Performance Vehicles (Page 187)

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI can be transformed by JRM into the 2015 NR4-spec Subaru WRX STI rally car. Will many people spend $159K on this rally car?

One of the coolest features of the 2015 Ford Mustang GT is the launch control system and while testing the new Blue Oval pony car, I found the Mustang’s system to be the best of the modern muscle cars - and I put together the brief video below that lets you hear the roar of the 5.0L V8 when launching hard from a stop and running through a few gears.

We have been talking about the possibility of a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT packing the Hellcat Hemi for months and according to the folks at Motor Authority, that vehicle has not only been given the greenlight – but these same sources insist that there are Hellcat-powered Jeep test mules on the road right now.

One feature stood out on the new BMW M3/M4 to experts so much, it wins the brand a big accolade. Why did BMW drop V8 power and go with an inline 6?

The 2015 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang will have a high performance exhaust mode with different settings for different volume levels and thanks to a YouTube user who was positioned perfectly behind the new super-Stang – we have a chance to hear exhaust system as the drivers toggles between the different modes.

While there has been no official word from General Motors, a new rumor indicates that the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro could go on sale on August 13th, 2015 with production beginning the following week – a rumor that makes sense from some angles but not others.

There have been a few rumors floating around about changes coming for the 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat so I wanted to address these rumors while offering an explanation as to why we shouldn’t expect any real changes for the 2016 model year.

When it comes to proving why BMW is the best engine builder in the world, The 2015 Engine of the Year awards tell the story. Why is BMW i8 the best?

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro looks primed and ready to compete with the new Ford Mustang here in the USA, but in the global muscle car war, the 6th gen Camaro will have a hard time competing with the Mustang without the right hand drive configuration that is needed in many markets.

This past weekend marked the return of the Dodge Viper to the 24 Hours of LeMans Race and while both the drivers and the car looked great throughout much of the race, mechanical issues in the final hours forced the Viper team to watch the end of the race from the garage area.

The 2015 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang has been built to beat any other muscle car around a road course, but for those 2015 Mustang fans who want a Shelby that will challenge the Dodge Hellcat in a straight line, the 2015 Shelby Super Snake has arrived – with power levels reaching 750+ horsepower.

What happens when a drivers gets over confident in is driving abilities? See what happens when a BMW M4 driver takes on the Nurburgring.

They say it’s the fastest street legal Scion FR-S on the planet. Watch this Raven Black FR-S run the quarter mile on the drag strip in 9 seconds.

It has been a frustrating first season for John Force Racing and their new Chevrolet Camaro funny cars, but this past weekend, the living legend scored his second win of the season and his second win in the new Camaro race car – beating one of the dominating Don Schumacher Dodge Charger teams.

The Ford GT supercar will make its virtual debut in the Xbox One racing simulator Forza Motorsport 6 when the new game debuts on September15th, but you can see and hear the new Ford supercar in the first Forza 6 trailer video today.

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI gets a new option for performance fans. Would you choose to go big or small with the new STI?

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat are two of the hottest American performance cars ever and that has made them very hard to get, but with these 5 simple tips, you can put a Hellcat car in your garage sooner than later – along with one good tip for those buyers willing to wait a while.

The Chevrolet Corvette C7R showed that it is one of the best production based race cars in the world this past weekend, with the Corvette Racing crew claiming the 2015 24 Hours of LeMans win in the GTE Pro class – winning by 5 laps after a 24 hour long battle with a Ferrari 459 Italia.

Ken Block brings a full squad of rally cars to compete at New England Forest Rally, including a new M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5. Will he beat the 2015 Subaru WRX STI?

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI won the 2015 Nurburgring 24 hour race in convincing fashion. Check out the fastest lap video in the SPT3 class.

Are you looking for that perfect gift for dad? Micahdoodles has the answer for any father or any gearhead. What special car would you like him to draw?

While this record has not been verified by any official body, it appears as though the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat in the video below is currently the quickest factory supercharged Mopar muscle car in the world – turning a quicker quarter mile time than any other Hellcat car that I have seen online or in person.

The 2015 24 Hours of LeMans race starts tomorrow and today, Ford Motor Company announced their plans to return to LeMans in the 2016 race with the new Ford GT race car – which looks a great deal like the Ford GT street car with some extra aero bits and a flashy paint scheme completing the package.

The General Motors team tasked with restoring three of the eight historic Chevrolet Corvette show cars that were swallowed up by a sinkhole under the National Corvette Museum have started on the second of the cars, this time working on fixing up the 1992 Corvette that was the 1 millionth Corvette ever built.

The Chrysler Group has rolled out the newest batch of television ads for the Dodge brand and while they are still working the vintage theme hard, the Scat Pack versions of the Challenger and Charger are the stars of the show in this new wave of advertising.

The 2016 Subaru WRX/STI will be arriving in showrooms soon. What’s the important option that’s missing on the new performance sedan?

The Chrysler Group’s Mopar performance division has offered up a uniquely badged, limited edition car each of the past five years, but for the new Mopar 15 – owners can create their own Moparized vehicle with all of the components coming in a unique decorative crate.

Since the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro was introduced on Detroit’s Belle Isle a few weeks back, the battle between the Camaro and the Ford Mustang has heated up, leading me to put together a short “tale of the tape” piece showing the currently available vitals for these two American muscle cars.

We have featured a couple different videos of the new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang with official clips from the automaker and amateur clips caught in the wild, but none give us a chance to hear the new 5.2L flat plane V8 scream like this newest video from The Smoking Tire’s Matt Farrah.

Subaru builds the 2016 WRX/STI performance car, Ferrari builds the 488 GTB and other sports cars. What makes the two automakers a lot alike?