Performance Vehicles (Page 216)

The Dodge brand is celebrating 100 years in business in 2014 and to talk about the advantages of existing for that long, Dodge introduced a new minute long clip showing a great many people over the age of 100 talking about what can be learned – with this unusual video featuring the new 2015 Challenger 392 Hemi Scat Pack Shaker.

Now that General Motors has offered up the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible at the 2014 New York International Auto Show, the biggest of the American automakers now offers 14 different performance vehicles under the Camaro, Corvette or SS performance sedan nameplates – more performance cars than any other automaker doing business in the US.

The first Ford Mustang was introduced on April 17th 1964 at the New York World’s Fair so with the arrival of April 17th 2014, the mighty Mustang has officially turned 50 years old – making it the longest running nameplate for a car in the US auto industry.

The first images of the 2015 Dodge Charger leaked onto the internet last night, revealing the refreshed exterior styling that has proven to be more than a touch controversial due to a high tech look that critics are accusing of being too much like the smaller Dodge Dart,but regardless of what else the new Charger might look like - this four door muscle carlooks sharp from all angles.

After much anticipation, the 2015 Dodge Challenger made its Big Apple debut this morning and while there are some exciting bits of information on the engine lineup and a stylishly revised exterior and interior for 2015 – the 600 horsepower supercharged Hellcat Hemi has gone unmentioned.

The all-new 2015 Subaru WRX STI cars arrive at the Vermont SportsCar shop to be disassembled and prepped for the season. Can they repeat as champions?

Subaru unveiled the mystery STI car that they teased yesterday. It’s the 2015 Subaru WRX STI Global RallyCross race car.

When the SRT Viper Time Attack model was introduced last year, it built specifically onto the “base model” SRT Viper, but the Chrysler Group announced today that the new Time Attack Group for the Anodized Carbon Special Edition Package will bring some of the enhancements of the Viper TA to the Viper GTS in the stunning matte black paint.

General Motors made only 500 examples of the Laguna Blue 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Premium Edition - making them both hard to find and very expensive – but you could win one for just $250 through the National Corvette Museum’s most recent fundraising raffle.

The original Ford Mustang was introduced 50 years ago tomorrow at the New York World’s Fair and to commemorate the pony car’s golden anniversary, Ford has announced the 50 Year Limited Edition 2015 Ford Mustang – a loaded up package that will be limited to just 1,964 units.

Mercedes-Benz gets ready to launch the all-new 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT this fall. What is that in the cabin?

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI RallyCross race car is being prepared by Vermont SportsCar and STI. The Global RallyCross season is getting close.

The Chrysler Group has announced a new lease plan for the 2014 and 2015 Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger that should help spur sales to both Dodge muscle cars for the current model year and the next – including a 1-year lease deal that is unlike anything in the American auto industry today.

The Ford Mustang turns 50 years old later this week and today General Motors posted an image of the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 with a set of candles and a friendly message wishing its bitter rival a happy 50th birthday.

Ford announced earlier this year that the 2015 Ford Mustang GT Convertible would be displayed atop the Empire State Building to celebrate the famous sports car’s 50th birthday and with that stunt scheduled to take place later this week – the Motor Company has offered up a video giving us a look at the preparation process.

We argue no. The car magazines will set it up that way. Who do you think the cars' designers would agree with?

The right to own 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Coupe #1 was auctioned off this past weekend at the Barrett Jackson Auto Auction in Palm Beach, Florida and as expected, NASCAR owner and diehard Chevrolet performance fan Rick Hendrick claimed the first Z06 with a show stopping bid of $1,000,000.

The Cadillac CTS is all new for 2014 and while there is no CTS-V so far, the new CTS VSport offers an incredible driving experience for those CTS buyers who demand more power than is offered with the non-VSport models – while including every bit of luxury that GM has to offer in this incredible sport sedan.

The all-new 2015 Subaru LEVORG is about to launch in Japan and Europe. It could be a preview of the new-generation Subaru WRX STI hatch.

Subaru has released a teaser image of a new extreme 2015 WRX STI that they will unveil at the NYIAS.

This past weekend, an all black Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 rolled across the Barrett Jackson Auto Auction in Palm Beach Florida, serving as a stand in as bidders sought to win the right to own the very first 2015 Camaro Z/28 – with the winning bid raising an awesome $500,000 for charity.

The folks at Recaro Automotive Seating announced this morning that the 2015 Ford Mustang will offer similar race-inspired Recaro bucket seats to those found in the 2014 Mustang along with other Ford performance models like the Fiesta ST and the Focus ST.

When the 2014 New York International Auto Show opens later this week, the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible will meet the world and when it does, it will mark the first time that General Motors has offered one of their modern Super-Vettes in convertible form – adding yet another item to the list of reasons why the C7 Corvette is so freakin’ awesome.

The new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 based C7.R race car might have gotten a slower start than many expected, but none of that matters anymore as the new Corvette race car claimed what will likely be the first of many wins this past weekend at the TUDOR Sport Car Showcase at Long Beach.

A video has surfaced of a Nissan GT-R and a Bugatti Veyron drag racing at an airport. It includes cockpit shots and is beyond cool. You'll be amazed at the results.

Subaru Tecnica International Inc., brought the 2014 Subaru BRZ All Japan Gymkhana Championship car to the "Hyper Meeting 2014.” How important is STI to Subaru?

The new 2014 Subaru BRZ GT300 is the extreme BRZ with close to 300 hp.

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI is a Rally-bred race car. Why is Subaru rolling out a 2014 BRZ Rally car?

The Kogod School of Business has conducted a study of “how American” the vehicles sold in America really are and the Ford F Series pickup and the Chevrolet Corvette – two vehicles which are American icons – finishing tied for the top spot in this new report.

Last night I was sitting in traffic in downtown Milford Michigan when I noticed a camouflaged Dodge Challenger driving the other direction a few lanes over and when those lanes began to move and the Challenger pulled away – the hearty roar from the exhaust leads to believe me that this was a Hellcat Hemi test mule.