Performance Vehicles (Page 131)

Shortly after we brought you the video showing the 2018 Ford Mustang GT yesterday morning, the Motor Company rolled out their first official statement on the new pony car and while the exterior refresh is the big story right now, the drivetrain information is just as important – with the turbo 4 and V8 getting more power and new transmissions while the V6 is gone altogether.

Although Ford is using the 2017 Detroit Auto Show to introduce their refreshed 2018 F150, no trucks are better represented in the Motor City than the Ram Brand trucks – which has a big section packed with different types of vehicles to draw in truck lovers of all kinds, including the Hellcat Hemi-powered Ram Rebel TRX Concept.

The most powerful factory-built Chevrolet Corvette on the market right now is the 650hp Z06, but for those Corvette fans who want much more power and a spread of historic badges – the 800 horsepower Yenko Corvette Grand Sport from Specialty Vehicle Engineering might be just what the doctor ordered.

While Ford Motor Company hasn’t officially introduced the 2018 Ford Mustang, a video posted to the YouTube account of the enthusiast community Mustang6g appears to reveal the restyled pony car from every side – most notably showing off the facelifted front end.

Subaru Australia is expanding their WRX STI “Build and Buy” online concept to include the new Impreza. How will a new generation of buyers respond?

Those folks attending the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week will have no problem recognizing what the Dodge brand is all about – with a gorgeous spread of colorful high performance cars and a chance to drive a Hellcat Challenger in the virtual world.

Subaru’s Team BMR had a fantastic first season in the British Touring Car Championship. What key driver will be missing in 2017?

Subaru unveils the WRX S4 sports sedan at the Tokyo Auto Salon with extra power and other tweaks for performance fans. Will the extra power make it to a production model?

The 2018 Subaru WRX STI gets new upgrades and it will now be sold on a new continent. Where is the STI going next?

Subaru’s motorsports subsidiary STI shared an overview of Subaru Motorsport activities for the upcoming season. What’s new in 2017?

The Tokyo Auto Salon begins today and Subaru brings a number of STI-enhanced models including a new 2017 Impreza STI. Will it ever see production?

Subaru unveils their new livery for the #75 Subaru WRX STI rally car at NAIAS in Detroit. What other changes are coming?

Three popular Nissan vehicles get singled out for special awards this week. One will surprise you.

Watch a Subaru WRX pull out a Nampa police cruiser that gets stuck in the Idaho snowstorm.

The 2018 Subaru WRX and WRX STI were unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. What’s new for the performance models?

Lexus Announces LC 500 pricing.

The refreshed 2018 Subaru WRX and WRX STI performance sedans make their debut at NAIAS. Why will fans be disappointed?

The December Hellcat of the Month contest has been completed by the members of the Hellcat Group Facebook page and the black Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat owned by Rhiannon Layendecker was picked by the members as their favorite car in the running.

The 2017 Toyota 86 sports coupe gets a few tweaks to retain it’s status as the best sports cars for the money. What upgrades make it an even better value?

Subaru will have a new driver and a new-generation Subaru WRX STI Rallycross car for 2017. What other changes are coming?

As I continue to dig through the final 2016 sales numbers, I have found that the Chevrolet Corvette has once again led the premium sports coupe segment in annual sales – selling more than twice as many cars as the second place cars on the list.

There hasn’t been much said about FCA’s plans for the upcoming Detroit Auto Show, but we know that the new Ram Rebel Black will make its grand debut in the Motor City and while this package is fairly minimal – it is still one great looking truck.

The 2018 Subaru WRX and WRX STI performance cars get significant upgrades. Here’s twenty new upgrades announced by Subaru.

The sales numbers are in from all of the automakers which offer a performance oriented rear wheel drive vehicle and with 160,500 examples of the Challenger, Charger and Viper sold during 2016 – Dodge is officially the leading purveyor of rear wheel drive, performance oriented vehicles in the USA.

In the biggest move of 2017, Patrik Sandell will drive the Subaru WRX STI in the 2017 GRC season.

For the second year in a row, the Ford Mustang has beaten the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger to claim the title of America’s bestselling muscle car for 2016 – grabbing 10 of the 12 monthly sales wins along the way.

The new 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona adds appearance and performance goodies to the Charger R/T and the Charger Scat Pack – and with the arrival of the 2017 Charger build page on Dodge.com, you can build your new Daytona or Daytona 392 online now.

The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of the Month for January 2017 is the gorgeous, blown-big block-powered 1968 Chevrolet Camaro shown above – which is owned by Richard Sloan.

While Ford Motor Company has hinted to their future plans of an electrified Mustang and F150, the automaker announced this morning that both their top-selling sports car and their bestselling pickup will both have hybrid versions by 2020 – and they should both balance efficiency and high performance.

After reading some of the comments on my piece where we looked at the build page for the 2017 Dodge Challenger T/A, I thought that it might be time to put together a piece detailing the many trimlines of the newest Challenger, as more than a few people who read that build-and-price piece on the new T/A aren’t sure where it fits into the lineup – or which trimlines are available for the new model year.