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Performance Vehicles (Page 85)

By Denis Flierl on April 3, 2018 - 8:20AM
STI, Subaru’s motorsports, and special performance vehicle division celebrates their 30th anniversary. See how STI changed Subaru forever.
By Mary Conway on April 2, 2018 - 9:05PM
The National Mustang Owner's Museum is dedicated to all things Mustang, but especially the people who love them. The display called a Preview Museum is open in a temporary location, in Concord, North Carolina. It has big plans for National Mustang Day on April 18, 2018.
By Patrick Rall on April 2, 2018 - 12:02PM
General Motors has trademarked the ZL1 name in Australia and if the LT4-powered Chevrolet Camaro is offered in that market, it will comfortably dominate the performance car scene while making short work of the Ford Mustangs sold Down Under.
By Denis Flierl on April 2, 2018 - 8:18AM
Subaru faces a third lawsuit over alleged WRX and WRX STI 2.5-liter engine failure. See why the 2.5-L boxer is under attack again.
By Denis Flierl on April 1, 2018 - 8:05AM
Subaru’s concept vehicles look cool but the designs never make it to the production models. Remember the Subaru WRX Concept?
By Mary Conway on March 31, 2018 - 7:23PM
Colorado State Police called off a chase after an older model Mustang drove 150 mph and they were unable to catch up. It happened on Interstate 70, west of Glenwood Springs.
By Patrick Rall on March 30, 2018 - 2:39PM
The second media day of the 2018 New York International Auto Show is winding down and once again, we did not get to meet the next Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 – and that could signal a long wait until the 700 horsepower pony car is introduced.
By Patrick Rall on March 30, 2018 - 12:36PM
While speaking at the ongoing 2018 New York International Auto Show, Cadillac boss Johan de Nysschen stated that the twin turbo 4.2-liter V8 in the new CT6 V-Sport is not going to be shared with the Chevrolet Corvette – although I take this information with a grain of salt.
By Patrick Rall on March 29, 2018 - 12:12PM
Production of the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 began earlier this month and with Rick Hendrick having paid nearly a million dollars for the rights to the first example of the 755 horsepower supercar, C7 ZR1 #0001 was built to the desired specifications of the legendary NASCAR team owner.
By Patrick Rall on March 29, 2018 - 10:42AM
Ford Motor Company announced some official numbers for the 2019 Mustang Bullitt edition today, including a horsepower rating of 480 and a starting price of $47,495 with destination – and you can order your movie-themed pony car today.
By Patrick Rall on March 28, 2018 - 12:31PM
The official top speed of the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is 212 miles per hour, but the crew from Car & Driver took one of the 755-horsepower C7 test cars to The Texas Mile to see what the newest American supercar would do in the standing mile – and the numbers were impressive.
By Patrick Rall on March 27, 2018 - 5:06PM
The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is the most powerful production road car ever produced by General Motors, but we know now that it is also the quickest – titles which extend across the entire American supercar segment.
By Patrick Rall on March 26, 2018 - 12:31PM
It has long been expected that the refreshed 2019 Chevrolet Camaro would make its formal debut this week at the 2018 New York International Auto Show, but with no press conference scheduled for the Chevrolet brand – it seems unlikely that we will see the first redesign of the 6th generation muscle car this week.
By Denis Flierl on March 26, 2018 - 8:04AM
Subaru loads up the 2018 WRX STI NBR race car and it’s headed for Germany. Can Subaru win the Nurburgring 24-hour three times in four years?
By Parks McCants on March 25, 2018 - 10:49PM
Out of all fairness to Genesis, our 2018 G80 test vehicle shows 11,000 miles on the odometer. It’s been driven. And frankly, this review could be titled “Used Genesis G80 holds up well under abuse,” knowing that this ultimate sport sedan has been beaten and abused by the press corp.

By Mary Conway on March 24, 2018 - 9:16PM
The owner of a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS wants to know what kind of radar detector he should have when taking his new ride out on the road.
By Mary Conway on March 23, 2018 - 3:23PM
Ford is debuting a new shade of green on its 2019 Ford Mustang. Some aficionados love it, others say that it is too "John Deere" green.
By Denis Flierl on March 23, 2018 - 7:36AM
Another stunt car 2006 Subaru WRX from “Baby Driver” is on the auction block. See how you can buy it.
By Patrick Rall on March 22, 2018 - 5:34PM
We learned this week that the 2019 Cadillac CT6 V-Sport will feature a new dual overhead cam, twin turbo V8 with a reverse cylinder head design, all of which are expected features of the powerplant in the rumored mid-engine Corvette.
By Patrick Rall on March 22, 2018 - 1:09PM
Yesterday afternoon, I came across a right-hand-drive 2018 Ford Mustang GT testing on I-96 in Metro Detroit with all of the features required for the European market and my passenger was able to snap a few pictures of the foreign-issue pony car on the move.
By Patrick Rall on March 21, 2018 - 4:48PM
A long list of items from the Conner Ave Assembly Plant where the Dodge Viper was built are being auctioned online right now, with the proceeds going to benefit the United Way – with everything from the sign over the front doors to autographed hoods to items from the gift shop being sold to benefit charity.
By Patrick Rall on March 21, 2018 - 1:35PM
Cadillac announced this morning that the beautiful CT6 sedan will be offered in a new V-Sport trim for 2019, packing all-wheel-drive, a 10-speed automatic transmission and a new twin turbo V8 delivering somewhere in the area of 550 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque.
By Patrick Rall on March 20, 2018 - 5:09PM
It is expected that General Motors will introduce a refreshed 2019 Chevrolet Camaro later this year and when that new muscle car arrives, it needs to have more power to go with the new look if GM really wants to take a shot at the Ford Mustang in the sales race.
By Patrick Rall on March 20, 2018 - 12:41PM
Ford Motor Company still hasn’t introduced an uncovered image of the 2020 Bronco, but the picture above offers us a look at the silhouette of the upcoming challenger to the Jeep Wrangler – and for a vehicle under a cover, it looks pretty good.
By Denis Flierl on March 20, 2018 - 8:10AM
The next-generation Subaru WRX STI may have a CVT automatic transmission and come with Hybrid power.
By Patrick Rall on March 19, 2018 - 3:28PM
The 2018 Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida saw a final round battle between the Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger funny cars of Jack Beckman and Matt Hagan, with “Fast Jack” grabbing his first win of the season.
By Patrick Rall on March 19, 2018 - 2:25PM
For those folks who don’t fancy green beer on St Patrick’s Day, Ford Motor Company rolled out a sportier way to celebrate the luck o’ the Irish with the introduction of the new Need for Green 2019 Ford Mustang.
By Denis Flierl on March 18, 2018 - 7:42AM
Who says the 2018 Subaru WRX STI Type RA is not worth the price?
By Patrick Rall on March 16, 2018 - 12:15PM
The Build & Price tool for the 2019 Corvette ZR1 is arrived on Chevrolet.com, allowing us to configure our ideal 755-horsepower American supercar – followed by figuring out what organs we could sell to buy one, with pricing ranging from $123,090 to $156,000+.
By Patrick Rall on March 16, 2018 - 10:47AM
Ford Motor Company announced yesterday that the highly-anticipated 2020 Bronco will be joined by a second, smaller off-road sport utility vehicle that is currently unnamed – emphasizing the automaker’s dedication to SUVs and the purpose-built off-road segment.