Performance Vehicles (Page 219)

After months of speculation as to when the Hellcat Hemi powered Dodge Challenger SRT would be unveiled and some disappointment for those of us who expected it to drop in New York last month, it looks as though the next generation SRT Challenger with the blown Hemi could debut at the 2014 Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit.

If you are a fan of General Motors performance and you like the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray but you want something with more power and more exclusivity – without waiting for the upcoming 2015 Corvette Z06 – the final edition of the current Cadillac CTS-V Coupe has you covered.

Ford Motor Company teamed up with a Ford dealership in Stockton California to send a 2015 Ford Mustang toy into space, allowing the Mustang to be the first pony car climb into the heavens while also creating a remarkably cool video of an item traveling 21 miles away high and then falling back to Earth.

The Chrysler 5 year plan revealed that a new Dodge Dart SRT will arrive late in 2016 with a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and all wheel drive, which very well could allow the high performance Dart to dominate the American sport compact segment – but what does it need to become a legend like the Dodge Neon SRT?

The 2015 Subaru WRX and WRX STI made its debut in Taiwan this weekend. But it came with a thrilling drifting show.

We reported a few weeks back that General Motors was going to make an effort to prevent people from “cloning” the new Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 by restricting the components that make the new Z/28 so unique and while the company will restrict the sale of some of those items in order to prevent people from making their own Z/28 at home – it looks like some of the components will be available to owners of other 5th gen Camaros.

Ford Motor Company has announced that they will build one 2015 Ford Mustang GT Convertible with the 50 Year Edition package to be given away via an ongoing online raffle – with the winner to be announced at the 2014 Woodward Dream Cruise and all proceeds going to charity.

While this video of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray doesn’t offer the on-board telemetry or lap times for the newest American sports car on the most famous European road course, this 10 minute long video of the C7 lapping the Nürburgring is our first look at the new Stingray on the Ring – even though this is far from a record-setting lap attempt.

The news surfaced last week that the Chrysler Group’s SRT division was being consolidated into the Dodge brand and with that came the news that the high performance SRT variant of the Chrysler 300C would be discontinued – a move that will most certainly sadden Mopar fans, but it won’t have much negative impact on the company going forward.

The all-new 2015 Subaru WRX comes from rally roots and this performance car delivers as advertised.

Mercedes AMG Petronas pulled off another one-two finish at the Spanish Grand Prix. What other achievements did they accomplish?

With the addition of the 2015 WRX and 2015 WRX STI, Subaru now has six models that have earned 2014 safety awards from IIHS.

Go behind the scenes of the latest 2015 Subaru WRX STI video to learn about its inspiration and how it was made.

Would you like to go see the 2015 Subaru WRX STI NBR race car at the Nurburgring 24-hour race? Here’s how.

Mark Higgins will attempt to break his own record on the Isle of Man in the new 2015 Subaru WRX STI. Can he beat the 2011 WRX STI?

Subaru Australia has announced the new 2015 Subaru WRX has record sales. But a big surprise is the number of WRX sports cars that are being sold with the optional CVT.

After existing as its own brand since 2011, the Chrysler Street and Racing Technology brand is being folded back into the Dodge brand and the mighty Viper will return to being the Dodge Viper for the 2015 model year - with a refresh for the supercar helping to kick off the return to the performance aimed Dodge brand.

Detroit-based VL Automotive, co-founded by the legendary Bob Lutz, is now part of WMGTA, an electric car maker with Chinese connections.

The 2014 Subaru BRZ GT300 finished in 12 place at the second race of the SUPER GT Series at Fuji Speedway. Is BRZ underpowered?

Subaru announced that the 2015 Subaru WRX STI and WRX are top IIHS safety picks. This is a first-ever for the STI.

The 2014 Oregon Trail Rally results are in and the 2014 Subaru WRX STI Rally team takes a one-two-finish. Higgins wins it in spectacular fashion.

Subaru Australia reports the all-new 2015 Subaru WRX and WRX STI has achieved all-time record sales in April.

The Oregon Trail Rally is underway with day two finished. What is going on with the Subaru WRX STI team?

Subaru is expanding their STI dealers and also offering the new 2014 BRZ, 2015 WRX and now the 2015 WRX STI for sale online.

While a prototype wearing the name Trident is shuttled between European auto shows, we remember that the original Trident Motors had a history a false starts and minimal production numbers. What is the production date trident?

The American sport compact world has been clamoring for the high performance Ford Focus RS that has dominated the European segment for years and while the RS still hasn’t arrived stateside, the Ford Focus ST is a powerful representation of how great an American sport compact can be…and in more ways that just straight line acceleration.

The 2014 Subaru BRZ GT300 has qualified in second place for the second leg of SUPER GT that takes place at Fuji Speedway this weekend.

The all-new 2015 Subaru WRX STI Launch Edition will be on display at Subaru Boxerfest in Maryland this weekend with original 1998 Subaru 22B-STI.

The 2015 Dodge Challenger was designed to feature some styling cues of the 1971 Challenger and while the automaker has succeeded with this evolutionary design – there is still no convertible and the lack of a droptop version in a segment that obviously appreciates the open air freedom really blows my mind.

When the new C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray made its world debut at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, many of the loud mouthed, old school Corvette owners cried foul at the new look – insisting that this car wouldn’t succeed due to the unconventional look – but after the first four months of 2014 the new Corvette is outselling the previous model by almost 200%.