Performance Vehicles (Page 181)

Vaughn Gittin Jr is arguably the most famous American ever to compete in the action packed world of drifting, but this weekend, Gittin and his trusty Ford Mustang are going road racing in the multi-class Trans Am Series.

If you are a Chrysler Group or General Motors fan who likes to row your own gears, you are in luck, as "FCA" and GM offer far more models with manual transmissions than do any of the other automakers doing business in the United States – with the Chrysler Group taking the slight edge overall.

In addition to the big Dodge rumors that we covered yesterday, the Chrysler dealer announcement event earlier this week introduced the Hellcat powered Jeep SRT Trackhawk – a 707 horsepower beast that will almost surely be the quickest, the fastest and the most powerful factory-stock sport utility vehicle anywhere in the world.

The Holden Commodore high performance sedan is likely to meet its demise after the 2017 model year, but before the car known in the US as the Pontiac G8 and the Chevy SS drives off into the sunset, the Australian brand wants to make one final super-sedan sporting the Commodore name – with the heart of the C6 Corvette ZR1.

Based on unofficial information coming from Chysler’s national dealer announcement event yesterday in Las Vegas, the Dodge Challenger, Charger, Dart and Durango could all be getting exciting new performance packages in the coming years – although they are all at least a couple of years away.

Check out how a supercharged BMW M3 runs a super fast 7:30 Nurburgring lap time. How many cars did he have to maneuver around?

The Ojibwe Forests Rally starts tomorrow and Higgins driving the 2015 Subaru WRX STI is shooting for a perfect season. Will teammate Travis Pastrana spoil it?

The folks at Forza Tuning have rolled out the latest video showing their Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat project car, complete with a stage 4 package that the company states will produce better than 1,000 horsepower at the crankshaft.

Ford UK has offered up some information on the popularity of the 2015 Ford Mustang in the local market, including the most popular options and the fact that the new Mustang is sold in in the UK until the middle of 2016.

America’s favorite race car looks the part in new duds.

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will be built in Michigan and that led many to believe that the plant which built the 2010-2015 Camaro would be shut down, but General Motors has increased production of the popular Chevy Equinox crossover – giving the Oshawa plant workers hope through the 2017 calendar year.

Subaru Tecnica International brings 2 examples of their tuning abilities to round 5 of the SUPER GT at Suzuka Circuit. A 2016 BRZ tS and the first Levorg STI.

This past weekend in Brainerd, Minnesota was a big one for both John Force Racing, Camaro fans and Chevrolet drag racing fans, as Robert Hight scored his 1st win of the 2015 NHRA season, giving the new Camaro funny car program its 3rd win of the season while improving his chances of making the playoff run for the season title.

While the Dodge Charger teams weren’t able to tie down their 14th win in the 17 races this season this past weekend in Brainerd, Jack Beckman and Matt Hagan were both able to lay down record-setting runs with their Hemi powered funny cars while also extending their lead in the season standings.

Ford Motor Company announced that late last week, the first 2015 Shelby GT350 Mustang rolled off of the assembly line at the Flat Rock, Michigan facility – meaning that prospective buyers are that much closer to taking home their new road race-ready muscle car.

Take the high-torque 691hp Tesla Model S P85D vs. the 425hp BMW M4 Coupe in a rolling-start drag race. Who wins?

We have already brought you a look at the initial pricing figures for the 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the 2016 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, and today we bring you pricing on the short list of options available for the new model year including 7 choices for the coupe and 6 for the sedan.

General Motors has announced the pricing for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro and not surprisingly, the 6th gen Chevy muscle car costs more than the new Ford Mustang while in V8 form, the new Camaro SS costs a couple grand more than the outgoing models.

The next generation SVT Raptor might not hit dealerships for another year, but those 2015 F150 owners who want a more Raptor-like driving experience can turn to the folks at Roush, who have created a modern sport truck package that carries over many cues from the previous generation SVT pickup.

The new 2016 Subaru WRX STI is a great performer on the street and track. How did the rally-bred sedan influence the 2016 Outback wagon?

The configurator page for the 2016 Ford Mustang is live and while there are some additions and some deletions compared to the 2015 model year, the most surprising aspect is that there appears to be no price increases anywhere in the 2016 model year Mustang lineup.

Now that we know the pricing for the 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the 2016 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat along with knowing the voucher value for the cancelled 2015 orders – it is clear that the Chrysler Group went the extra mile in making things right for those buyers who couldn’t get a Hellcat car in 2015.

BMW will launch a limited run 2 Series, 3 Series and 4 Series M Performance Edition cars in Canada. What special M Performance upgrades will be offered?

The 2016 Ford Mustang configurator has gone live on Ford.com and the key addition to the 2016 build options is the arrival of the newest California Special package – which adds a collection of unique appearance goodies for $1,995.

The Nürburgring battle between the new Dodge Viper ACR and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 will almost surely take place in 2016, after the track management has had a chance to smooth out a portion of the track which will then allow them to lift the speed limit through certain sections – which could also lead to new track records.

There are rumors circulating that BMW’s M Division is working on a hybrid powertrain for the next-gen BMW M3 and M4. When could we see it?

The Ford Focus ST is one of the hottest hatchbacks sold in the US market, but with new competition offering new power levels, Ford Performance has teamed up with Mountune to create a warranty-friendly upgrade package for the Focus ST that lifts the output to 275 horsepower and 296lb-ft of torque.

While there has been no official word from the Chrysler corporate offices, what appears to be the pricing for the 2016 Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat models has arrived online and if these are accurate, the price increases for the 707hp muscle cars is a bit smaller than we had expected – and there appears to be new standard equipment to offset that price hike.

The new 2016 BMW 3 Series is the top seller for the brand around the globe. What did BMW start building 100 years ago?

Australia will get a very limited number of the 2016 Subaru WRX and WRX STI and BRZ Hyper Blue models. How exclusive will they be?