Performance Vehicles (Page 219)

General Motors fired a shot heard round the automotive world this morning with the announcement that the 2015 Corvette Z06 pricing starts at just $78,995 – easily making it dollar for dollar the best supercar bargain in the world.

The 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV wins its class in the Asia Cross Country Rally 2014. What does this tell us about this EV?

General Motors has offered up the first figures for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with the new 8-speed automatic transmission and as expected, the newest self shifting Stingray is both quicker and more efficient than the 2014 Stingray with the 6-speed automatic – improving an already amazing sports car and likely making it even more appealing to those shopping for a high performance car.

While most 2015 Ford Mustang buyers will be more concerned with power than efficiency, fuel economy has become a major selling point across every segment and today we have our first look at the fuel economy figures for the 2015 Mustang in EcoBoost and V6 form – confirming that the next gen Mustang is indeed the most fuel friendly muscle car ever.

The Dodge Viper has always been the top dog in terms of performance from the Chrysler Group until the introduction of the new Hellcat Charger and Challenger, but if some rumors floating around the Mopar world prove to be true – the next generation Viper could pack a supercharged V10 that will blow away anything that has ever been built by an American automaker.

Higgins broke the course record at Mt. Washington Hillclimb in the Subaru WRX STI. Does he have nerves of steel?

Among the many sights to see in the Ford display at the 2014 Woodward Dream Cruise was the 2015 Mustang GT pedal cart shown above – giving Mustang lovers a chance to put their little ones behind the wheel of a next generation pony car that will provide hours of healthy fun.

Sales of the Dodge Viper SRT have gotten bad enough that the Chrysler Group has extended production downtime, leading many to question the future of the Mopar supercar but I have the solution – put the automatic transmission from the Challenger and Charger Hellcat in the Viper.

The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is slated as the most track capable Corvette ever and the LT4 V8 is the most powerful Corvette production motor ever, but what we didn’t expect is for the C7 Z06 to be the heaviest Corvette ever…and it is.

The all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is ready to make its dealer launch here in the U.S. What does tuner Brabus have planned?

Toyota has not yet confirmed what the drivetrain in the new FT-1 Concept will be. What it packs will help determine what class it will be in. Here’s what our experts guess.

While covering the rumors that the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro could pack a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, we have received quite a bit of feedback from readers who don’t see the need so I wanted to take a quick look at why General Motors “needs” to offer a 4-cylinder engine – at least in European markets.

The 2015 Ford Mustang will be the first ever marketed on a global scale including a variety of right hand drive markets and the Motor Company has rolled out an image of the first ever production-based right hand drive Mustang that will lead to consumer models for Australia, the UK, India and other markets where they drive on the “wrong side of the road”.

One of the most exciting features of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is the new Performance Data Recorder that can help make the most of track days or spirited romps along a country road but when coupled with the new Valet Mode – the 2015 Corvette can show and tell owners whether their car was abused when left with some questionable parking attendant.

The folks from Motor Trend recently took the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat to the dyno at the K&N Engineering shop and they found that the official figures 707 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque are underrated – possibly by a whole lot.

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid wins a key rally race. How will this effect the 2015 Lancer Evolution successor?

The Chrysler Group is looking to make an even bigger splash in the world of road racing with the introduction of the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Trans Am racecar that hit the track for the first time this past weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – with a top ten finish and a very real chance of taking home the season championship even though there are only 4 races left.

Formula Drift Champion and hardcore Mustang lover Vaughn Gittin Jr introduced his own line of customized, high performance Mustangs with the current generation, but with the arrival of the 2015 Ford Mustang – Gittin and his team have big plans for the next generation RTR Mustang.

According to reliable inside sources who spoke with the folks at Motor Trend, the next Corvette ZR1 could be unique from the current C7 lineup thanks to a mid engine design – and this could be the car which wears the Zora name that was trademarked earlier this year.

The 2015 Subaru WRX S4 will be revealed on August 25. Will it be coming with hybrid power?

I recently had the extreme pleasure of spending time in the 2014 Dodge Challenger Shaker and while some will accused it of being little more than a gussied up Challenger R/T, I think that it is the coolest special edition appearance package on the market today and based on the number of compliments I got on it – so do many other people.

The new-generation 2015 Subaru WRX STI is a global success and now makes its debut in Thailand.

Toyota rolls out a second FT-1. This time, in a color that does not look ridiculous. Maybe the car is for real?

Those folks attending the Mopar display at the 2014 Woodward Dream Cruise will have a chance to not only see some of the hottest new Dodge products – they will also get to drive them and while doing so, they will be entered into a drawing to win $45,000 towards the purchase of a new Chrysler Group product.

Subaru introduced this ugly 360 Deluxe prototype in 1967. But it was a forerunner to the 2015 Subaru BRZ.

The 2014 Subaru WRX STI GRC cars come with 3 materials that enable them to go faster. What unique materials do they use?

General Motors has announced that to prepare for production of several new models including the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, the company will invest $174 million dollars in their Lansing Grand River plant to build a new stamping facility on site that will produce components for all of the vehicles build there.

A while back I wrote a piece speculating that the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat could actually be faster than the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and after getting a fair number of nasty emails and comments about that speculation – I am here to point out that, once again, I was right.

Since late last year, the 2015 Ford Mustang has been listed on Ford.com under Future Vehicles, but in the last 48 hours or so, the 2014 models have been removed from the website and the next generation has been moved to the current vehicle lineup – showing just how close we are to seeing the 2015 Mustang in dealerships and on the road.

Subaru Australia is giving 2015 Subaru WRX STI buyers a special treat. Who is the legendary Australian Rally Champion who will be in Melbourne?