The Chrysler Group announced this morning that 2017 will mark the end of production for the Dodge Viper, but before the legendary American supercar slips off into extinction, the company will celebrate the beast with a collection of five limited edition packages – all of which help to commemorate the history of the Viper.
I recently had a chance to spend a week driving the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro 1LT convertible and in addition to enjoying the driving characteristics of the “base V6 model”, I also really liked the interior of this muscle car and honestly, I think that the critics are just looking for something to dislike.
A truly visually stunning all electric 4-wheel-drive torque vectoring 2017 Acura NSX carries forward Honda’s vision for the future in automotive technology; 100% electric, zero emissions, badass!
50 years after the 1966 Ford GT40 race cars finished 1-2-3 in the 24 Hours of LeMans, the new Ford GT race car took the class win, along with the 3rd and 4th place spots in the GTE Pro group – while the Balance of Performance adjustments continued to keep the Corvette Racing crew fighting through the middle of the pack.
There hasn’t been any official information offered up for the 2017 Dodge Challenger just yet, but insider information from the folks at Hellcat.org suggests that this new model year will be getting a handful of new colors, a new infotainment interface and a new “special edition” trimline.
The qualifying rounds for the 2016 24 Hours of LeMans race have finished up and the new Ford GT cars have captured the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th spots in the GTE Pro class while the Corvette Racing teams have been forced to settle for last and 2nd to last in the class – but new Balance of Performance adjustments have been issued to several teams ahead of the race.
The 2016 Kia Forte 5 SX isn’t marketed as a performance model, but this compact 5-door handles well and it has enough power to make it a fun daily driver – falling just short of the “hot hatch” designation without even trying while preserving all of the comforts needed to be driven through the daily grind.
The “Balance of Performance” adjustments required of the Corvette Racing teams during the first qualifying session for this weekend’s 24 Hours of LeMans race have had a horrific impact on the reigning champions, moving them to the bottom of the GTE Pro qualifying order while the new Ford GT – which was originally much slower than the Corvette – jumped to the top two spots in the class.
The Ram 1500 Rebel is the newest Moparized vehicle, joining the Dodge Challenger, the Dodge Charger, the Dodge Dart and the Chrysler 300 on the list of vehicles given the factory upgrade treatment, but as has been the case in the past – the Mopar 16 Ram will be limited to just 500 units.
Ford Motor Company hasn’t announced exactly when the 2017 F150 pickups with the new 10-speed automatic transmission will reach dealerships, but the image above – showing the shift indicator area of the F150 gauge cluster – leads me to believe that the arrival of the industry’s first 10-speed gearbox cant be far off.
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS offers a dual mode exhaust system with varying levels of exhaust sound, but for those 6th gen Camaro owners who want to really let their LT1 V8 roar – the folks at Borla have three different exhaust systems, each with its own unique tone.
The modern Dodge Challenger has never been offered as a convertible while both the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro have, but while some people insist that a Challenger convertible would have a big impact on sales – polling a handful of Mopar enthusiast group shows fairly low interested in a drop-top Dodge muscle car.
The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth is more powerful, more nimble and more fun to drive than the Mazda Miata on which it is based and after spending a day driving the new drop-top Fiat – I have no problem declaring the 124 Spider Abarth my new favorite affordable roadster sold in the USA.
General Motors has launched a website that is counting down to the official 50th birthday of the Chevrolet Camaro and based on the dates of the celebration – it looks like the Woodward Dream Cruise will almost certainly play host to the big event.
Michelin and Microsoft have teamed up to sponsor a contest for Forza Motorsports 6 gamers that coincides with the 2016 24 Hours of LeMans race and for simply playing the game with the new Ford GT race car during specified period of time – you could win a trip to the 2017 LeMans race.
The domination of the Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger funny cars continued this past weekend as Ron Capps won the 4th straight all-Mopar final round, helping the Capps jump into the top spot in the 2016 Mello Yello series championship standings.
Director Michael Bay has offered up a look at another vehicle from the upcoming Transformers movie and once again, the Ford Mustang will play the villain in a police car livery – setting up what will surely be some great chase scenes with the new Chevrolet Camaro.
