Performance Vehicles (Page 208)

When the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 was introduced, GM said that there were no plans for a ZR1 since the new Z06 was the fastest Vette ever, but with the introduction of the new Hellcat Hemi-powered Dodge Challenger, GM will need a new ZR1 to pull ahead in the ongoing horsepower war.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation created the Concept XR-PHEV Evolution. Could this be the 2015 Lancer Evolution successor?

While Ford Motor Company has only promised that the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost would offer at least 305 horsepower and at least 300lkb-ft of torque, a new report quoting an unnamed inside suggests that the turbocharged S550 Mustang will offer 350 horsepower – which would make it a far more formidable foe in the horsepower war than we first had expected.

The 2015 Subaru BRZ is set to make its dealer launch this month and the outgoing model’s numbers are up. But why doesn’t Subaru sell more?

Now that we know how much power the new Hellcat Hemi will make in the 2015 Dodge Challenger, it is very clear that a Hellcat powered Jeep Grand Cherokee will annihilate any performance SUV that the European supercar makers can come up – leaving the owners of the far more expensive German and Italian sport utes crying in their overpriced beer.

A while back I did a piece discussing the fact that the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat wouldn’t beat the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and now that the Chrysler Group has announced the shocking power figures for the supercharged Hellcat Hemi – it only seems proper to revisit the battle between the two American monsters.

We found out yesterday that the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat would pack 707 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque from the new 6.2L supercharged Hemi and today, we have a couple videos showing that new monster muscle car motor – giving us a great chance to see and hear the 707hp Challenger in action.

The 2015 Ford Mustang is a pretty big deal to the American performance world and with the next generation pony car expected to arrive within the next few months, the folks from Saleen have offered up the first image of their S302 package – with a front end design that is substantially different and exponentially more aggressive than the standard Mustang face.

Subaru has just released a new mobile app featuring 360 degree video technology for WRX STI Global Rallycross and Rally America fans.

The 2015 Subaru WRX and WRX STI sales are hot as the new performance sedans have been launched here in the U.S.

Brothers John and Horace Dodge founded Dodge Brothers Inc on July 1st 1914 so with the rising of the sun this morning, the Dodge brand of the Chrysler Group has officially turned 100 years old – and they celebrated this monumental event by introducing the most powerful American car of all time with the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.

The new Chevrolet Corvette Z06-based C7.R race car was introduced for the 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship and while the teams got off to a rough start in the first two events of the season – the #3 Corvette C7.R has claimed the GT LeMans class win in each of the past three races.

The Chrysler Group has just announced the official specs for the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and with a shocking, stunning and absolutely amazing 707 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque, the supercharged Challenger is the most powerful American production car ever – packing significantly more power than anything ever offered for street use by General Motors or Ford Motor Company.

For the third straight month, the Chevrolet Camaro beat the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger in monthly sales, with the small advantage in June 2014 allowing the Camaro to build its annual lead as GM strives for a stunning 5th straight yearly muscle car sales title.

While Ford Motor Company is expecting the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost to be fairly popular both in the United States and overseas, some are brushing off this new turbocharged engine as little more than a short-run redeux of the old SVO Mustang – but there is a good chance that this engine could play a very big role in the future of the model.

The U.S. market gets the 2015 Subaru BRZ Series.Blue, Canada gets the BRZ Sport-Tech Aozora Edition. Why are performance fans disappointed?

The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship took to the track of Watkin’s Glen this past weekend for the 7th race of the 2014 season and in its first race as the Dodge Viper GTS-R – the modern Viper race teams claimed two of the three podium spots trailing only one of the cross town rivals from Corvette Racing.

While we know for sure that the 2015 Ford F150 will feature a variety of weight saving aluminum body components including the rear cargo box, there has been some speculation as to whether the heavier duty F250 and F350 will feature similar aluminum panels – but I don’t think that there is any reason why the next gen Super Duty pickups wouldn’t have the same construction as the upcoming F150.

The seemingly endless stream of General Motors recalls has brought about a notice for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray over a concern that the rear shock absorbers could crack and fail altogether – or simply reduce the life of the suspension components – so the company is getting these sports cars back to the dealerships for repairs.

The 2015 Ford Mustang will be equipped with the next generation Sync system which includes the new 911 Assist system that will help first responders know a great deal of information about the collision before they get there – but it will also essentially alert the police if you were driving at an excessively high rate of speed at the time of the accident.

Back in late 2013, we talked about a quote from Chevrolet Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser that there would not be a 4-cylinder option in the 2016 Camaro, but new rumors from around the automotive media suggest that the company might actually offer a turbocharger 4-cylinder similar to the 2.3L EcoBoost that will power the 2015 Ford Mustang.

The all-electric Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution III dominates with a first and second place in the Electric Modified Division at Pikes Peak. Are we looking at 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution successor technology?

Higgins and Drew win the Mt. Washington Hillclimb in the Subaru WRX STI. Higgins breaks course record again.

The Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution III is set to take on the Pikes Peak Hill Climb today. Why does Mitsubishi do it?

This is day three at the Mt. Washington Hillclimb and records could be set by the 2014 Subaru WRX STI.

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class and 2015 GLA-Class have won the 2014 International Engine of the Year award in the New Engine category.

Watch the full lap of the 2015 Subaru WRX STI Isle of Man record run narrated by Mark Higgins.

Mercedes-Benz doesn’t advertise the 2014 CLA45 AMG’s performance feature called Race Start. How did Matteo discover it?

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI is the fastest and most competent STI ever produced. What went into its development?

It is widely expected that the new 2.3L EcoBoost engine in the 2015 Ford Mustang will eventually replace the 3.7L V6 as the base model engine, there is still plenty of room in the Mustang lineup for a V6 engine – packing EcoBoost power and sitting in the middle of the engine lineup.