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Performance Vehicles (Page 189)

By Aaron Turpen on
The Godzilla supercar is staying firm with its price tag, but adding some fun goodies including a 45th Anniversary Gold Edition and, perhaps more importantly, even more horsepower. The 2016 GT-R may be the last model year before redesign as well.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is marketed as the most track capable Corvette ever and while this GM supercar is engineered to be a beast on a road course, there is already one lightly modified C7 Z06 that has gotten into the 9-second quarter mile range – which is said to be the first new super-Vette to break the 9-seconr barrier.
By Denis Flierl on
Check out this interactive 360 degree video onboard the Subaru WRX STI Global Rallycross car at Charlotte.
By Denis Flierl on
The 2015 Subaru WRX STI rally car finished in first place on day one of the Russian Rally Championship. Day two had very different results.
By Patrick Rall on
This past weekend, the 2015 Dodge Charger funny car continued its domination of the class in the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, with Don Schumacher Racing’s Ron Capps winning his first event of the season, the third win in three events this year for Schumacher’s team after Capps’ team Matt Hagan won the first two events of 2015.
By Patrick Rall on
Yesterday we brought you the news that the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro would be introduced at a special “public” event on Detroit’s Belle Isle and today, we bring you the unfortunate news that the event – while free – is officially sold out, and then some.
By Patrick Rall on
The Mustang community is eagerly awaiting the dealership arrival of the new Shelby GT350 and GT350R versions of the 2016 Ford Mustang, but leaked information suggests that the two premium performance pony cars will have limited production numbers – especially for the GT350R.
By Denis Flierl on
The 2015 Subaru WRX STI Launch Edition is sold out. What does the collector-car insurance company Hagerty say about the future value?
By Patrick Rall on
Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter recently told Autoline’s John McElroy the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette C8, which we speculate could be called the Zora, does not exist- seemingly putting to rest the ongoing rumors that the next generation Corvette will rely on an all-new mid-engine design.
By Patrick Rall on
Due to the overwhelming number of preorders for the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, the Chrysler Group has temporarily restricted orders as they work to meet the early demand for orders already placed while also validating the current orders – which we clarify here for all of those spreading rumors around the internet.
By Patrick Rall on
After a great deal of speculation, General Motors has finally announced that the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will be introduced at a special event at Detroit’s Belle Isle on May 16th and in addition to the debut of the 6th generation Camaro, GM has a list of attractions that turn this new model debut into a day-long affair that is sure to be a dream day for any Camaro lover.
By Denis Flierl on
This past weekend, R & D Sport who manages the 2015 Subaru BRZ GT300 race car, took the car out for its first track test. What new changes does the BRZ get?
By Denis Flierl on
The 311RS Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X returns with a new 2015 Spec Blew model. What upgrades does it get over the 311RS?
By Denis Flierl on
David Higgins smashed the course record at Mt. Washington Hillclimb last summer with the Subaru WRX STI. Check out the amazing interactive video of the record run!
By Denis Flierl on
Watch Bucky Lasek in the Subaru WRX STI Global Rallycross car in the final at Las Vegas. Check out this interactive 360º video.
By Patrick Rall on
We have seen more than a few videos showing the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat racing against a variety of high performance vehicles and today, we watch as a lightly built Cadillac CTS-V Wagon with 600 rear wheel horsepower gives a stock Hellcat Challenger a very good run – but it eventually comes up short.
By Patrick Rall on
Although the Ford Mustang has beaten the Chevrolet Camaro in the first few months of 2015, General Motors expects to reach the 500,000 units sold plateau with the 5th gen Camaro this month and they are celebrating by showing off the 2016 Camaro in action on the track.
By Patrick Rall on
Ford Motor Company has run the numbers for the 2015 Ford Mustang sales and inquiries for the US, Europe and China, with red being the most popular overall around the world followed by black – with each region also having a uniquely popular hue.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat are among the most powerful production cars sold in America and with a price starting under $65k, they have proven to be far more popular than initially expected with over 9,000 people placing orders thus far – leading to lengthy delays in delivery that are likely to stretch well into the summer and maybe even into next year.
By Patrick Rall on
A new rumor has hit the internet, suggesting that the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro could make its grand global introduction when it paces the field of the 2015 Indianapolis 500 race, following in the footsteps of so many Camaro models in the past – but would GM really debut the 6th gen Camaro on the track?
By Denis Flierl on
The new 2015 Subaru WRX STI gets a photo shoot with the 2015 Subaru STI rally car. What would it take to turn your 2015 STI into a rally car?
By Patrick Rall on
The slow introduction to the global public continues today, as the 2015 Ford Mustang GT goes on display at the Publika mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking the first time that folks in that country can check out the first Mustang built with right hand drive – although the car won’t go on sale until late this year or early in 2016.
By Patrick Rall on
Fast and Furious will see its 7th and final chapter on April 3rd when Furious 7 hits theaters around the US, with the 2015 Dodge Charger and Challenger joining the 2015 Jeep Wrangler and a classic Dodge Charger to represent the Chrysler Group very well in the action packed go-fast flick.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 comes in certain forms comes with high performance Michelin Pilot Super Sport Cup 2 tires that are intended strictly for summer use, but those owners who are receiving their super-Vettes during the cold months are finding that the tires are cracking very badly – and Michelin’s only advice is to not move the car in temperatures under 20 degrees.
By Denis Flierl on
The Subaru WRX is a true rally car and has long history in Canadian rally. Watch this team crash their WRX violently into a house.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2016 Cadillac ATS-V will be GM’s first high performance small luxury car ever, following in the footsteps of the incredibly popular CTS-V from the past decade, and today we have a video showing the new ATS-V blasting around the road course at Circuit of the Americas.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2015 Ford Mustang is an impressive machine for a variety of reasons, but in an effort to make working on your the next gen Mustang even easier to work on for private owners, Ford Racing has offered up one of the coolest fender covers I’ve seen – featuring the same design as the fender guards used during production at the Flat Rock plant.
By Denis Flierl on
Sales of the 2015 Subaru BRZ continue to slide backward. What’s going on with the sports coupe?
By Denis Flierl on
The STI team gathered at Fuji Speedway for a press day and a shakedown of the 2015 Subaru WRX STI Nurburgring 24-hour race car.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru took the 2015 WRX STI to the slopes and gave fans a demonstration of the STI’s all-wheel-drive capabilities in the deep snow on a ski slope.