Performance Vehicles (Page 214)

Last week we had our first video showing the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 lapping the famed German Nürburgring and today, we have our first image of the new C7 Z06 badly crashed at the Nürburgring – an accident which was rumored to have happened while General Motors was working on setting a new record time with the “most track capable Corvette ever”.

The Dodge Viper and the Chevrolet Corvette went head to head this past weekend to decide the champion for the 2014 IMSA United SportsCar Championship in the GTLM class and when the 10 hour race at Road Atlanta came to an end – Team Viper had claimed their 6th podium spot in the last 7 races to win both the team and driver’s title.

The 2015 Subaru WRX/STI was designed to attract a wider audience to the brand. How is it working out for Subaru?

The 2015 Scion FR-S is fun to drive, and it’s also hard to keep your foot out of the gas pedal. What dubious distinction do its drivers have?

The 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is going out after this model year. Will it really be replaced by a PHEV SUV?

The sports pinnacle of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class line-up was unveiled in Paris called the Mercedes-AMG C63 S. What makes it track-ready?

Even though the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray had a slow month while both the Porsche brand and the Dodge Viper had strong months, the GM sports car still outsold its closest competitors in the US market by a massive margin – even if you combine the sales numbers of the Porsche cars and the Viper.

I recently had a chance to attend an in-depth walk-through of the new Hellcat Hemi with SRT drivetrain engineer Chris Cowland and I learned that the true secret to the new Challenger and Charger making 707 horsepower safely all comes down to cooling – with unique features throughout the engine bay working together to keep the most powerful American production motor ever running as cool as possible.

The Subaru brand is flying high,but the 2015 Subaru BRZ can’t get off the ground. What does Subaru need to do with the two-door sports coupe?

ESX Motorsports takes the 2015 Subaru WRX STI and turns it into the ultra-exclusive 2015 Subaru ESX STI “Red Dragon” Edition. Where can you buy one?

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 Subaru WRX just beat the MazdaSpeed3 on the new list everyone is talking about.

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.

A study shows Subaru WRX and WRX STI drivers rank #1 for traffic violations. Where does your vehicle rank?

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.

Sales of the new-generation 2015 Subaru WRX and WRX STI are hot all over the globe. Who is buying the performance car?

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.

2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 and ZL1 are like typical siblings. They look alike to outsiders, but those in the family see only the differences.

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV completed the tough Australasian Safari 2014. MMC will use the technology for future electric vehicles like the Lancer Evolution successor.

Isachsen battled all year in the Subaru WRX STI and gets first win at Red Bull Global Rallycross Seattle. What happened to points leader Ken Block?

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI comes in many colors, but one is outselling all the others by a wide margin. Why is this one color the hot seller?

The all-new 2015 Mercedes C-Class gets two new models from AMG. The exclusive Mercedes-AMG C63, and C63 Edition 1.

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?