Performance Vehicles (Page 176)

The 2016 Subaru Forester tS is headed to the Australia market for performance enthusiasts. How many will they get?

This past Friday, the Chrysler Group teased a few of the vehicles that they are bringing to SEMA and while we were enamored with the prospect of an all-wheel drive Dodge Challenger – there were also teasers of what appear to be the Chrysler 300, the Ram 1500 Rebel and a Fiat 500X which will join the AWD muscle car in the huge Mopar display.

Ford Motor Company rolled out a video this morning teasing what is almost surely the next generation Ford Mustang Cobra Jet race car – with the promise of “big performance news is in store for the 2015 SEMA Show”.

General Motors has released information and images of two more customized 2016 Camaro Concepts headed to the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas – with both of these being production-friendly packages that owners can create from the GM performance catalog.

Subaru is pumping out the 2016 WRX/STI performance sedans as fast as they can. How will they keep up with global demand?

Get a 360 degree view of the all-new 2016 BMW M2 as it gets tested on the Salzburgring. Who is the driver Augusto Farfus who’s behind the wheel?

David Higgins had a special Rally America season by going undefeated. Now he gets a chance to go back home to Rally GB in a special 2015 Subaru WRX STI.

Ford Motor Company announced this morning that a new limited edition version of the Mustang GT – named the King Edition – will offer 727 horsepower in its most powerful form and in announcing this new package, Ford took a direct shot at Dodge’s Hellcat cars with “only” 707 horsepower.

The Chrysler Group offered up a few teaser images ahead of the 2015 SEMA Show and one picture shows the back of a new Dodge Challenger with GT and all-wheel drive badging, leading us to believe that the Mopar crew is bringing an all-wheel drive muscle car to SEMA.

See how Factory Five can turn the Subaru WRX into a 0-60 in 3.8 sec sports car. How much will it cost?

Do you want to get the BMW M2 feeling before the performance car makes its official launch? BMW will reveal the new 2016 M2 Coupe experience ahead of market launch in Need for Speed.

Nissan will unveil the new Nurburgring Attack package for the GT-R supercar at SEMA. This new track-focused package incorporates the expertise gained in dominating the 'ring at the Time Attack Project.

We are likely to see a great many new Ford Mustangs on display at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, but one particular EcoBoost model will surely demand more attention than its counterparts – due to the 900 horsepower 4-cylinder mill tucked under the hood.

General Motors has started showing off the vehicles coming to the 2015 SEMA Show and Camaro fans will surely get their fill of 2016 models, with the first 6th generation Camaro to break cover being the gorgeous silver, red and dark grey Red Lines Series Concept shown here.

The all-new 2016 BMW M2 Coupe is fast and light. How did BMW M reduce the weight in the new M2?

We took the Lexus RC F on-track back to back with some popular muscle cars and sports cars. Here is one opinion.

We have known for some time now that the 2016 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat would cost a few grand more than the 2015 models, but today we bring you pricing on the rest of the 2016 Charger sedan lineup – which includes some other prices going up, some going down and some staying the same for the new model year.

Those Xbox One gamers who are proficient with the racing simulator Forza Motorsport 6 have a chance of winning a trip to Los Angeles and a 2016 Ford Mustang GT – all for literally doing nothing more than playing a video game.

Have you been pining over the COPO Camaro, the Ford F150 Raptor or the C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, but there is no real way for you to afford the real thing in the near future, you will soon be able to park a Lego version of these legendary performance vehicles on your desk for less than $20.

A new report based on insider information suggests that the supercharged Hemi in the Hellcat powered Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk will have less power than the Challenger or Charger – although it should still be enough to make it the best performing utility vehicle in the world.

Since the Shelby GT350 and GT350R packages for the newest generation Ford Mustang were introduced, the internet has been chock full of discussions on how much they would actually differ in terms of performance and today, we have the best look yet courtesy of the folks at Motor Trend – who found a slight difference in wheel horsepower, but a far more significant different in all-out acceleration.

The official pricing for the 2016 Dodge Challenger has hit the internet and in addition to the pricing increases for Hellcat package that we discussed a few weeks back, we know that some other models also get pricing increases for the 2016 model year – although the bestselling packages will remain unchanged for the new model year.

Earlier this month we talked about the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 running into engine problems while participating in Motor Trend’s “Driver’s Car” tests at Laguna Seca Raceway and the Corvette’s chief engineer offered up an explanation on CorvetteForum.com – claiming that the car had been incorrectly prepped by GM for the Motor Trend trials.

The first 2016 BMW M2 Coupe has rolled off the assembly line at the BMW plant in Leipzig. What other BMWs does it share the line with?

The 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is going away forever. Canada will get very few Lancer Evolution Final Editions.

Higgins and Drew win the 2015 LSPR to complete a rare perfect season in the Rally America Championship in the 2015 Subaru WRX STI rally car.

It took a large team of BMW M engineers to bring the new 2016 BMW M2 to life. Check out the behind the scenes video as they describe its development.

David Higgins and Craig Drew pulled off a perfect season in the 2015 Subaru WRX STI at LSPR.

Watch as the first 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO Final Edition #0001 arrives in the U.S. What special sendoff is Mitsubishi giving to EVO fans?