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Performance Vehicles (Page 189)

By Denis Flierl on
Subaru's goal: Create the best handling WRX and STI ever. The only question was, how.
By Patrick Rall on
Back in December, we talked about the European pricing for the 2015 Ford Mustang and while that pricing applied specifically to the German market, it looks as though new Mustang buyers in the UK will be paying an even bigger price to rule the road in the newest American muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on
Since the day that the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat was introduced, the Chrysler Group has insisted that it was the quickest, fastest and most powerful 4-door production sedan in the world – but a new video shows the Hellcat Charger backing up that claim against five of the highest performance sedans in the world.
By Patrick Rall on
While General Motors has been unfortunately quiet about the upcoming 6th gen Chevrolet Camaro, the automaker has seemingly begun the slow teasing process for the 2016 model, running through a list of the engines that have motivated the classic Chevy muscle car since it was introduced for 1967.
By Patrick Rall on
While the Mustang community has turned all of its attention to the new Shelby GT350 and GT350R models, we should all keep in mind that there is plenty of room left in the company lineup for a new GT500 Mustang that would compete with the Hellcat Challenger.
By Patrick Rall on
In an effort to spur sales by improving performance capabilities, the Chevrolet SS sedan – the car once referred to by GM as the 4-door Corvette – could get a new handling package similar to the 1LE setup for the Camaro.
By Patrick Rall on
The image shown above of what is stated to be the 2017 Dodge Charger is not an image from the Chrysler Group and I can say without question that the car shown above will not be coming to your local Dodge dealership in 2017 – or ever.
By Denis Flierl on
The 2015 Subaru WRX STI rally car wins Peno 2015. What’s up with the skinny tires?
By Patrick Rall on
About a month back or so, a video hit YouTube showing a Tesla P85D beating the tar out of a poorly driven Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, but a new video showing that same 707 horsepower Challenger has it running proper quarter mile times – and reportedly wanting a rematch with the 691hp Tesla.
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General Motors has only offered up the base pricing for the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V sedan and coupe, but a posting in an enthusiast forum has offered up a look at some of the options for the high performance compact luxury car, as well as the pricing for those options.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2015 Ford Mustang has gotten a great deal of attention for being the fastest, the most powerful and the most efficient Mustang ever, but with the announcement of the NHTSA crash test scores for the new pony car – the 2015 Mustang is also the safest ever.
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General Motors hasn’t given us much to talk about with regard to the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, but the devout Chevy muscle car lovers at Camaro6 have gotten ahold of an image that gives us our best look yet at the basic profile and the rear quarter panel of the 6th gen car.
By Denis Flierl on
BMW Motorsport and Shell work together to produce high-performance oil for the BMW M4 DTM race cars.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru Rally Team USA uses Method wheels on the new 2015 Subaru WRX STI rally car. Can it really run on the rim only for extended periods?
By Denis Flierl on
BMW reveals the M4 MotoGP Safety Car that will be the “Official Car of MotoGP” in 2015. BMW says it will feature new water injection?
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru Japan announces improvements for the 2015 BRZ and a new customization model.
By Denis Flierl on
The 2015 Subaru WRX STI rally car is getting ready for the Peno-2015 Russia rally race this weekend.
By Patrick Rall on
If you have been holding off on ordering your 2015 Corvette Z06 until the normal build page was live on Chevrolet.com, your wait is over as the full configurator tool has been added to the website with a full list of options and prices.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2015 Ford Mustang is selling very well in its first few months and while the Motor Company hasn’t offered up any official take rate numbers for the three engine options, a Ford dealership representative explained that the EcoBoost is moving quicker than the V8, while V6 sales are nearly nonexistent.
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The Chrysler Group has announced that they are now accepting orders for the 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Shaker models, bringing even more retro styling to the already extensive Challenger lineup – with orders for the more powerful Scat Pack Shaker beginning next month.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru brings a new BRZ tS Concept to the Auto Messe 2015 in Osaka Japan. Don’t expect to see this BRZ STI in production.
By Patrick Rall on
We have seen plenty of videos showing the Hellcat Challenger and the C7 Corvette Z06 racing other cars and each other, and today we have a new clip of these two heavy hitters going head to head on the open road – along with a Mustang GT500 that is badly outmatched by the blown Mopar muscle car.
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The 2015 Chicago Auto Show opened to the media this morning and as was the case in Detroit, the next generation Chevrolet Camaro was only shown in a brief background video during a presentation for an unrelated vehicle – leaving us hoping that the 2016 Camaro will debut in New York in April.
By Patrick Rall on
We have previous looked at the detailed pricing on the 2015 Dodge Charger in SXT, R/T and Hellcat form, but today, we take a look at the prices and options for the SRT 392 Charger – a model which will likely end up being the stronger-selling of the SRT packages.
By Patrick Rall on
The folks at Hennessey Performance have added their HPE700 package to a 2015 Ford Mustang GT, and the result is a blue oval-clad pony car that will cruise up past the 195 mile per hour mark – and they made a video showing the amazing run.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru of America sells its 7 millionth new Subaru from Gillman Subaru of Houston South, a 2015 WRX.
By John Goreham on
Lexus just made a very odd move in the Australian Supercars race series that has us wondering.
By Patrick Rall on
After winning the GTD class in the Rolex 24, the Riley Motorsports Dodge Viper GT3-R team had hoped to take a run at the GTE Am class of the 24 Hours of LeMans, but when the official entry list was announced late last week, the Viper team finds themselves on the outside looking in.
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The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is marketed as the most track capable Corvette of all time by General Motors and today, we bring you a first look at a lightly modified C7 Z06 in action on the quarter mile as it beats up on an Audi R8.
By John Goreham on
Autocar’s new video answers the question.