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Performance Vehicles (Page 98)

By Parks McCants on October 9, 2017 - 12:30PM
With the initial production run sold out in days, Honda's halo car Civic Type-R brings new and old Honda fans alike to neighborhood showrooms. With record sales posted for September, Honda Civic is on a proverbial roll.
By Patrick Rall on October 9, 2017 - 12:28PM
Barrett Jackson Auto Auction president Steve Davis has donated a 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake from his personal collection to be auctioned off to raise funds for the Las Vegas area first responders who had to face the horrific scene of the concert shooting earlier this month.
By Patrick Rall on October 9, 2017 - 11:01AM
The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of thee Month for October 2017 is the clean 1969 Camaro showed above, owned by Bruce Gustafson.
By Denis Flierl on October 9, 2017 - 10:43AM
Hyundai announced the new hot hatch i30 N gets tailor-made P Zero tires. You won’t be riding on these “HN” performance treads in the US.
By Denis Flierl on October 7, 2017 - 11:25AM
A new Nissan LEAF NISMO will generate big interest in EVs. Here’s how it will bring EV critics onboard and change the global EV landscape.
By Denis Flierl on October 7, 2017 - 10:23AM
The 2018 Subaru WRX/STI is in a sales slide. A return to a hatch body would bring it back fast!
By Patrick Rall on October 6, 2017 - 1:17PM
Yesterday we brought you the news of what appeared to be the first window sticker for the 2018 Ford Mustang Bullitt GT, but according to Ford Motor Company, that sticker was not produced by the automaker – although my expectations of seeing a new Bullitt Mustang remain.
By Denis Flierl on October 6, 2017 - 10:06AM
The 2018 Subaru WRX and Crosstrek score the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award. What other Subaru vehicles achieved it too?
By Denis Flierl on October 6, 2017 - 8:05AM
Mitsubishi will unveil their hottest EV ever at the Tokyo Motor Show called the Mitsubishi e-Evolution Concept. It melts the ICE.
By Patrick Rall on October 5, 2017 - 3:57PM
A window sticker for a 2018 Ford Mustang Bullitt has surfaced online, suggesting that the famed Bullitt Mustang will return for the 2018 model year – supporting rumors from earlier this year that there was a new special edition dark green Mustang on the way.
By Patrick Rall on October 5, 2017 - 1:30PM
Last month we brought you the story of Malcolm Zack, who drove his stock-powered Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat to a stock-powered Hellcat record when he ran a 10.47, but this past weekend, Zack broke his own record, laying down an awesome 10.39 at 135.58 miles per hour.
By Denis Flierl on October 5, 2017 - 11:23AM
You better pay attention to the Kia brand because they are on the move. Check out the hot new Kia Stinger.
By Parks McCants on October 5, 2017 - 12:42AM
It’s that i-VTEC exhaust tune note that only a high-revving naturally aspirated Honda 4 banger can make that drives old-school Civic Si fans away from the next generation turbocharged engine. In rolls the 2018 Acura ILX.
By Patrick Rall on October 4, 2017 - 4:05PM
Some people seem to believe the arrival of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk led to the end of the Grand Cherokee SRT, but that is not the case at all, as there is a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT with the 475 horsepower, 6.4L Hemi – serving as a sort of entry-level super sport utility vehicle below the 707hp Trackhawk.
By Patrick Rall on October 4, 2017 - 1:17PM
Steve Saleen and his team of high performance experts are well known for their aftermarket tuning efforts with the Ford Mustang and while we don’t have any concrete details – the company recently introduced the first image and the brief details of the 2018 Saleen Mustang.
By Denis Flierl on October 4, 2017 - 12:29PM
It could be the longest vehicle name in the history of autos, but it’s a cool off-road concept vehicle using the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport as the platform. It's coming to SEMA 2017.
By Patrick Rall on October 3, 2017 - 4:06PM
Last month, we brought you the news of David Crockett’s 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 setting the record for the quickest quarter mile time for a modern Mopar with a clutch-controlled manual transmission, but this past weekend, Crockett and his street-driven Challenger smashed his own record – laying down a 9.28 at 151.98 miles per hour.
By Patrick Rall on October 3, 2017 - 2:51PM
The Chevrolet Camaro had a big month in September while the Dodge Challenger fell far from the month before and the Ford Mustang stayed relatively steady – allowing the Camaro to lead the muscle car monthly sales race for the 2nd time this year.
By Denis Flierl on October 3, 2017 - 1:05PM
Nissan has revealed a new LEAF NISMO concept hot hatch. This is one model we hope they bring to production.
By Patrick Rall on October 3, 2017 - 10:32AM
A window sticker for a 2018 Ford Mustang GT with the new 10-speed automatic transmission has surfaced online and as expected, the newest pony car offers slightly better fuel economy thanks to the new gearbox even though the engine offers more power than the 2017 models.
By John Goreham on October 2, 2017 - 10:30PM
Stop us if you've heard this one before, Tesla just missed its delivery promise.
By John Goreham on October 2, 2017 - 9:20PM
This Craigslist Lexus GS 300 has a surprise under the hood.
By Patrick Rall on October 2, 2017 - 4:19PM
Saleen Automotive announced this morning that they will soon offer a high performance package for the 2018 Ford F150 called the Sportruck and while the details are short right now – we know that the top of the line Saleen F150 will pack 700 horsepower.
By Patrick Rall on October 2, 2017 - 12:55PM
Ron Capps won his second race of the Countdown to the Championship portion of the NHRA season this past weekend, beating Jonnie Lindberg and extending his lead in the battle for the title with just 3 events left this season.
By Denis Flierl on October 2, 2017 - 7:46AM
Subaru’s star Ash Sutton is crowned the BTCC champion becoming the youngest champion in the modern era.
By Parks McCants on October 2, 2017 - 2:30AM
Last week I got behind the wheel of Honda’s latest and greatest Accord advent, and drove it to triple digits. Epic! That’s an understatement. 2018 Honda Accord "bests" the midsize near-premium sedan segment in comfort and turbo performance, and much more. This is the best Accord ever produced.
By Denis Flierl on October 1, 2017 - 7:22AM
Reports say Nissan will bring a new-generation Silvia S16 to the Tokyo Motor Show 2017. Is Nissan going to bring back their legendary sports car?
By Denis Flierl on September 30, 2017 - 5:30PM
Chris Atkinson came in second at the Liupanshui rally in China driving the new 600hp Subaru Crosstrek. Guess who was driving the winning VW Golf?
By Denis Flierl on September 30, 2017 - 11:56AM
Subaru announced this week, they will unveil a new BRZ STI Sport limited edition coupe at the Tokyo Motor show. It reveals 3 upgrades coming to the 2018 BRZ.
By Denis Flierl on September 29, 2017 - 11:38AM
When Nissan (Datsun) brought out the 240Z coupe, they used six requirements to build it. That same DNA shows up big in the new Nissan NISMO 370Z sports car.