Late last month, the Epling Garage “007” Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat set the new quarter mile record for the quickest manual transmission Hellcat car – running a 9.272 at 146.3 miles per hour – and this morning I had a chance to talk to Leon Epling about how this father-and-son team reached this record.
Ford Motor Company has diversified its performance portfolio in the past few years and the introduction of the Focus ST, the Fiesta ST, the Focus RS and the Fusion Sport have all played a big role in attracting younger, wealthier buyers to the brand.
I recently submitted the 2017 Range Rover Sport Autobiography to a unique equestrian test, including a long road trip to the United States’ most prominent horse show followed by a local horse show with my own horses – allowing me to experience the comfort of the luxury SUV on a long trip along with seeing just how well this supercharged machine will pull the 2-horse trailer.
General Motors is looking to clear out the 2017 Chevrolet Corvette models sitting at dealerships around the country to make room for the upcoming 2018 models and to speed up 2017 Corvette sales – the company is offering a 10% discount on all examples of the 2017 model year sports car.
Several owners of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 are perplexed because they can't get their seats to return to their specific preset locations. Apparently, they work sometimes but not always.
The domination of the NHRA Funny Car class by the crews from Don Schumacher Racing continued this past weekend as Ron Capps drove his Dodge Charger to his 3rd straight win and the team’s 6th win in 7 races this season – beating the Camaro funny cars of John Force and Robert Hight on his way to the final round win against Tim Wilkerson in the Mustang.
Ford Motor Company still hasn’t rolled out all of the details on the 2018 Mustang, but a dealership brochure posted on the always-reliable Mustang6g clues us in on many of the key features which will be included on every new Ford Mustang.
Another video showing what is believed to be the C7 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 lapping the Nürburgring has arrived online and in the video, the mysterious Corvette gets around the track with traffic in roughly 7 minutes and 30 seconds – although that number is far from any sort of official time and the official time will almost certainly be quicker.
The 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport will serve as the official pace car for the 2017 Indianapolis 500, marking the 14th time that a Corvette has led the Indy field with 2017 being the 101st running of the legendary race.
The Chevrolet Camaro posted its best sales month since the 6th generation model hit the streets in late 2015, allowing it to outsell both the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger in April – marking the first monthly sales win for the Camaro since October 2016.
The National Corvette Museum announced earlier this week that tours at the Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant would be suspended for 18 months beginning on June 16th and while we don’t know the reason, this break could be retooling for a new Corvette – maybe with an engine located behind the seats.
While we at TorqueNews still haven’t gotten any information from Ford Motor Company to prove that there is definitely a new Shelby GT500 Mustang coming in the near future, a handful of industry insiders believe that the new super-Stang will be an even more powerful road racer, designed to battle the Camaro ZL1 1LE – not the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
This past weekend, the NHRA headed to zMAX Dragway in North Carolina for the unique Four-Wide Nationals and when the final funny car race was run – Ron Capps’ Dodge Charger took the class win for the second week in a row, giving Don Schumacher Racing their fifth win in six events this season.
Ken Block has long been a spokesman for Ford Motor Company so it should come as no surprise that his personal vehicle is a 2017 Ford F150 Raptor, and in the video below, Ken talks about how much he loves his new high performance half ton – celebrating his love of the truck with a gigantic family style burnout.
A few weeks back TorqueNews brought you the news of the new Hennessey Exorcist package for the new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and while the original introduction claimed that this high performance drag racing package would offer 1,000bhp – real world dyno results prove that number to be a bit on the low side.
The April Hellcat of the Month as picked by the members of the SRT Hellcat Facebook page has picked this beautiful B5 Blue Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, owned by Glen Watson.
Scott Speed and Tanner Foust started off their World Rallycross season in style Sunday as Speed held off Foust to earn his 13th total first place finish while Foust took second and the points for that position. The Memphis competition was the first race of the season.
The Mazda Miata and Fiat 124 Spider are unusual in that they have no spare tire and also do not have run flat tires. So what’s the plan if one gets a flat?
Audi's customer racing program lands at the Virginia International Speedway this weekend as four owner/racers pit themselves and their vehicles against the pros on the Pirelli circuit.
Ford Motor Company has confirmed we already knew, announcing that the Ford Mustang was the bestselling sports car in the world during 2016, with more than 150,000 examples of the pony car sold across 140 countries around the world.
This past weekend, Ron Capps drove his Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger funny car to an explosive victory at the NHRA Springnationals – beating the John Force Racing Camaro of Robert Hight and giving the Mopar funny car team its 4th win in 5 events this season.
