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Performance Vehicles (Page 146)

By Patrick Rall on
Some more information on the upcoming Roadkill Nights by Dodge has been announced and if you have a smokin’ fast Hellcat Challenger, Hellcat Charger or any other Dodge brand car, you could drive home from the either of the Roadkill events with a cool $10,000 – with big cash prizes for the next three Dodge vehicles and the two quickest non-Dodge cars in attendance.
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For prospective Ford Mustang owners in the UK who like the look but who demand more power, the Clive Sutton dealership group in central London has rolled out a variety of packages that can improve handling, enhance the look and lift the output to 700 horsepower.
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The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 is shaping up to be the year of Honda.
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When the owner of this brand new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 pulled into the burnout pit at the Automotion Commotion event this past weekend, he probably hoped that his tire smoking action would be immortalized on film – but instead, he slammed the American supercar head-long into a concrete barrier.
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BMW M2 is a new vehicle with a new marketing plan. How did BMW hit a grand slam?
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Tokyo police get excited about their new patrol cars. Check out the 2017 Nissan 370Z NISMO "On Duty” video.
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The new 2017 Subaru Forester tS performance SUV is a hot item in Australia. Will it ever see U.S. shores?
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Schmidt Peterson Motorsports damn near lost Canadian James Hinchcliffe in 2015 to an Indianapolis 500 practice lap wall hit of grueling detail. On Saturday his Honda powered Dallara beat all comers.
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What 4 core technologies does the 2017 Subaru WRX S4 bring to Technology Exhibition 2016?
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It’s looking good for Honda power at the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 as Andretti Autosport dials it in!
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You’ve read plenty about how the new BMW M2 Coupe is a monster on the track and it’s true. Should you consider the M2 for a daily driver?
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The new Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang shocked the world when it became the most affordable production road car to receive carbon fiber wheels, but based on a report from Autoblog – some of General Motors’ best and brightest performance cars will soon have similar lightweight rollers.
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According to a few dealership employees around the country, the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat are within their final year of production – but I don’t believe for one second that this is anything more than unscrupulous car salespeople trying to bolster sales.
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The Nissan Sentra NISMO Concept was introduced at the 2013 LA Auto Show. Will it launch this summer?
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The Hellcat Challenger and Hellcat Charger have asserted themselves as the quickest of the stock American cars when it comes to the quarter mile drag strip, but these high performance monsters are also head-turners when the track is even longer.
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While John Force and his teammates began running a Chevrolet Camaro funny car for the 2015 season, the new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro funny car will make its grand on-track debut this weekend at the NHRA Kansas Nationals in Topeka, Kansas – when the living legend hits the track in the new race car shown above.
By Will Maley on
It is a rare occurrence whenever a prototype is available for sale. Usually, they are crushed or put into an automaker's collection. Imagine how rare it must be for two prototypes to go up for sale.
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The new 2017 M240i Coupe gets a new-gen 335hp TwinPower Turbo engine. How quick is it?
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Subaru announced a new Subaru WRX STI GRC Supercar for 2017. What will happen this season?
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After an incredibly one-off event in 2015, the Roadkill Nights by Dodge will add a second event to the schedule for 2016, bringing the same racing action, car show and other Dodge-sponsored high performance fun to both Detroit and Kansas City.
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Last week we brought you a video of what we believe was a 6th generation Chevrolet Camaro Z28 crashing on the Nürburgring and today, we have a video featuring Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser giving a bit of detail on that accident – most notably pointing out that the car was back on the track the next day.
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If you're an automaker like Aston Martin, you use the finest leathers to upholster the seats and various interior pieces. You'll also end up with a lot of leather scraps. Aston Martin figured out a clever solution to reuse the scraps.
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The paint is barely dry on the new 2017 Nissan GT-R and designers are already working on the next-generation model. Will it have a hybrid drivetrain?
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The 2016 Subaru WRX STI rally car of David Higgins and Crag Drew dominated Olympus Rally this weekend. Where was Pastrana?
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We doubt many Lamborghini owners would even have the thought of driving in the snow, let alone driving up a glacier.
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Matt Hagan, Don Schumacher Racing and their fleet of Dodge Charger race cars have had a rough 2016 season when compared to 2015, but when the final win light popped this weekend in Atlanta, Hagan beat teammate Jack Beckman for his first win of the year.
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According to the folks at Car & Driver, the C8 Chevrolet Corvette will debut at the 2018 North America International Auto Show in Detroit and when it does, we will finally be introduced to the long-rumored mid-engine Corvette – provided that this information proves to be true.
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Although the new Ford Mustang is sold out well into the 2017 calendar year, an Australian high performance tuning shop is offering up a limited number of new Shelby Super Snake Mustangs with 650-750hp – just like the super-tuned pony cars sold here in the USA.
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How can Nissan save Mitsubishi? Bring back the Lancer Evolution performance sedan.
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The 2016 Subaru WRX STI 24-hour Nurburgring team is in all-out prep mode to see if their race car is ready. Is the STI ready?