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Performance Vehicles (Page 194)

By Patrick Rall on
The 2015 Ford Mustang will likely have the biggest performance aftermarket of any new car sold in the US and for those folks who want to squeeze a few extra ponies from their pony car without voiding the warranty, Ford Racing will soon offer up a tuning package for the Mustang EcoBoost.
By Denis Flierl on
Both the 2015 Scion FR-S and 2015 Subaru BRZ have earned the 2015 IIHS Top Safety Pick award this week.
By Patrick Rall on
Word around the automotive watercooler suggests that the next generation of the fabled Ford GT supercar will debut next month at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and if I had to guess, I would expect that the new LeMans-bound performance car will be powered by the same flat plane V8 engine as the new Shelby GT350 Mustang.
By Denis Flierl on
What are the most in-demand cars for dealers in America? The 2015 Subaru WRX shares a three-way tie for number one. What are the other two cars?
By Patrick Rall on
General Motors has pulled the sheets off of the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V and, not surprisingly, this new American super-sedan uses the same supercharged V8 as the 2015 Corvette Z06 to pack big power – big enough to take aim at the 707 horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.
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An image flooded the social media world this weekend showing a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat badly wrecked and while some people insisted that this was a hoax – it is unfortunately very real, as details on the accident have finally surfaced online.
By Denis Flierl on
Many BMW enthusiasts take their new BMW M3/M4 purchase to an extreme. Would you travel to Munich to take delivery of your new BMW?
By Denis Flierl on
British agent James Bond should be driving the new 2015 BMW M4. The new M4 is an assassin in a finely tailored suit.
By Patrick Rall on
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall of the 2015 Dodge Challenger due to a concern that the high tech gauge clusters could fail to work suddenly and without notice –leaving the driver without the information provided by the various gauges.
By Denis Flierl on
The rally-bred 2015 Subaru WRX STI has a long history of motorsport success and is why privateers use its predecessors.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is reaching owners around the country so not surprisingly, we have our first video of the most track capable Corvette of all time in action on the quarter mile – with fairly impressive results.
By Denis Flierl on
The new 2015 BMW M4 Convertible looks good at the strip and runs the quarter in 12.2 seconds at 117.3 mph. Watch the video.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette is fitted with a Valet Mode that locks the glove box, prevents safety features from being disabled and activates a front-facing camera that records what is going on in front of the Corvette while being driven – and one of those videos has surfaced on YouTube showing a valet blasting through a tight parking garage in a 201 Stingray.
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Ford Motor Company has added more than a half million cars to the massive Takata airbag recall, many of which are Ford Mustang models from the 2005 through 2008 model years – all of which have the airbags that could cause major injury or death if the assemblies fail in the event of an accident.
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The configurator tool for the 2015 Dodge Charger has gone live on Dodge.com and today I take a look at the options and costs that make for what I believe to be the best bargain in the current lineup – one which comes loaded to the hilt and packs 370 horsepower for just over $40,000.
By Patrick Rall on
The folks at Hennessey Performance have offered up their first take on the new 2015 Ford F150 pickup and with more than 600 horsepower, the 2015 Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 should be a perfect follow-up to the super tuned SVT Raptor pickups from the last generation F150.
By Patrick Rall on
I have some bad news for those folks hoping to see the debut of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro at the upcoming 2015 North American International Auto Show – word on the street is that the Camaro will not make its next generation debut in the Motor City in January.
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Those folks who ordered a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with the Satin Black hood treatment have gotten some bad news, as an undisclosed issue with the black finished hood has caused the Chrysler Group to delay deliveries of the 707hp muscle car with that option back to February.
By John Goreham on
Lexus will unveil a new F car at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Will it be the expected GS F or are we in for a surprise?
By Aaron Turpen on
A new Guinness World Records title for Longest Twin Vehicle Drifting goes to a pair of Nissan 370Zs in the Middle East.
By Denis Flierl on
Toyota has been testing a new “hard-core” 2015 GT86 Limited Edition GRMN 86 in Japan and it could be ready for sale by mid 2015.
By Patrick Rall on
After a great deal of speculation, General Motors has confirmed that the new Cadillac CTS-V will indeed make its world debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and while details on the new super-Caddy are limited to the debut location - there is a chance that the new CTS-V could derive its power from the same LT4 V8 as the 2015 Corvette Z06.
By Denis Flierl on
The new ROWEN Subaru BRZ Carbon Edition will make its world debut at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2015. Here’s a sneak peak before the show.
By Denis Flierl on
The new 2015 BMW M4 gets a redesign with the 3.0-liter in-line six-cylinder engine. Was it a major risk to drop the V8?