Performance Vehicles (Page 163)

The new 2016 BMW M2 Coupe hasn’t even launched and it’s already getting awards. Where did the Coupe get its first global award?

We should be closer than ever to seeing a new Nürburgring Nordschleife track record for the Dodge Viper ACR as when the track opens for the 2016 season, the speed limits set last season following a fatal accident last year will be no more.

The Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Colorado are both heavily awarded vehicles, and as part of the Chevrolet Fountain display in center field of the Detroit Tigers stadium, the two hot Chevy products will be on display for the team’s home opener on Friday, April 8th against the New York Yankees.

The 2016 Ford Mustang is the first produced at the factory in a right hand drive configuration, leading to strong sales in the UK and with more than a thousand new Mustangs delivered thus far, we have a brief breakdown of the most popular features.

There are new details on the 2016 Subaru Levorg that will launch in Australia. Will it be a performance model?

Folks in New York are still checking out the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible with the new 10-speed automatic transmission at the ongoing auto show, but the internet is already abuzz with people calling for this new gearbox in the C7 Corvette Z06 – and I don’t think that they will be waiting for long.

General Motors had initially stated that the 6th generation Chevrolet Camaro would not be produced in right hand drive, but while speaking with the Australian site CarAdvice, it looks like the automaker is reconsidering a Camaro built for right-drive markets.

What happens when you pit the performance BMW M4 against the electrified BMW i8 sports car on the drag strip?

The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 has just been introduced in the flesh at the New York Auto Show, but we can still expect an even hotter 6th gen Camaro in the near future – presumably being the next generation Z/28.

As we near the summer of 2016 the of 2017 Dodge Challenger is just around the corner, but despite some rumors floating around the internet, we shouldn’t be expecting big changes for the 2017 model year – although that should be a different story for 2018.

The surprising answer.

A new mid-engine high-performance sports car rumor is just that, a rumor. Subaru’s Chief Tom Doll says it’s not being developed.

The 2016 Subaru WRX STI NBR crash won’t stop Subaru Tecnica International. Can they get the car ready in 2 months?

A significant facelift and powertrain upgrade came to New York in the 2017 GT-R, Nissan's halo supercar. So did it's hot new body paint option.

A new Jeep Grand Cherokee with the word “hawk” in the name debuted this week at the 2016 New York International Auto Show, but rather than the Hellcat-powered Trackhawk that rumors insisted would debut, the new premium Trailhawk trimline debuted – with your choice of Hemi, Pentastar or Diesel power.

The Mazda MX-5 took home the two most important awards at the New York Auto Show.

The 2017 Toyota 86 replaces the outgoing Scion FR-S and gets suspension and power upgrades. Will it make much difference?

The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is very, very fast and while it is best known for tearing up the pavement, a team in Sweden recently took the Hellcat Challenger to a top speed competition on a frozen lakebed – with a top speed of 171 miles per hour on solid ice.

The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is making its grand debut this week at the 2017 New York International Auto Show and as viewers of the morning show Kelly and Michael learned early this morning, the 640 horsepower super Camaro will also be offered as a convertible – including all of the performance goodies of the hardtop with the open-air fun.

A few weeks back we brought you the news that the 2016 Ford Mustang GT was being considered for the next police pursuit vehicles for the New South Wales police, but it seems that a mechanical issue during testing has forced the police to remove the Mustang from their consideration process.

The Corvette Racing team took the GTLM class win at the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race this past weekend, winning the 12-hour battle for the second straight year and backing up their season-opening win at Daytona with back to back wins in the Sunshine State.

After offering the new Go Mango exterior color on the 2016 Dodge Challenger and Charger exclusively in SRT 392 or SRT Hellcat form, the Chrysler Group has decided to begin offering this deep metallic orange hue on more trimlines – including the SXT, the R/T, Scat Pack and Shaker packages starting later this spring.

Aside from the added practicality, this is the best looking Miata ever.

The new 2016 Subaru WRX STI Nurburgring race car crashes during a practice session. How much damage was there?

While it is unclear whether or not the new Hellcat powered Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Trackhawk will debut this week in New York, a great rendering has surfaced on JeepTrackhawkForums.com showing a face that I could see being similar to the real thing.

We have just learned about the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the folks at Callaway have already announced that they have a beefed up version of the 6th gen ZL1 – packing 740 horsepower and a proper Callaway name to reflect the power output.

A new 2016 Ford Shelby Mustang GT-H will debut this week at the 2016 New York International Auto Show and this new Rent-A-Racer will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Shelby Mustang offered through Hertz rental cars – with 140 of these cars headed to rental outlets around the US later this year.

It’s the official MotoGP Safety Car and the new BMW M2 made its first appearance last weekend.

Subaru picks up three honors in KBB’s Brand Image Awards. Why do the 2016 WRX and WRX STI get singled out?

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has been reaching new owners since last October and after roughly 5 months of deliveries, some sales mix numbers indicating which options have proven to be the most popular have arrived online – including the SS package with the LT1 V8, the 8-speed automatic transmission, the dual mode exhaust system and Hyper Blue Metallic exterior paint.