Performance Vehicles (Page 191)

While the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 will land in the automotive history books for its breathtaking performance capabilities, the freshly announced fuel economy figures aren’t mind-blowing, but they are very impressive considering that this is the most track capable Corvette or all time.

The Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 has been rightfully billed as the best handling American muscle car of all time, but with the introduction of the new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang, the Z/28 could have a real battle on its hands in order to hold onto that title.

Ford Motor Company introduced the new Shelby GT350 Mustang with a video showing the newest super-Stang racing through a virtual world, but the automaker has also offered up some beautiful rolling footage of the new GT350 from every angle on a road course.

Famous funnyman and car collector Jay Leno recently took a wounded American solider for a ride in the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and when the ride-and-drive was finished – Leno gave the 707hp Mopar muscle car to the young man who has faced so many health issues as result of a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

The 2015 Subaru WRX has been awarded ALG’s Residual Value Award. Why will WRX keep performance fans grinning for years?

The 2015 BMW 2 Series has made 2015 AUTOMOBILE All-Stars list. Why will it cultivate a new crop of BMW fans?

We know now that the Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang will be powered by a new 5.2L flat plane V8, but iI have realized that many people do not understand what makes a flat plane V8 different from any other Mustang engine, I thought that this would be a great time to explain what makes this new Shelby V8 special.

The first examples of the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat are reaching dealerships around the country and one such dealer in northern Ohio is clearly looking to move their 707hp Challenger in a hurry, as they are advertising it online with a discounted price of just $57,755 – almost 7 grand less than MSRP.

Officially the fastest production ride Aston Martin has ever produced, the V12 Vantage S offers high-end luxury and is near supercar in performance. A two-seat high-end performance sports car available in both coupe and convertible options.

The 2015 Subaru WRX and WRX STI have been named to AUTOMOBILE’s All-Star list for 2015. Why does WRX STI remain the best performance car bargain?

BMW is expanding its M performance parts line for the M3, M4 Coupe and M4 Convertible that will improve your driving experience. Check out these 4 new components.

When Ford Motor Company launched the 2015 Mustang on a global level with specific models built for right hand drive markets, it was widely expected that the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro would also come in right-side drive, but reports from an Australian site has learned from an unnamed GM executive that there will be no RHD next generation Camaro.

A few weeks back we brought you a look at the super modified 1965 Ford Mustang that Ken Block would use for his 7th Gymkhana video and today, that video arrived – with Block and his incredible all-wheel drive ’65 Mustang tearing it up all over Los Angeles.

The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is currently the most powerful, the quickest and the fastest 4-door sedan in the world, but the 707hp Mopar beast could soon have some stiff competition from a GM-powered 4-door, but it isn’t the Chevrolet SS – it is the Fisker Karma.

Ford has finally confirmed what we had suspected for a very long time with the introduction of the new Shelby GT350 Mustang, featuring a high tech suspension setup, a monster brake package, a revamped exterior design and a brand new V8 engine that are all designed to make this a road racing monster that you can drive every day.

The new 2015 BMW X5 M and BMW X6 M performance SUV’s will make their global debut in LA with increased performance. How about 0-60 in 4.0 seconds?

How did Subaru and STI develop the 2015 WRX STI performance car? They went to Germany and used an iconic Finnish race driver.

2015 Subaru WRX/STI buyers are having to wait 4-6 months to get their new performance cars. Why such long waits and what is Subaru doing about it?

Toyota Motorsport GmbH has been testing the 250 hp 2015 Toyota GT86 CS-R3 and it’s about to be released for sale.

Ford has rolled out the 4th teaser video for the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and in addition to showing more tightly cropped images of the new high performance muscle car, this newest video gives us a look at the silhouette of the new Shelby Mustang – one that should really get your blood pumping.

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is the most powerful muscle car of all time and after months of eager anticipation, the first examples of the 707 horsepower Challenger have begun shipping to dealerships around the country so it shouldn’t be long before Hellcats start popping on a road near you.

Volkswagen will display the spectacular GTI Roadster in North America for the first time at the LA Auto Show. How about 503 hp?

The season finale of the award winning Subaru Launch Control Series is here. See the 2014 Subaru WRX STI in action-packed recap of the season.

The first batch of images and information on the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V have leaked and surprisingly, the ATS-V has only 450 horsepower from a specially tuned version of the twin turbo V6 that powers the CTS VSport that is far less powerful than the previous V Series coupe – yet powerful enough to take on the new BMW M4.

While speaking recently with a Chrysler Group representative about the 2015 Dodge Challenger, he offered me an interesting warning to convey to my readers – if you want a 2015 Challenger Sublime Green, you had better get one as soon as you can.

Production of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 began earlier this week and to kick off production, General Motors has rolled out a video showing the full details for the three different aero packages for the new C7 Z06.

Well known automotive designer Henrik Fisker will be bringing a customized 2015 Ford Mustang to the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show with a unique carbon fiber body and the name Rocket – but it is unknown what exactly Fisker plans to do with his modified Mustang.

General Motors hasn’t made any official statement on the production of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 beginning, but a moderator at the enthusiast forum StingrayForums.com was recently taking a tour of the Bowling Green Assembly Plant when he witnessed Z06 #1 rolling off of the assembly line – with more copies of the new super-Vette on the line.

The exterior design of the 2015 Dodge Challenger was inspired by the 1971 Dodge Challenger so while testing the 2015 Challenger Scat Pack recently, I had a chance to shoot some pictures with the new Mopar muscle car next to the 1971 model that served as the inspiration for design – showing the similarities and differences of the two muscle cars in the clearest fashion possible.

Ford Motor Company has rolled out its third tease video of what I still believe pertains to the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350, with this newest video offering a quick glimpse of the engine bay and the undercarriage – both of which further confirm that these shadowy shots do indeed show a new Mustang with a V8 engine.