Performance Vehicles (Page 193)

General Motors is once again using the SEMA Show in Las Vegas to show off the new model year Chevrolet Camaro COPO race car, with the 2015 COPO Camaro getting a unique appearance package and the buyer’s choice of four different engines that apply to unique NHRA Stock and Super Stock classes.

Among the many Ford Mustang show cars debuting today at SEMA is the Ken Block Hoonicorn RTR – a super modified 1965 Ford Mustang featuring the all-wheel drive system that Block will require when he films Gymkhana Seven with this wicked pony car.

The 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is getting ready to make its dealer launch, but it will be missing one important component.

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI performance cars are helping Subaru hit record sales. But why are buyers unhappy?

Ford has offered up a video that talks about high performance in a way that leads me to believe that this is the first official teaser for the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, including a reference to the date of November 17th, 2014 – leading me to believe that the next generation Super-Stang will make its world debut in a few weeks.

The 2014 SEMA Show begins tomorrow and among the big debuts is the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Commemorative Edition – a sort of “end of the line” package to celebrate the final year of the immensely popular 5th generation Camaro.

After hearing a rumor on the internet that over 5,000 examples of the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat I checked with the folks at the Chrysler Group and they have confirmed that more than 5,000 orders have indeed been received for the 707hp Mopar muscle car.

Subaru of America employees get some extremely fun perks for working at company headquarters. Do you have this much fun at work?

The 2015 Subaru BRZ/FR-S and 2015 WRX are both desirable sports cars. Why did Consumer Reports rank them highest on the fun-to-drive meter?

The 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution will be the last one ever build for performance fans. But fans will continue to make it even faster.

The Toyota GT86 CS-V3 sports car wins the TMG GT86 Cup 2014. Take a ride with TMG and experience the start from the driver's seat of their GT86 CS-V3 [video]

Even though Subaru sales in Japan have fallen, 2015 Subaru WRX STI sales are booming and one group couldn’t be happier.

Our latest look at the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro comes from automotive artist chazcron and while we have seen some excellent artwork depicting the next generation Camaro – this work might just be the most accurate in predicting what the new Chevy muscle car will look like when it hits the street.

Among what is likely to be more than a few 2015 Dodge Challenger show cars at the upcoming SEMA Show in Las Vegas will be the customized Mopar muscle car shown above, which features unique body work, a striking paint job, more than a few performance modifications and – best of all – the name Rapture.

Scion unveiled its lineup for SEMA with 4 FR-S models and one is a turbocharged Targa Top. FR-S T1 shows why the brand desperately needs a new convertible FR-S.

I frequently see people posting on forums and social networks about how muscle cars should only be offered with V8 engines, but production statistics for the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro paint a very clear picture as to why all three American automakers offer their muscle cars with smaller engines in addition to the powerful V8.

The very first 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat built for public sale was auctioned off for charity and as the Chrysler Group was building that deep metallic red muscle car, they filmed the process and made a cool video showing the most powerful muscle car ever come to life in a minute and thirty five seconds.

The 2015 Ford Mustang will almost surely be the belle of the ball for the 2014 SEMA Show and the latest next gen pony car teaser comes from the folks at Classic Design Concepts, who will be showing off two versions of their new Outlaw package for the 2015 Mustang in Vegas – one of which will be on display in the official Ford Motor Company area.

Subaru took to the circuit at the Japan Motorsport 2014 event to demonstrate the capabilities of the 2015 WRX STI. Get a sneak peak at the the new STI in this video.

We have talked in the past about how the 2.3L EcoBoost engine from the 2015 Ford Mustang could power a new high performance Focus RS and while the Motor Company hasn’t had much to say about the formally Europe-only hot hatch, there are some new rumors floating around on the arrival of the highest performance Focus for the US market.

The BMW M4 is a much faster car on a racetrack than the Lexus RC F, right? Not according to MotorTrend’s time which rounded to the second.

A few weeks back we brought you the news that the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 had crashed while testing on the Nürburgring, but there is good news for GM fans hoping for a new track record – the C7 Corvette Z06 is back to work on “The Ring”, this time in Laguna Blue and with the new 8-speed automatic transmission.

I recently had a chance to spend a day driving the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat on roads around Washington DC as well as on a road course in West Virginia and this seat time confirmed that not only is the Hellcat Charger the most powerful and the fastest stock 4-door sedan in the world – it is dollar for dollar the best sport sedan in the world.

The next generation Chevrolet Camaro is expected to arrive for the 2016 model year after a Detroit debut in January, but I don’t think that we will see any premium performance models until after the high volume models have hit showrooms – unless GM has a monster Camaro that will challenge Dodge’s Hellcat.

The 2015 Ford Mustang has quickly built the same passionate following as every other Mustang in the last 50 years and to help lovers of the 2015 Mustang show off the vehicle that they love so much – Ford has rolled out a new collection of t shirts sporting the face of the 2015 model and a few from generations past.

The Chrysler Group had suspended production of the Dodge Viper a few months back when inventory levels were reaching extremely high levels, but the new pricing schedule has improved sales enough that the company will begin production of the 2015 Viper in November – although only the less expensive models will be built at first.

The 2015 Subaru BRZ is a sports car that’s high on the fun to drive meter, and it’s also a safe vehicle on the road. What safety rating did it just achieve?

Last week, I had a chance to travel to Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia to test the incredible 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and while my drive impressions for the world’s most powerful, the world’s quickest and the world’s fastest 4-door sedan will be available later this week – today I bring you a quick video of the testing at the race track.

We recently brought you a first look at the Roush version of the 2015 Ford Mustang lineup and today, we offer you a chance to hear the 2015 Mustang GT roar when equipped with the exhaust system that comes with the Roush RS2 Mustang.

General Motors has issued a pair of recalls for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray due to two separate and unrelated safety risks that were initially the cause for a stop sale order when the 2015 models first began reaching dealerships last month, but around 900 examples of the affected Corvettes did reach consumers so a recall was necessary.