Performance Vehicles (Page 198)

When the SRT brand folded earlier this year, the future of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT was questionable and while there is still no official word from Chrysler, it seems that the SRT Jeep could end up wearing the name Track hawk - or this could be the name of the Hellcat Hemi powered SUV.

The configurator page for the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z06 is now live on Chevrtolet.com, giving us our best chance yet to see the new American supercar in full detail, including all of the wheel, color and trimline feature information – but all without the pricing.

David Higgins will be driving a new Subaru WRX STI car at Red Bull Global Rallcross in Seattle. What’s the new DirtFish livery about?

The folks at Motor Trend have compiled their list of the best driver’s cars for 2014 and after putting 10 performance models head to head, the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 was chosen as the best of the bunch – beating a collection of cars that vary from the Ford Fiesta ST to the Porsche 911 Turbo S to the BMW i8.

We haven’t seen the new 2015 Saleen S302 Mustang from all sides, but thanks to the release of the product guide for the super-tuned next generation pony car, we know that the 2015 Saleen Mustang will come in three different trimlines at launch with varying power outputs ranging up to 640hp.

Orders for the 2015 Subaru WRX S4/WRX STI announced on August 25 in Japan have exploded. How many performance cars have been ordered?

Our second track experience in the 2015 BMW 228i confirms our first impressions. This car is a star.

German tuning company GeigerCars has made a name for itself by developing unique packages for European-sold American vehicles and their take on the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is just the latest in impressive custom packages – turning the basic C7 Stingray into a supercar that will keep up with the best across Europe.

This past weekend was the most successful for the modern Dodge Viper racing program thus far with a Viper taking the win in both production based classes – allowing the #93 Viper to climb ahead of the #3 Corvette in the battle for the GTLM championship with just one race left.

The jurors for the North American Car and Truck of the Year award have announced their short list and, not surprisingly, both the 2015 Ford F150 and the 2015 Ford Mustang are included – and I fully expect to see Ford Motor Company claim both titles with their groundbreaking half ton pickup and sports car.

Mercedes-Benz introduces the new 2015 Mercedes C63 AMG with a new engine, new nomenclature and two powerful variants. Why does it get a new name?

Subaru had three WRX STI Global Rallycross cars competing in LA and came away empty handed. What happened in round 2?

While the 2015 Dodge Challenger is still a little bigger and a little heavier than the competition, the 2015 models improved in every way except for one – the fact that there is still no manual transmission option with the base model V6 and that is one feature that could further help bolster Challenger sales.

Over the past few months we have looked at quite a few renderings of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro with some being outlandish and some being just plain gross, but the artwork we are featuring today of the 6th generation Camaro could prove to be very realistic based on what we have seen and heard over the past year or so – with a look that is an evolution of current models.

The answer largely depends on who "you" are. Here is our take after driving both on-track.

This past weekend at a small gathering at the company headquarters in California, the newest look at the 2015 Saleen Mustang was shown off and thanks to one fan who recorded the unveiling of this new image – everyone who didn’t make it to the Saleen HQ gets to see the next generation Saleen Mustang as well.

The 2015 Ford Mustang has been arguably the most popular topic in the American auto industry since it was introduced around the world last December and after fans have read about it online and in magazines, seen it at big auto shows and obsessed about it on social media – the next generation pony car will finally be arriving in your local dealership next month.

We had the chance to lay down dozens of fast laps in the 2014 Lexus IS F sedan and 2015 Lexus RC F coupe. What is clear is that Lexus built upon the IS F, and that the RC F is now miles ahead.

Subaru has a new forecast because sales are way up. But why isn’t the 2015 Subaru BRZ selling?

The three Subaru WRX STIs looked good on Friday, but had a tough day on Saturday. Where did they finish up?

The new Bentley flagship sedan is the company's pinnacle of luxury and performance providing an astonishing 1,100 Nm of torque.

The power source of the new 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 is a new Biturbo V8 engine. What new AMG sports car is it related to?

Red Bull Global Rallycross kicks off today in LA, but fans won’t see the 2015 Subaru WRX STI car on the track. Where did it show up?

Subaru has a new building to display the 2015 WRX S4 and 2015 WRX STI. What does it tell us about the brands performance future?

The Chrysler Group announced this morning that the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with 707 horsepower offers a very impressive 22 miles per gallon on the highway, making it far more efficient than the Camaro ZL1 and a collection of other ultra high performance vehicles – although that likely doesn’t matter to anyone who will buy one.

While the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT hasn’t changed all that much for the new model year, but the new Red Vapor special edition package brings about a sinister, sporty look for the new model year while all of the other attributes of the SRT Jeep make it the coolest SUV on the market today.

Those print publications who were the first to sample the 2015 Ford Mustang GT have published their results and while the figures that we are seeing across the internet vary by source, the quickest reported times thus far come from Motor Trend, where they hit 60 in just 4.4 seconds en route to a 12.8 quarter mile – making the 2015 model slower than a similarly equipped 2014 model.

Just like the first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and the first 2015 Corvette Z06, the first production example of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – which is the first retail unit ever with the new 8-speed automatic transmission – will head to the Barrett Jackson auction block to raise money for charity.

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is the most powerful American production car ever and while this car has quickly become the unattainable object of desire for many muscle car lovers, there are 7 good reasons why you really don’t want to own the Hellcat Challenger – which should help make everyone who cannot afford it feel a little better.

General Motors' Holden brand in Australia has just announced that their new GTS Maloo will be the fastest and most powerful "ute" in the world thanks to a power plant borrowed from the mighty Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.