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Performance Vehicles (Page 80)

By Al Castro on
SHOCKING!! It seems Cadillac and electricity mix like oil and water. Never mind the gas versions are crap, plagued with electrical problems, they can’t even make reliable ones that partly run on electricity either! While GM’s CEO Mary Barra has a “zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion” ten year plan for GM’s future, Cadillac certainly isn’t helping with the failures they’ve had with each electric they tried to sell. CT6 was strike 3. Here’s why and what they can do about it:
By Mary Conway on
Joey Logano surged ahead at the end of the race, at the Homestead track, to take the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship.
By Mary Conway on
Here is your chance to get a brand new 2019 Ford GT supercar, if you aren't on Ford's list. It will cost you big bucks but it will be an incredible tax write-off!
By Patrick Rall on
Some people on social media seem to think that the recent recall of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk pertaining to the floor mats is a joke, but it is a real recall that presents real world problems for owners of the 707-horsepower SUV, along with the 475 horsepower non-Trackhawk SRT models.
By John Goreham on
Kyle Mohan is an engine builder and racecar driver for Mazda and Porsche teams. Hear why he is so passionate about ethanol.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru just revealed another limited edition 2019 WRX STI with higher horsepower that won’t see U.S. shores. See what small global market gets it.
By Marc Stern on
For some time, Porsche has been highly thought of as a car brand. Usually, when results of various surveys are tallied, Porsche ends up somewhere in the top 10. Now, Porsche has taken the latest Powers Satisfaction Survey as it has climbed into first place.
By Al Castro on
Ford contemplates a four-door fastback Mustang being put into production. This comes just months after a massive passenger car cancellation for the USA market starting next year, particularly cancelling a Lincoln that could’ve helped Ford with this project, that ires Ford’s loyal passenger car customers, Ford investors who must be sick and tired of Ford with their shenanigans by now, and me, frankly, because you really don’t want to piss me off about cars!
By Denis Flierl on
The Subaru WRX STI performance sedan and BRZ sports coupe are the fastest selling used sports cars in America. See where they rank and if you should buy one.
By Al Castro on
BMW recently announced in a cost cutting measure that it will move all Mini stores from stand alone brick and mortar locations into BMW house branded retailers. But the reasoning behind the move signifies what’s wrong with the car industry. Mini isn’t selling not just because of crossovermania, but because BMW missed opportunities to electrify the brand earlier that could’ve turned Mini fans and potential EV consumers on sooner to car electrification. Now Americans don't want them at all, or like they used to.
By Patrick Rall on
The early C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 units were plagued with cooling issues during “normal” track time, but during a recent interview, chief engineer Tadge Juechter stated that those problems are a thing of the past, having been addressed before the 2017 model year Z06 hit the streets.
By Patrick Rall on
The Moose Test has become a popular topic of conversation due to its name and in the video below, the 2018 Ford Mustang GT is put through the paces of the Swedish safety program and it does well, meeting the local requirements and looking great in the process.
By John Goreham on
If not, here you go. The Fiat 124 Spider is the real star in this one.
By Patrick Rall on
The new Ford Mustang race car that is replacing the Falcon in the Australian Supercars series recently hit the track for the first time with drivers from Team Penske and the results look promising for Ford Racing fans Down Under.
By Al Castro on
As Tesla Corporation completes its plans to corner the BEV market with a nearly complete vehicle portfolio, VW Group launches Operation Polaris, a plan to beat Tesla at the same game VW invented before Tesla uses that same VW book to saturate it. While Tesla uses VW’s rulebook to reduce the cost of a cheaper Model 3, VW tries to outflank Tesla by throwing that same book back at them to launch production on such a massive D Day scale for their first ID electric car to try to drown out Tesla.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru seems to be getting serious about returning to WRC. New rumors say they are developing a new hot hatch to compete with Toyota and Ford.
By Al Castro on
There are two powerful entities on Earth, VW Group and Ford, that are now looking to (ahem) “work more closely together” in areas where they can help each other most. Daimler and FCA, the two divorcées of another kind of Germanic-Americano relationship long ago, are mutual friends of both the Fords and VWs, and they send their regards to wish them both well. I explain why.
By Patrick Rall on
FCA has sold 65,624 examples of the Dodge Charger through the first ten months of 2018, once again making it the bestselling large sedan and the bestselling sedan with a rear-drive configuration in the US market – crushing pretty much every competitor across both sub-segments.
By Patrick Rall on
There are rumors floating around the internet that suggest that Ford Motor Company is working on a four-door version of the Mustang, but a Mustang-inspired sedan sounds like something that we can get behind – serving as an interesting challenger to the Dodge Charger.
By Patrick Rall on
If this key fob proves to be real, General Motors is working on a Cadillac based on the upcoming mid-engine Corvette and based on what we can see in the pictures, it definitely looks to be real.
By Denis Flierl on
Is the next generation Subaru WRX STI getting a massive power increase? If reports are correct, there’s a Japan-spec TC380 coming with 380hp.
By Patrick Rall on
Chevrolet used the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas to showcase what the company called a concept front end design, but with reports claiming that this will actually be the production front end very soon, we wanted to give you a look at the two designs side-by-side.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru is recalling certain Crosstrek, Impreza, BRZ models due to a faulty valve spring in the 2.0-liter engine. Scion FR-S is recalled by Toyota. See if your vehicle is on the list.
By Patrick Rall on
While I have not received confirmation from FCA, multiple dealership contacts around the United States have confirmed that the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 will go on sale tomorrow, with deliveries planned for the first quarter of 2019.
By Denis Flierl on
Reports say Toyota will ax the 86 sports coupe. Is the Subaru BRZ on the chopping block too?
By Patrick Rall on
This past weekend, the B5 Blue Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat shown here ran a 9.04 at 154 miles per hour in the quarter mile during the final event of the 2018 Modern Street Hemi Shootout schedule – resetting the world record for the quickest Hellcat sedan.
By Denis Flierl on
The Subaru WRX gets bad marks from Consumer Reports for reliability. It’s the brand’s least reliable model due to transmission problems.
By Al Castro on
In my frustrating effort to keep pushing the movement toward full electric cars, I often get frustrated by the lack of enthusiasm and missed steps the legacy car makers have taken. If they really were enthused and eager to adapt to electric cars, they would have an all electric option for both their halo sports and pony cars. They don’t. Still. With lackluster Camaro sales, Chevy needs a “comeback kid” car. The eCOPO Camaro is it.
By Mary Conway on
Ford and the owner of the original 1968 Bullitt Mustang are cooperating with the raffle of a unique watch to raise money to fight Parkinson's. The Bullitt 50 Chronograph watch contains a tiny chip of paint from the 1968 Bullitt Mustang.
By Denis Flierl on
In a surprise move, Subaru gets ARX champion Scott Speed to drop Volkswagen to drive a Subaru WRX STI next season.