Skip to main content

Performance Vehicles (Page 128)

By Denis Flierl on
The next-generation Subaru BRZ will get a new styling like the Impreza. What will it look like?
By Patrick Rall on
Bill Gamble took his record-setting Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat back to the track this past weekend and thanks to a combination of seat time and good air, Gamble’s supercharged Mopar muscle car was able to reset two of his own world records while claiming a new record – the quickest modern Hemi-powered car with a manual transmission.
By Denis Flierl on
Travis Pastrana drove the Subaru WRX STI at Tall Pines Rally as a practice event. He gets more air than ground.
By Denis Flierl on
How could Subaru seriously upgrade the WRX STI? With a new direct-shift gearbox (DSG).
By Patrick Rall on
If you are looking for a Christmas gift for that special someone who happens to drive a high performance Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep or Ram vehicle, the team from Mopar has a group of new items out ahead of Black Friday – with items for men and women, young and old.
By Patrick Rall on
The internet is ripe with talk of how the V8 engines in the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger will soon be replaced by a twin turbocharged V6 and while I believe that we could see a twin turbo V6 in the Dodge muscle cars in the future – I don’t believe for a second that the next generation Challenger or Charger will be without a V8 engine option.
By Patrick Rall on
If you live in Germany and you want to drive a new Chevrolet Camaro SS – but the 455hp output of the standard Camaro isn’t enough for your Autobahn cruising needs – the crew at GeigerCars has you covered with their new Supercharged 630 package.
By Will Maley on
Mercedes-Benz's performance division, AMG has been building up quite the range of powerful models. But have you ever wondered which one is the fastest?
By Denis Flierl on
The 2017 Subaru WRX 2.0L engine gets the nod again and is on the list of nominees for Ward’s 10 Best Engines. There’s a surprise Subaru on the list.
By Denis Flierl on
Nissan USA is showing new 2017 GT-R owners just how thankful they are for them this holiday week. They get a complimentary track day.
By Mary Conway on
Ford is now selling diecast reproductions of the incredible 2017 Ford GT supercar. Available in blue or silver, it may be the only Ford GT you can ever afford.
By Parks McCants on
According to our friends at American Honda Motors, when released to market early in 2017, the 10th generation Civic Si will be the quickest, most refined and drive-dynamic in Honda history.
By John Goreham on
The fifteenth win by the Mazda Miata comes with a compliment by Car and Driver.
By Patrick Rall on
According to information gathered from Ford’s dealership system and posted on the enthusiast website Mustang6g.com, the 2018 Ford Mustang could lose the V6 engine option while adding the 10-speed automatic transmission and the MagneRide suspension setup from the current Shelby GT350 – while still offering the GT350 and GT350R for those who want a stronger-handling pony car.
By Patrick Rall on
Based on an interview with Jeep CEO Mike Manley, the Hellcat-powered Grand Cherokee Trackhawk could make its formal debut at the 2017 New York International Auto Show in April and the first production units could reach dealerships by September 2017 – meaning that the world’s most powerful SUV could be less than a year away from hitting the streets.
By Denis Flierl on
It’s the fastest Subaru WRX STI on the planet. How fast did the 900hp STI go?
By Denis Flierl on
Nissan targets the Ford Focus RS and Honda Civic with the new 2017 Sentra NISMO. Who is the new demographic they are going after?
By Mary Conway on
Chevrolet's head of Performance, Jim Campbell, just tweeted followers "Project car? RestoMod? Check out @ChevroletPerf for crate engines, transmissions, controllers, cams, heads & more." As he invites people to check out their Black Friday offers, there is another question. Which hot Camaro or Chevelle do you prefer?
By Denis Flierl on
Molly Taylor makes history in the Subaru WRX STI and becomes the first female winner of the Australian Rally Championship.
By Parks McCants on
Civic variant number 4 in a 5 car lineup was presented before an excited press corp in a Los Angeles art gallery located just down the street from the largest Auto Show in the West. What’s the buzz?
By John Goreham on
Akio Toyoda’s message is still being heard.
By Patrick Rall on
While I hadn’t realized it, all of the Dodge Challenger and Charger Hellcat cars we have featured running in the 9-second range have been running high octane race gas, but earlier this week, Robert Lamb ran a 9.993 with his Hellcat Charger running on 93 octane gasoline – making his supercharged Mopar the first to run in the 9s on pump gas.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru’s BRZ GT300 finishes 6th in team and driver rankings. There’s one key technology they are still behind.
By Patrick Rall on
When the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was introduced last year, it came with a certified quarter mile time of 10.80 with drag radial tires, but a handful of owners have found that when well driven – the Hellcat Challenger with good, sticky tires will run well into the 10.60-10.70 range.
By Patrick Rall on
General Motors has announced that the 2017 Cadillac CT6 Hybrid will go on sale next spring and when it does, it will offer a combination of 30 miles of all-electric driving and solid performance from the turbocharged 4-cylinder engine – with GM promising a 0-60 time of just 5.2 seconds.
By Patrick Rall on
A news story has been traveling around social media which talks about a 19-year old Ford Mustang driver in Oklahoma who was clocked going 208mph and while it certainly makes for an interesting story – there is almost no way that he was going 208 miles per hour.
By Denis Flierl on
The new 2017 Nissan GT-R will go fast and drop slow in value. It gets the top residual value award from ALG.
By Patrick Rall on
This past weekend, a 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with absolutely no power modifications ran a 10.56 quarter mile – setting the record for the quickest Dodge Hellcat car running on 100% stock power.
By Patrick Rall on
The big news from Chevrolet at the ongoing LA Auto Show is the debut of the new Colorado ZR2 – a midsized pickup designed to conquer the nastiest off-road situations featuring the first application of a high performance suspension setup previously reserved for supercars and race cars.
By Will Maley on
We thought that the Genesis G80 for the U.S. was going to miss out on a new Sport model with a new 3.3L Biturbo V6. How wrong we were.