The first information on the Hennessey tuned 2015 Ford Mustang HPE700 have hit the internet and while it is the most powerful next generation Mustang we have seen thus far – the official performance numbers still fall almost exactly even with the official performance numbers for the heavier and less powerful Dodge Challenge SRT Hellcat.
General Motors has offered up the first look at the 2015 Chevrolet Spring Special Edition Camaro in a new Emerald Green exterior hue that has not been used on the Camaro before and in honor of National Name Your Car Day – Chevy wants your help in naming this dark green muscle car.
Last month we reported that the 2015 Dodge Viper would get a big price decrease that would also impact 2014 models sitting on dealership lots around the country and not surprisingly, the new lower prices have led to a spike in Viper sales – allowing the Mopar supercar to have its best sales month since being introduced for the 2013 model year.
The Dodge Challenger did something last month that it hasn’t done any time in recent history, beating the Ford Mustang in monthly sales – but the Chevrolet Camaro continued its charge for a 5th straight muscle car sales title by comfortably crushing both the Challenger and Mustang.
The final 2015 Ford Mustang built with the limited 50th Anniversary Edition package rolled across the stage at this past weekend’s Barrett Jackson Auto Auction and the winning bidder put up $170,000 for the right to own the final copy of the 50 year package – with the proceeds of the auction going to benefit the Edith and Benson Ford Heart & Vascular Institute.
The first seemingly official performance numbers for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 coupe have hit the web and the newest American supercar is capable of hanging with the big boys – offering a 0-60 time of just 2.95 seconds and a quarter mile best of 10.95 at 127 miles per hour.
The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is billed by General Motors as the most track capable Corvette of all time so it should come as no surprise that the automaker is putting the new super Vette through the paces at the world’s most grueling road course – and today we have video of the 2016 Z06 testing on the German Nürburgring.
Ford Motor Company has decided that they wanted to oversee a bunch of “firsts” for the 2015 Mustang on the quarter mile so they headed to Milan raceway in Michigan with a trio of next generation pony cars – with a resulting video showing the EcoBoost Mustang in the 12s, an NA Mustang GT in the 11s and a supercharged Mustang GT in the 10s.
When the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat made its grand debut in August, it was announced that it had a top speed of 204mph and a stock-tire quarter mile time of 11 second flat, but a new video clip from the automaker reveals that when fitted drag radial tires, the world’s most powerful sedan can run the quarter mile in just 10.7 seconds while moving out from 0-60 in just 2.9 seconds.
The unique Valet Mode of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette lineup which uses the an in-car microphone and video camera to capture what goes on with the car when the owner is not around is a super-cool feature that no automaker has offered in the past – possibly because it is illegal in some places.
This past weekend saw the auction of 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat #1 and NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick made the winning bid of $825k, which a charitable organization matched to raise the total charitable contribution from the Hellcat sale to $1.65 million – more than has been contributed by any other single car in Barrett Jackson history.
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV completed the tough Australasian Safari 2014. MMC will use the technology for future electric vehicles like the Lancer Evolution successor.
Higgins is a wild card driving the new DirtFish Subaru WRX STI today at Red Bull Global Rallycross in Seattle. Will the conditions give him an advantage?
In addition to all of the other exciting new features of the 2015 Ford Mustang that will make owning one a complete delight, Ford Motor Company has also cooked up a unique smartphone app that will allow owners to explore the features of the new Mustang with some interactive help – while also learning more about the history of the Mustang and finding the closest drag strip.
When the SRT brand folded earlier this year, the future of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT was questionable and while there is still no official word from Chrysler, it seems that the SRT Jeep could end up wearing the name Track hawk - or this could be the name of the Hellcat Hemi powered SUV.
The configurator page for the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z06 is now live on Chevrtolet.com, giving us our best chance yet to see the new American supercar in full detail, including all of the wheel, color and trimline feature information – but all without the pricing.
The folks at Motor Trend have compiled their list of the best driver’s cars for 2014 and after putting 10 performance models head to head, the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 was chosen as the best of the bunch – beating a collection of cars that vary from the Ford Fiesta ST to the Porsche 911 Turbo S to the BMW i8.
We haven’t seen the new 2015 Saleen S302 Mustang from all sides, but thanks to the release of the product guide for the super-tuned next generation pony car, we know that the 2015 Saleen Mustang will come in three different trimlines at launch with varying power outputs ranging up to 640hp.
German tuning company GeigerCars has made a name for itself by developing unique packages for European-sold American vehicles and their take on the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is just the latest in impressive custom packages – turning the basic C7 Stingray into a supercar that will keep up with the best across Europe.
