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Performance Vehicles (Page 153)

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For the second year in a row, the team from Ohio State University was named the winner of the Chevrolet Camaro-centric EcoCar3 competition – beating teams from 15 other universities around the country with their custom Camaro hybrid.
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There has been speculation that the next generation Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger would arrive for the 2018 or 2019 model year, but according to insider information from Allpar, the next refresh will be another minor one and the next generation with the new platform might not arrive until 2021.
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The Nurburgring 24-hour race is tough. Nissan can tell you. What happened to their GT-R?
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Scott Jamieson hit the first hole-in-one of the 2016 BMW PGA Championship. The reward? A new BMW M2.
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The new BMW M2 is sold out all over the globe. How did Australia secure more for 2016?
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The 2017 Nissan GT-R has been announced. How does Nissan ensure the highest performance quality in all their cars?
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Subaru and STI are bringing a surprise 2017 BRZ to Wicked Big Meet. What is STI up to?
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The 2016 Subaru WRX STI wins the Nurburgring 24-hour race. It’s two-in a row. What disaster did the team avoid?
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After just 50 minutes, the red flag came out the 2016 Nurburgring 24-hour race is suspended.
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The Chrysler Group has once again expanded the list of vehicles recalled for the Takata inflator failures, with every pre-2013 Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger that has been registered in select areas with high humidity – with the total scope of this new recall announcement adding almost 1 million cars, trucks, SUVs and van to the already massive recall.
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The 2017 Nissan GT-R NISMO made its global debut at the Nurburgring. What new performance upgrades are coming?
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The 2017 Subaru BRZ is getting new performance upgrades. How much added power will it get?
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The Chrysler Group has just announced the winner of their FCA US LLC 2015 National Sweepstakes and of the 1.2 million entries received, firefighter Kevin Arias of Oswego, Illinois won the prize and took home a 2016 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack.
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The folks at Hennessey have rolled out a video of their HPE1000 package for the C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and while the output of more than 1,000 horsepower is impressive – the most exciting part of this video just might be the sound.
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Ford Motor Company is celebrating its dominating win of the 1966 24 Hours of LeMans race with a limited run of specially decorated performance cars including the Mustang, the Focus ST, the Focus RS and the Fiesta ST – but these unique high performance Ford products will be offered in France, only.
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In the land of performance flagship sedans, the Volkswagen group has two models to fill this niche.
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The new 2017 Nissan GT-R is more comfortable than ever. Is the new GT-R becoming too civilized?
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The new 2016 Subaru WRX STI Time Attack car is getting ready. Check out the new pictures.
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There has been speculation as to whether the next generation Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger would continue to be built in Canada, comments from Sergio Marchionne suggest that the two Mopar muscle cars will continue to be built in Brampton when they transition to the next generation – even if they are on a platform shared with Alfa Romeo.
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Following Ryan’s high speed wall kiss in Ontario, Canada last Sunday, the #43 Acura TLX-GT car is out of commission. RealTime Racing’s Peter ( P.D.) Cunningham has a plan.
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Fresh video footage has hit the internet showing a pair of 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 coupes storming around the Nürburgring looking great, sounding great and – most importantly – staying off of the walls.
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Watch a BMW M4 do crazy drifts on busy Moscow streets. Is this for real?
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Three Nissan GT-R race cars will compete in the 2016 Nurburgring 24-hour. Do you remember the record set by a GT-R at the Nordschleife?
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Watch a Subaru Forester vs a Nissan GT-R in quarter mile sprint. The GT-R has to win right?
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Tuesday May 24, 2016 marks the day that Rick Hendrick of NASCAR fame, took factory delivery of the first production 2017 Acura Vin # 001 -- the ONLY supercar made in America.
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Matt Hagan and his Dodge Charger-driving teammates from Don Schumacher Racing rolled into Topeka for the 8th event of the season looking to back up their win last weekend and Hagan kept the good times rolling – setting new funny car ET and speed records while taking his second straight event win.
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Earlier this month, General Motors once again filed a trademark application for the term ZR1, possibly hinting to a new high performance Chevrolet Corvette – which could be something as incredible as the long-rumored mid-engine super-Vette.
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2016 Civic’s world of Global Rallycross is “hella” competitive!
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Why can’t the Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro, and Dodge Challenger measure up to the Lexus RC Sports coupe on safety tests?
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The 2017 Subaru WRX STI is arriving now in the U.S. Will the 2017 STI keep the momentum going?