Performance Vehicles (Page 100)

We have talked a great deal about the future of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the mid-engine supercar which could be called the Zora, but we haven’t talked much about the C7 Corvette ZR1 convertible – which could set a new benchmark for high performance American convertibles.

A 600hp Subaru Crosstrek rally car is in China to do battle. Who will be driving?

Production numbers for the 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat have arrived online and while they are not official numbers, the lack of official numbers of a particular trimline leaves us to rely on these unofficial numbers for the 707 horsepower Mopar muscle car – just like we have done for the 2015 and 2016 model years.

In an interview at the Frankfort Motor Show, a Ford executive says the new 2018 Ford Fiesta ST hot hatch won’t be coming to US shores.

Subaru Corporation has improved body rigidity in the new BRZ sports coupe. A new 2018 BRZ STI is coming to Japan this fall.

The internet is ablaze today with news of a possible Hellcat Hemi-powered Chrysler 300 SRT, but I really don’t expect that we will see a Hellcat 300 in the United States – even though creating such a vehicle would be relatively simple for the FCA engineers.

Here are all the changes to the 2018 Fiat 124 Spider in order of importance.

Ford Motor Company hasn’t offered an on-road performance variant of the F150 since the SVT Lightning left the lineup after the 2004 model year, but a Ford dealership in Georgia is offering their own Lightning tribute package with 650 horsepower – and it is priced right around $50,000, making it a smokin’ deal.

Available for purchase in the U.S. for less than a month, the “Type-R designation celebrates 25 years in Japan and Europe. What does the 10th generation ultimate performance Civic bring to the United States?

Subaru has received plenty of criticism for not increasing power in the EJ25 2.5-liter boxer engine, or for not changing to the FA20. Here’s how Subaru answers them.

While there has still been no official word from General Motors on the existence of a mid-engine Corvette plan nor has there been any official word of a new ZR1, rumors and insider information suggests that the two new Super-Vettes could be sold side-by-side as soon as next fall.

Watch 2 new videos of the record run at the Ring by the Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR performance sedan.

The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat owned by Malcolm Zack recently laid down a 10.47 quarter mile without any power-adding modifications and while he does have steeper gears, a stronger driveshaft and a healthy dose of weight reduction inside and out – this supercharged Mopar monster was able to run 10.40s with factory power.

The #1 volume U.S. Subaru dealer sold out of the 2018 Subaru WRX STI Type RA in one hour. If you want one you better hurry.

The question was posed to members of a popular Camaro forum after a driver had trouble getting the navigation app Waze to function on his 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. Other Camaro owners share their tips for getting around the connection road map hazards.

Last month, I was one of the people who bought a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, helping the brawny Mopar lead the muscle car segment in August sales, and today I want to talk about why I opted for the supercharged Challenger after spending time in many of the market’s spiciest performance cars.

The folks at Hennessey Performance made big news when they introduced their 1,000+ horsepower “Exorcist” package for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, but the Texas tuner is making news again by showing off a convertible version of their most powerful Camaro package on the dyno.

You can now build your ideal 2018 Ford F150 Raptor on Ford.com, but if you waited for the 2018 model year before picking up one of the 450hp off-road monsters, you are going to pay a little more than you would have for the 2017 model year – with both base pricing and popular equipment group pricing rising for the new models.

The shaft of the Tesla Model S electric motor inserts into an open differential gear box that then drives the two wheels. This gearing allows the outside drive wheel to rotate faster than the inner drive wheel during turns. Without this gearing either the inside wheel will rotate too fast or the outside wheel will drag.

STI is bringing the new Japan-Only Subaru WRX STI S208 30th anniversary model to the Tokyo Motor Show. Here’s a quick preview.

The very last Dodge Viper rolled off of the Connor Avenue assembly line last month, ending the 5th chapter in the book of the Viper and leaving many people wondering what the future holds for the Dodge supercar program – and why the Viper was killed off to begin with.

Ford Motor Company has announced the specs for the European version of the 2018 Mustang and as is the case with the new pony cars coming to the US market, Europeans will enjoy more power, a new look and improved technology for the 2018 model year – although the 4-cylinder EcoBoost sees a drop in power due to local emission requirements.

It is widely expected that the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro will introduce the first refresh to the 6th generation car and today, we look at the key areas where the car could or should change in order to help spark sales.

John Hennessey test drives a bone stock 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE. Watch and listen to his impressions before it gets the 850 hp upgrade.

In Car and Driver's ongoing record of lap times at one racetrack, the 2017 Fiat Spider Abarth tops the 2016 Mazda Miata Club.

Ford China has announced their sales numbers for August 2017 and, not surprisingly, figures for the mighty Mustang continue to improve while a few other Ford performance models and the entire Lincoln brand improve as well.

Even though the 2018 Subaru WRX and WRX STI look very similar, there are big differences. Which one should you buy?

At a time in the auto industry where all major manufacturers including Honda load up sub premium offerings with what was considered recently as premium features, 2017 Civic Type-R holds on to a lot of “old-school” technology for their compact hot hatch.

Mazda's Miata sales dominance continues, despite an overall slowdown in U.S. auto sales.

On Saturday it was Chris Atkinson’s #55 Subaru WRX STI getting a P3 finish in the Final. On Sunday, it was Patrik Sandell’s time to shine.