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Performance Vehicles (Page 72)

By Mary Conway on September 23, 2018 - 10:32PM
Three vehicles that were personally owned by Burt Reynolds and featured in his most popular movies will be auctioned off this week. There is expected to be huge interest in the vehicles in the wake of Reynolds' recent death.
By Denis Flierl on September 22, 2018 - 9:23AM
Subaru has already started WRX STI prep for the 2019 Nurburgring 24-Hour race car. See what changes are coming to the STI for 2019.
By Al Castro on September 21, 2018 - 7:58PM
In a segment that was once considered exclusive to Americans only, that no foreign pedigree need apply, the French automaker in a bold and daring attempt to go where no foreign car maker has gone before, produces a concept in electric form with a warning to Ford and Chevrolet, that there’s a weakness with their own muscle pony cars, and Peugeot is ready to take advantage it, in the electric car market.
By Patrick Rall on September 21, 2018 - 1:56PM
The 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor comes with a handful of new features, but it also comes with a pretty significant price jump, with the 2019 models starting $2,180 higher than 2018 – while being almost $5,000 more than 2017 pricing.
By Marc Stern on September 20, 2018 - 10:36PM
In the first event of its kind, the Nitro Rallycross event, scheduled for Utah's Motorsports Campus this weekend, has attracted the current leaders of the American Rallycross series, Scott Speed, currently atop the leaderboard, and Tanner Foust, who is sitting second.
By Patrick Rall on September 20, 2018 - 4:36PM
The 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye will feature a stronger green supercharger belt in order to meet the extreme duty cycle of this 797-horsepower Hemi – a first for the factory-supercharged Dodge muscle cars.
By Denis Flierl on September 20, 2018 - 7:22AM
Choking dust was too much for David Higgins #75 Subaru WRX STI at Idaho Rally. It didn’t stop Sandell who is now two-for-two in ARA Rally this season.
By Patrick Rall on September 19, 2018 - 4:32PM
If the test cars captured on video at the Nurburgring do prove to be the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette, the artwork above could effectively be our first look at the next-generation American sports car in the flesh.
By Patrick Rall on September 19, 2018 - 3:24PM
The 2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon continues on with all of the features that make it the most capable heavy duty off-road truck in the US market, but for the new model year, the Mojave Sand package adds a new exterior color and some other standard features.
By Marc Stern on September 18, 2018 - 12:57PM
Volkswagen had a remarkable couple of days at the Bonneville Salt Flats this weekend as a 2019 Jetta, modified to run on the sands, set two new speeds marks.
By Al Castro on September 18, 2018 - 10:14AM
2013 was only a few years ago, a long time for most, lightning fast time in the electric car universe, and after all the talk, the drafts, the drawings, the concepts, the rumors, the prototypes, and camouflaged pre-production vehicles since, Audi finally presents its first full electric car. With a price point of about $80,000 USD, the Audi e-Tron Quattro aims to take its throne as a heralded German electric, while finally taking on the American Teslas.
By Denis Flierl on September 18, 2018 - 7:46AM
Subaru of America has denied wrongdoing in the WRX STI 2.5L engine lawsuit but decides to settle even though they think they could win.
By Patrick Rall on September 17, 2018 - 5:41PM
The front-running Dodge Charger and Chevrolet Camaro funny cars had a rough go of the first of six races that will decide the 2018 NHRA championship, with a Toyota Camry and a Ford Mustang meeting in the finals while the drivers at the top of the order coming into the Countdown struggled.
By Patrick Rall on September 17, 2018 - 1:59PM
There are loud, heavily-camouflaged Chevrolet Camaro test cars on the roads around Metro Detroit and with the refreshed 2019 cars already being disguised, we have to wonder if there isn’t a spicier Chevy muscle car on the way – one possibly powered by the Corvette ZR1’s LT5.
By John Goreham on September 17, 2018 - 11:06AM
An over the air update left Model 3 owners without important safety features this past week. Here's what happened.
By John Goreham on September 17, 2018 - 10:03AM
The 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody is made special by what equipment it has, but also by what it brings its owner.
By Denis Flierl on September 17, 2018 - 7:56AM
Subaru offers the hotter 2019 BRZ Series.Grey, but there’s another option if you don’t get one the 250 limited editions.
By Al Castro on September 16, 2018 - 10:05AM
Instead of going over the top like most car makers do, especially startups when introducing autonomous technology in their concept vehicles, BMW took a more practical approach recently with theirs, called iNext, a new electric driverless capable concept CUV but still a human hands on driving car which includes a steering wheel and pedals. So practical they intend to put something much like it into production in as little time as in 2021.
By Denis Flierl on September 16, 2018 - 7:43AM
Subaru fans gather at Broncos Stadium at Mile High in Denver for Rocky Mountain Subaru Festival 2018. Check out the Subie rumble.
By Al Castro on September 15, 2018 - 10:12AM
Meet Vera. She’s Swedish, and she means it, damn it. She’s a badass Level 5 Volvo robot electric tractor pod almost as low to the ground as a Porsche, only three times bigger. So low, if you’re not careful, she might mow you down before her collision avoidance and passive emergency braking systems are autonomously activated! Potential roadkill beware! No airbags need apply . . .
By Al Castro on September 14, 2018 - 6:20AM
Instead of waiting to wonder what a Mustang BEV CUV will come to, rogue ex-Forder Aston Martin shows their former boss they don’t even need an SUV platform to electrify one of their products, they can do it on a current production car: their flagship saloon, the Rapide. Attention American Cops: this ex-Ford is definitely a Crown Vic and Explorer Inceptor Killer!
By Patrick Rall on September 13, 2018 - 3:40PM
The 2018 Cadillac ATS-V doesn’t pack the raw power of the CTS-V, but the new, smaller coupe is the most exciting Caddy 2-door of the modern era, packing solid power, precision handling and all of the premium amenities that you could ask for into this great-looking luxury car.
By Al Castro on September 13, 2018 - 9:36AM
Thieves are hacking Tesla vehicles and their key fobs worldwide with special hacking computer hardware tools to steal the car within seconds. It took Tesla a year to solve it. All this, from the company that wants to bring us a world of electric cars without drivers, the problems that may seem too difficult for Tesla to solve over the electric cars they already have that still need them.
By John Goreham on September 12, 2018 - 3:46PM
A special deal on leftover 2018 Mazda Miatas is making some waves.
By Patrick Rall on September 12, 2018 - 2:01PM
Ford has stated that the Mustang will eventually receive some sort of electrification and while many people assumed that it would be a hybrid, perhaps the company will use the all-electric drivetrain from the upcoming Mustang-inspired SUV that has been discussed under the name Mach 1.
By Patrick Rall on September 12, 2018 - 1:00PM
The dealership debut of the Chevrolet Camaro in Australia and New Zealand is drawing closer, as Holden Special Vehicles has announced the pricing of the right-drive-converted muscle car down under.
By Denis Flierl on September 12, 2018 - 7:33AM
Subaru announced the 2019 Subaru BRZ with suspension and aero upgrades. And a new Japan-spec BRZ STI Sport trim.
By Patrick Rall on September 11, 2018 - 3:55PM
The 797-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye officially went on earlier this summer with the promise of deliveries starting in the fall and with the cooler temperatures setting in across America, the newest monster muscle car from FCA should be hitting dealerships soon.
By Patrick Rall on September 11, 2018 - 2:06PM
The video below shows what pretty much everyone in the auto industry believes to be the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette working out at the Nurburgring and while it sounds great, it doesn’t sound like it packs a boosted engine.
By Patrick Rall on September 10, 2018 - 3:29PM
When the 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor reaches dealers later this year, it will be even more off-road-capable thanks to Trail Control – a new, high-tech system that is literally cruise control for off-roading situations, making covering tricky footing much easier for inexperienced drivers.