Performance Vehicles (Page 79)

It's a well known fact that Mazdas are popular in motorsports. Torquenews has written about it before. But Mazda is making motorsports headlines again, this time in the world of autocross. They are not just common at SCCA's Championship Tour autocrosses, they're consistent winners.

Following Volkswagen's historic win in an electric vehicle Sunday, the automaker's Bentley subsidiary also set a new market for SUVs. It, too, crushed it.

Chevrolet has announced that the Corvette Racing program will end the 2018 season with a stop in China for the 6 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race - marking the first time that a factory-backed Corvette has raced in Asia.

The 2019 Fiat Spider will have some changes. Here is what they will likely be.

The next generation Ford Mustang is expected to arrive in the spring of 2020 for the 2021 model year on a new chassis platform and when it does, it could be the second American muscle car to offer all-wheel-drive – potentially looking to cut in on the market share of the all-wheel-drive Dodge Challenger.

Matt Hagan and his Dodge Charger got win #2 on the season this past weekend in Norwalk, Ohio, beating current series leader Courtney Force and her Camaro in the final round after knocking off two of his three Don Schumacher Racing teammates in the early rounds.

The new Ford Ranger Raptor is new undergoing pre-production testing in Australia and America.

Subaru Levorg’s score one-two in first BTCC race of the season. Can Sutton repeat as Champion in 2018?

Volkswagen has done it. After all of the teasers and development advance stories, the new I.D. R racer set out to take the speed record for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb and it did.

It all comes down to today. As Volkswagen prepares its I.D. R Pikes Peak challenger, the automaker hopes to set a bit of history with a new record mark for electric cars.

If you are one of Torquenews's regular readers, you may have read a previous article on Mazda's contingency program, in which Mazda owners can get discounts on parts, and win money for races. Now, Mazda is adding an additional incentive to embark on a Mazda Motorsports adventure. If you buy Mazda's Global MX-5 Cup Car, you'll get over $8000 in rewards.

Audi has been improving its A6 and A7 models and now it has turned to improving the S7 for 2019. Though not as breathtaking as its predecessor, the next-gen S7 incorporates changes that are seductively styled.

Earlier this week, the 2018 Ford Cobra Jet Mustang officially went on sale and Ford Performance issued the first images of the new purpose-built drag racers, but if you want one, you will need to order soon and be prepared to spend big money.

General Motors has recalled roughly 500 examples of the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 over a concern that with the right set of circumstances, the airbags could fail to open in the event of a crash.

The new Performance Pack 2 transforms the 2018 Ford Mustang GT into an awesome road course machine, sticking to the corners and blasting down the straightaways of the M1 Concourse track like a world-class sports car – all with the sweet roar of American muscle.

Since the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro was introduced with the redesigned exterior, that new look has been the focus of every conversation about the refreshed muscle car, but today, we bring you a look at six other key changes for the new model year.

The 2019 Mazda Miata gets substantial engine upgrades and a new top. Here are the official details.

2018 has been Ron Capps’ worst season in the past few years, going winless through the first ten events, but he drove his Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger funny car to his first win of the season this past weekend at the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

Actor Mary McCormack recently tweeted about a burning Tesla Model S in which her husband was an occupant. Many Tesla fans say this is not newsworthy. The reaction to her tweet says otherwise.

The newly-refreshed 2019 Subaru WRX STI gets a few performance upgrades. Are they enough for performance fans?

The 2019 Subaru WRX gets a few upgrades. Check out what’s new for 2019.

On paper, it looks as if the Lamborghini Huracan Performente should be the winner in a drag race, the reality just isn't the same.

Dodge has announced that the brand will be sponsoring the 4th consecutive Roadkill automotive festival in Metro Detroit on August 18th, with the main attractions once again being organized street racing, Dodge-themed displays and a massive Show-N-Shine field.

For the 11th straight year, Ford Motor Company has designed an aeronautical-themed Mustang to be auctioned off as part of the annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but before this car is sold to the highest bidder – drift champ Vaughn Gittin Jr will drive the car in this year’s Goodwood Hill Climb.

The first Chevrolet Camaro to compete in NASCAR’s big leagues got off to a great start, with Austin Dillon and his #3 ZL1 winning the Daytona 500, but since then, no Chevy team has won a points race, while Toyota and Ford drivers have won all of the other 14 races.

Ford has shown off the upcoming Shelby GT500 Mustang from a variety of angles and it is widely expected that this new muscle car will pack a supercharged V8, but today, we look at what other features we can expect from what will likely be the highest performance factory-built Mustang ever.

The 2018 Dodge Durango SRT is the first proper high performance SUV from the modern muscle car brand and it arrives as the perfect 3-row vehicle for daily driving – with gobs of power, solid towing capabilities, a premium interior and the kind of handling performance you would expect from an SRT model.

The new Ford F-150 Raptor has proven to be incredibly popular with new-truck-shoppers, so it comes as little surprise that the Motor Company has once again increased the base pricing for the 450-horsepower off-road beast.

The 2018 Ford Mustang GT got a new look and more power, so it comes as little surprise that the 2018 version of the Shelby Super Snake also gets a new look and more power – with the total output reaching a whopping 800 horsepower.

This Lexus RC F owner loves his car so much he built an exact replica.