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Performance Vehicles (Page 149)

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Ron Capps and his Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger R/T funny car kept the momentum rolling this past weekend in Ohio as Capps beat Courtney Force for his 4th win of the season and his 3rd win in the past four races.
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The video is out. Watch the Subaru WRX STI Gobstopper II’s winning run at Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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When I meet with Peter Cunningham back in 2014, the all-time winningest racer in Pirelli World Challenge racing predicted the future of the Acura TLX GT.
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The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 made a stop at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed and while doing so, General Motors used the European motorsports crowd to show off the new line lock feature – which makes doing a burnout even easier than it already is with the 640 horsepower V8.
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The tuning shop of NASCAR legend Richard Petty has announced that they will build 500 examples of the 2017 Ford Mustang GT “King Edition” with 670 horsepower along with a new “Premier Edition” with 825 horsepower – with warranties for both packages!
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The 2016 PPIHC (Pikes Peak International Hill Climb) classic is arguably the most dangerous public road ran racecourse in North America -- 2017 Acura NSX just conquered it!
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While many automated car washing businesses like to insist that they are safe for all sorts of vehicles, one Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat owner learned the hard way that the “gas station car wash” should be avoided by anyone who cares about the look of their vehicle – regardless of the type of vehicle driven.
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The Subaru WRX STI Gobstopper II has done it again at Goodwood Festival of Speed. How fast was the Subaru STI this year?
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Subaru launches the 2016 Levorg in Australia. Why won’t you see it in the U.S.?
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Nissan is launching the new 2017 GT-R performance car and a high-performance GT-R drone. Which is faster?
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Mark Higgins pilots the Prodrive build 2016 Subaru WRX STI and shatters the Isle of Man record. Watch the full lap video.
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Nissan cornered the market with the GT-R name. But Mercedes-Benz believes two can play that game.
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General Motors is planning to invest $290 million in the Bowling Green Assembly Plant where every Chevrolet Corvette is built, with emphasis on the production line of the historic American sports car.
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Subaru brings two new 2016 WRX STI GRC race cars to Red Bull Global Rallycross. Can they compete?
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How will Subaru thrill performance enthusiasts at Good Festival of Speed? Two Subaru WRX STIs will be on hand.
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The folks at Hennessey Performance are celebrating their 25th birthday this year and to highlight their silver anniversary, the crew has offered up a special edition of the HPE800 Ford Mustang – with 804 horsepower, 648lb-ft of torque, all of the physical attributes of the HPE800 package and some unique 25th anniversary appointments.
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A video has hit the internet showing a new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 fitted with the Callaway SC757 package participating in a top speed event on a 1.5 mile track – hitting an awesome 205 miles per hour with the modified GM supercar.
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For the 5th straight race, a Don Schumacher Dodge Charger won the NHRA funny car class and for the 5th straight race, the final round had a pair of Mopar team cars battling for the Wally – with Tommy Johnson Jr grabbing his first win of the 2016 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
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Last month, Aston Martin revealed the drop-dead gorgeous Vanquish Zagato at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este at Lake Como. The question at the time is whether or not Aston Martin and Zagato would put this into production.
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What’s the best way to prove the new BMW M2’s agility? Two BMW DTM drivers take it all the way to Hungary.
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Watch 2016 Subaru WRX STI Nurburgring 24-hour driver Carlo Van Dam run the fastest lap.
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The annual MIFBody Meet and Greet is Milford, Michigan is the largest all-Camaro and Firebird show in the state of Michigan and this year’s event was a good one – with more than 250 cars, hundreds of spectators and over a thousand dollars raised for the Turning Point Charity in Mt Clemens, Michigan.
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According to the folks at Mustang6g.com, the Ford Mustang will soon be fitted with a 10-speed automatic transmission and their proof is the dealership parts locating system – which lists the 10-speed gearbox in a list of features for the Ford Mustang.
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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.
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The U.S. gets the new Subaru 3-Row crossover, Australia gets the Levorg STI. Why can’t we have both?
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Subaru is getting their new Levorg sports tourer BTCC race cars dialed in. They scored their first 1-2 finish.