Performance Vehicles (Page 115)

In 2018 the Nissan Z will turn 50 and that’s old compared to most models. So how has such an old car managed to stay so young at heart? Let’s dive into the history of just what makes the Nissan Z can so special.

I recently spent a week driving the 2017 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Convertible with the manual transmission and having spent time driving lots of “base model” muscle cars/pony cars from Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge, I believe that this turbocharged 4-cylinder engine will help make the 2018 EcoBoost Mustang the greatest entry level American performance car.

ZWorks today posted an interesting video showing a Nissan 370Z with specially made custom headlights that can be controlled even by your smartphone.

Subaru brings plenty of rumble to the Tokyo Motor Show 2017. They will unveil the Fun Adventure Crosstrek (XV) Concept and Impreza Future Sport Concept, both in Sunshine Yellow.

Today I was reading a status in Nissan 370Z Z34 Facebook Group when I saw this 370Z about which the owner was asking if its totaled or can be repaired.

Ken Block has released his newest action packed video featuring his 1400 horsepower, all-wheel drive “Hoonicorn” Ford Mustang rocketing up the Pikes Peak Hill Climb course with the tires smoking – serving as the most death-defying driving video by the legendary rally racer.

Ron Capps and his Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger funny car took the class win this past weekend at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Pennsylvania, beating the Chevrolet Camaro of Courtney Force for his 7th win of the season and moving him into 1st place in the championship run with just four races left.

For the first tine, Subaru brings a VIZIV Performance Concept to the Tokyo Motor Show 2017. Is this a preview of the new-generation 2020 Subaru WRX STI?

Mazda's Miata RF has found itself in 10th place on a list of supercars and super-expensive sports cars. Here's why.

Subaru announced today they will unveil the 2018 WRX STI S208 and 2018 BRZ STI at the Tokyo Motor Show 2017.

Early in September TorqueNews reported that 2018 Nissan 370Z is becoming irrelevant and that the future is even more bleak for this vehicle. I asked in several Nissan Z groups why is the new Z becoming irrelevant? Most of the Z owners who responded, mentioned the high price.

The folks from Hennessey Performance recently announced their HPE1000 package for the Hellcat-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk and while not everyone will opt for the high priced package from the Texas tuner – this 1000hp setup is just the first of many high performance packages for the supercharged SUV.

The Jaguar Art of Performance Tour stops in the Detroit area this weekend and if you are within reasonable driving distance of the event, this is most certainly something that you will want to do this weekend – as Jaguar will let you drive their performance cars hard for free.

For those who aren’t quite ready to give up their high-performance gasoline engines, there’s the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. Hennessy Performance is about to dial it up with 850 plus hp.

The iconic Rally-bred Subaru WRX STI makes an ideal police machine. Check out where the police use one.

A friend of mine today posted this picture of black Chevy Camaro in Camaros Unlimited Facebook groups and sent me an email saying his buddy took it in California.

Due to undesirably high inventory levels, Ford Motor Company will stop Ford Mustang production for two weeks in order to let dealers work down the current numbers before sending out more inventory – and the Mustang isn’t the only vehicle from FoMoCo facing this unexpected production downtime.

This past weekend, David Crockett and his 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 rocketed down the quarter mile in just 9.53 seconds during the Modern Street Hemi Shootout event at Virginia Motorsports Park – setting a new world record for the quickest modern Challenger with a 6-speed manual transmission.

Robert Hight and his Chevrolet Camaro grabbed win #3 of the 2017 NHRA season, beating teammate Courtney Force in an event where the John Force Racing Camaros were the teams to beat all weekend.

Mitsubishi announces a new flagship concept car, the Mitsubishi e-Evolution Concept. Is this the new Lancer EVO X successor?

The Chevrolet Camaro is tops in the J.D. Power Tech Experience Study. And the coupe ranks highest in the midsize segment for a second consecutive year.

We interview an owner of an original Fiat 124 Spider and a new one.

Already the best selling luxury SUV of any size in North America, Honda’s luxury brand presents a user friendly, better connected Acura MDX with an expanded “sportier” color pallet.

The Shelby GT350 and GT350R continue to serve as the premium performance models for the Ford Mustang and while there are no big changes for the new model year, there are some new options as well as a slightly higher starting price for 2018.

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.