler take the BMW M4 on amazingly fast hill climb.
By Denis Flierl on February 7, 2015 - 11:21AM
Watch a BMW M4 vs 2009 Toyota Tacoma in a tug of war in the snow. It should be no contest, right?
By Denis Flierl on February 7, 2015 - 7:20AM
Svere Isachsen and Bucky Lasek will contend the full 2015 GRC season, while Travis Pastrana will join the team at select rounds in the Subaru WRX STI.
By Patrick Rall on February 6, 2015 - 12:35PM
While the individual sales numbers for each engine are not available yet, the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost has been such a hit with the media and the performance aftermarket alike make it very clear that the American performance car market is accepting of a 4-cylinder muscle car – further showing the need to follow suit and roll out a 6th gen Camaro with their own turbo 4.
By Aaron Turpen on February 6, 2015 - 11:45AM
The Red Bull Drift Shifters event in New Zealand is always a showcase of talent, but this year, a pro drifter put a camera inside the 370Z so you can see, from his point of view, what it's like to slide under a semi-trailer.
By Denis Flierl on February 6, 2015 - 7:41AM
Subaru’s new hot Levorg wagon is headed for Europe and will make its debut in Geneva.
By Denis Flierl on February 6, 2015 - 6:56AM
A mysterious Subaru hatchback prototype has been spied here in the U.S. Is this the next generation Subaru WRX/STI 5-door?
By Patrick Rall on February 5, 2015 - 5:43PM
While the Dodge Challenger trailed both the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro in January sales, the numbers from the first month of 2015 are a very clear sign that the 2015 Challenger has led to a big spike in muscle car sales for the Chrysler Group – one which is likely to continue as we get into the summer.
By Patrick Rall on February 5, 2015 - 11:50AM
The official entry list for the 2015 24 Hours of LeMans endurance race has been announced and Chevrolet Corvette fans will have three teams to root for in this year’s race – including two teams in the GTE Pro class and one team in the GTE Am class.
By Denis Flierl on February 5, 2015 - 8:20AM
The new 2015 Subaru WRX STI Rally car takes the thrill level to a whole new level. Watch the STI take on the snow video.
By John Goreham on February 5, 2015 - 8:11AM
The Toyota Camry will be the next vehicle to benefit from the Toyota Racing Development team’s magic that is so popular with Tacoma owners.
By Denis Flierl on February 5, 2015 - 7:11AM
BMW rolls out the new M6 GT3 at the BMW factory test track in Dingolfing.
By Patrick Rall on February 4, 2015 - 4:38PM
The 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost brings a whole new type of buyer into the pony car family and the new Roush cat-back exhaust system for the next generation Mustangs powered by the turbocharged 2.3L 4-cylinder is an incredible upgrade for those owners looking to let their modern turbo Mustang clear its throat just as loudly as the V8 cars.
By Patrick Rall on February 4, 2015 - 3:53PM
Dodge got everyone’s attention at the 2014 SEMA Show when they introduced a Viper ACR Concept that looked very much like a production friendly model and according to an insider who spoke with Allpar, the Viper American Club Racer will become a production reality this summer.
By Patrick Rall on February 4, 2015 - 1:46PM
A video has surfaced showing the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray drag racing against the all-wheel drive Tesla Model S P85D and unlike the video showing the Tesla victimizing a Hellcat Challenger with a terrible driver, the pilot of this new Corvette shows the electric sedan how it’s done – even though the Corvette has far less power and rear wheel drive.
By Patrick Rall on February 4, 2015 - 11:19AM
Yesterday morning, Ford Motor Company introduced the first Focus RS that will be sold in the USA and today, we have a video that lets us hear the high performance EcoBoost engine that is borrowed from the Mustang as the ultimate hoonigan – Mr. Ken Block – puts the Focus RS through the paces in and around the German production facility.
By Denis Flierl on February 4, 2015 - 8:46AM
The new-generation 2015 Subaru WRX/STI leads the brand’s lineup in percentage of sales increase. How will Subaru respond to the new hot hatch from Ford?
By Denis Flierl on February 4, 2015 - 8:15AM
The 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is going away after this year. How are performance fans responding?
By Patrick Rall on February 3, 2015 - 7:39PM
The dealership rollout of the 2015 Ford Mustang is complete, giving pretty much every prospective buyer in the US a chance to walk into their local Ford dealership and drive out in a next generation Mustang – thus allowing the redesigned pony car to destroy the competition in January 2015 sales.
By Patrick Rall on February 3, 2015 - 4:46PM
The Chevrolet Corvette posted its worst sales month since the new C7 Stingray was introduced in October 2013, but even in a record-low month – the Corvette still comfortably outsold the next closest premium performance car sold in America, beating the Porsche 911 by a rate of almost 2-to-1.
By Patrick Rall on February 3, 2015 - 2:51PM
There were a great many popular commercials during this year’s Super Bowl broadcast, but the 2015 Dodge Challenger 392 Shaker and a collection of very old people to grab the attention of viewers during the NFL’s championship debut – and what is arguably the biggest advertising day for the American market every year.