Performance Vehicles (Page 187)

The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is reaching owners around the country so not surprisingly, we have our first video of the most track capable Corvette of all time in action on the quarter mile – with fairly impressive results.

The new 2015 BMW M4 Convertible looks good at the strip and runs the quarter in 12.2 seconds at 117.3 mph. Watch the video.

The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette is fitted with a Valet Mode that locks the glove box, prevents safety features from being disabled and activates a front-facing camera that records what is going on in front of the Corvette while being driven – and one of those videos has surfaced on YouTube showing a valet blasting through a tight parking garage in a 201 Stingray.

Ford Motor Company has added more than a half million cars to the massive Takata airbag recall, many of which are Ford Mustang models from the 2005 through 2008 model years – all of which have the airbags that could cause major injury or death if the assemblies fail in the event of an accident.

The configurator tool for the 2015 Dodge Charger has gone live on Dodge.com and today I take a look at the options and costs that make for what I believe to be the best bargain in the current lineup – one which comes loaded to the hilt and packs 370 horsepower for just over $40,000.

The folks at Hennessey Performance have offered up their first take on the new 2015 Ford F150 pickup and with more than 600 horsepower, the 2015 Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 should be a perfect follow-up to the super tuned SVT Raptor pickups from the last generation F150.

I have some bad news for those folks hoping to see the debut of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro at the upcoming 2015 North American International Auto Show – word on the street is that the Camaro will not make its next generation debut in the Motor City in January.

Those folks who ordered a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with the Satin Black hood treatment have gotten some bad news, as an undisclosed issue with the black finished hood has caused the Chrysler Group to delay deliveries of the 707hp muscle car with that option back to February.

Lexus will unveil a new F car at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Will it be the expected GS F or are we in for a surprise?

A new Guinness World Records title for Longest Twin Vehicle Drifting goes to a pair of Nissan 370Zs in the Middle East.

Toyota has been testing a new “hard-core” 2015 GT86 Limited Edition GRMN 86 in Japan and it could be ready for sale by mid 2015.

After a great deal of speculation, General Motors has confirmed that the new Cadillac CTS-V will indeed make its world debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and while details on the new super-Caddy are limited to the debut location - there is a chance that the new CTS-V could derive its power from the same LT4 V8 as the 2015 Corvette Z06.

The new ROWEN Subaru BRZ Carbon Edition will make its world debut at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2015. Here’s a sneak peak before the show.

The new 2015 BMW M4 gets a redesign with the 3.0-liter in-line six-cylinder engine. Was it a major risk to drop the V8?

A hot new MINI is coming for performance fans and it will make its world debut in Detroit. How hot is the new MINI JCW?

Mitsubishi’s executive vice president in the U.S. says Lancer Evolution’s time is gone. Will high-performance be a part of the brand’s new direction?

Although reports earlier this week suggested that Australian buyers of the 2015 Ford Mustang GT would enjoy less power than American buyers, but it has been confirmed that the 5.0L V8 Down Under will have the same output – it is just stated differently for the Australian market.

Some of the first buyers of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 were concerned about a power loss during extended periods of high performance driving and while substantial “heat soak” was believed to be the cause of this drop in performance – that power loss is actually programmed into the ECU by GM in order to meet emission requirements and prolong the life of the engine.

The arrival of a new SVT Raptor pickup based on the aluminum bodied 2015 Ford F150 has been rumored for some time, but amidst the reports of the coming of the Focus RS to the US market included a key point that got lost in the shuffle – a Ford rep confirmed that there is indeed a new Raptor F150 on the way.

Yesterday we brought you the first real world dyno numbers for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 thanks to Vengeance Racing and today, we offer you a look at their first tuning results – with 75 rear wheel horsepower added at the rear wheels with a tune and some very minimal modifications.

Ford Motor Company announced this morning that the high performance Ford Focus RS will soon arrive in the US market and while it is unofficial, it is widely rumored that the Focus RS will be powered by the 2.3L EcoBoost engine from the 2015 Mustang.

The Chrysler Group has announced the official EPA fuel economy ratings for the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and as expected, the Charger offers the exact same fuel economy figures as the Challenger with the same supercharged V8 and 8-speed automatic transmission – including a highway figure of 22 miles per gallon.

The new 2015 Subaru WRX performance sedan has received many awards in its first year. Now WRX gets another to add to its expanding trophy case.