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Performance Vehicles (Page 23)

By Mary Conway on March 29, 2023 - 8:41PM
Orders are now open for the final 'Last Call' Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170. Dodge's locator website will indicate which dealerships are able to final the special Demon 170 or any of the other 'Last Call' models. We look at how to get the vehicle of your dreams.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 29, 2023 - 11:59AM
Elon Musk says Tesla will start utilizing the inward-facing cabin camera to detect occupants. And if the camera detects passengers, Tesla will keep the car “on” for entertainment & comfort even if the driver has locked the car and walked away.
By Denis Flierl on March 29, 2023 - 6:57AM
Subaru's performance model is coming back. The STI is gone, but a new electric STe will return high performance to the street. Check out the report here.
By Mary Conway on March 28, 2023 - 9:19PM
Chevrolet says that although it is ending production of the traditional Camaro after the 2024 model, the Camaro isn't racing off into the sunset. What might be next for the well-known nameplate?


By Tinsae Aregay on March 28, 2023 - 3:27PM
According to insurance registration data for the Chinese market released today, in the week between March 20 and 26, Tesla insurance registrations totaled 15,886 vehicles. This pushes Tesla’s insured vehicles in Q1 2023 up to March 26 to 126,000 vehicles. This is already higher than the previous quarterly record Tesla set in Q3 2022 delivering over 122,000 vehicles.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 28, 2023 - 8:11AM
The Cybertruck has seen several improvements since it was unveiled back in 2019. One of those improvements targeted at the truck's practicality and maneuverability is 4-wheel steering. And today, in response to a new video of a preproduction beta Cybertruck showing off its agility in Californian streets, Elon Musk has suggested that the Cybertruck will be easier to maneuver than the Model Y.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 27, 2023 - 12:29PM
It has been more than two years since Tesla last delivered the Model S and X to China. This has undoubtedly disappointed a lot of prospective buyers, however, the wait is finally over as a ship has unloaded thousands of refreshed Model S & X vehicles in mainland China.
By Denis Flierl on March 27, 2023 - 8:17AM
Subaru recently paid tribute to the late Ken Block. His number 43 Subaru WRX STI was retired. Check out the report here.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 26, 2023 - 9:38AM
In recent times, Tesla has been massively increasing vehicle production and in order to keep demand in line with the added capacity, the EV maker has been cutting vehicle prices and offering incentives to entice new buyers. And today, Tesla has added a new incentive for Model S & X buyers in the form of 10,000 free supercharging miles.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 26, 2023 - 5:34AM
Last week Tesla released FSD Beta v11.3 to Tesla owners in the company's Early Access program. This is the last major FSD update and has brought vector spaces and the use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. In addition, V11 also replaced manually written codes with neural nets for highway driving. And today, after bug fixes Tesla has released FSD Beta v11.3.3 to the wider public.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 25, 2023 - 2:51PM
Tesla officially inaugurated Giga Berlin only 11 months ago. However, today, the EV maker has announced that the plant has reached a Model Y production rate of 5000 vehicles a week. This gives Giga Berlin an annualized production rate of 250,000 vehicles per year.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 25, 2023 - 9:17AM
Cathie Wood and her firm ARK Invest are famous for their optimistic Tesla prediction. According to the firm's latest analysis, ARK has a $1,500 price target for the EV maker's shares. However, despite the bullish call, ARK has offloaded a notable proportion of the firm's Tesla holdings from two of its funds.
By Denis Flierl on March 24, 2023 - 7:58AM
A new report from Japan says the next-generation Subaru BRZ coming in 2025 will have a turbocharged engine. Check out the information here.
By Mary Conway on March 20, 2023 - 11:27PM
After a month of teases we can now confirm that the 7th and final "Last Call" Dodge model is a monster designed to surpass the 2018 Dodge Challenger Demon in every way. The vehicle was delayed because the engineers kept blowing up engines.
By Mary Conway on March 19, 2023 - 6:29PM
Muscle car fans have waited months to see the ultimate street legal high-horsepower Dodge gas-powered vehicle. The wraps will finally come off tomorrow. The tease videos point to a muscle car that will surpass all of Dodge's legendary vehicles.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 17, 2023 - 5:30AM
According to data released by China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), in the month of February, the Model Y has become the best-selling SUV in China. And even more impressively, the Model Y was able to beat not only battery-electric vehicles but also internal-combustion vehicles with a significantly lower starting price.
By Mary Conway on March 14, 2023 - 9:43PM
Dodge has released its 4th tease for the seventh and final 2023 'Last Call' Challenger or Charger. It shows the leprechaun using a jackhammer pounding out incredible power.
By John Goreham on March 13, 2023 - 11:35AM
We run down the list of special equipment that makes the 2023 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Rebel stand out in the crowd.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 11, 2023 - 3:29PM
Elon Musk has received a $1.7 million award from Tesla as part of a company-wide patent incentive program. Tesla awarded this prize to Musk in a form of an option to buy 10,500 Tesla shares at an average price of $4.73.
By Mary Conway on March 9, 2023 - 9:53PM
Dodge's latest tease for the 'Last Call' model is called ‘Scream @ 215 mph’. The seventh and final 'Last Call' model will be unveiled on March 20th at a special one day festival in Las Vegas. Shown above is the 6th 'Last Call' model "The Black Ghost".
By Tinsae Aregay on March 7, 2023 - 8:30AM
Although by now it might seem that Tesla is issuing a recall for its vehicles every other week, most recalls are benign software issues addressed by an over-the-air software update. However, today, Tesla has issued a rare physical recall for improperly torqued bolts fastening the second-row seat back of the Model Y.
By Denis Flierl on March 5, 2023 - 5:30AM
Subaru announced sales of the 2022 Subaru WRX are up a whopping 1,138 percent this year. So is it time to finally throw a party? Check out the WRX report here.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 3, 2023 - 1:28PM
Tesla China has just posted a record delivery number for the month of February producing and selling 74,402 vehicles. This number is even more impressive when we take into account that Tesla has shut down the Giga Shanghai Model 3 production line for half of the month.
By Mary Conway on March 1, 2023 - 9:52PM
Dodge's Final "Last Call" model will be unveiled in Las Vegas, Nevada, in three weeks. In today's tease. the Leprechaun is back and so is Mr. Hyde.
By Marc Stern on February 28, 2023 - 7:46PM
Every time an SUV gets out in Johnson Valley, it is shaken, rattled, and rolled until something happens or it doesn't. The engineering/development guys would just as soon as nothing broke, but if it does, it's okay too because the Johnson Valley is Ford's Bronco proving ground. It is also home of the King of the Hammers Competition in which the Ford Bronco scored a 1-2-3 win in the stock class.
By Tinsae Aregay on February 28, 2023 - 2:38PM
A Toyota executive who took part in the Model Y teardown spoke with Automotive News in conditions of anonymity and said about the all-electric crossover “taking the skin off the Model Y, it was truly a work of art. It’s unbelievable.”
By Mary Conway on February 28, 2023 - 12:57AM
The race cars have new names but the same Cadillac determination to win the prestigious race.
By Tinsae Aregay on February 27, 2023 - 12:13PM
Tesla officially inaugurated Giga Berlin only 11 months ago. However, today, the EV maker has announced that the plant has reached a Model Y production rate of 4000 vehicles a week. This gives Giga Berlin an annualized production rate of 200,000 vehicles per year.
By Denis Flierl on February 26, 2023 - 8:04AM
The 2023 Subaru WRX is available now for sports car enthusiasts. Check out the new configurator for performance customers and start your build.
By Tinsae Aregay on February 25, 2023 - 2:08PM
In response to a tweet by Whole Mars Catalog, who wrote “I can’t wait to see people’s stunned reactions as Cybertruck climbs the sales charts,” Musk responded by tempering expectations saying “ramping production will be the challenge, not demand.”