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Performance Vehicles (Page 83)

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.
By Patrick Rall on
The Dodge Challenger continues its impressive sales climb, posting a 34% year over year gain in October and beating the slumping Ford Mustang to lead the sporty two-door coupe segment for the second time this year.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru and Toyota are recalling over 400,000 vehicles over a faulty engine part. Now the Scion FR-S is included.
By Mary Conway on
Ford is unveiling yet another exclusive Ford GT. The 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series special edition is 40 pounds lighter, with special markings and amenities.
By Al Castro on
While Tesla takes care of the other high end of the electric vehicle market with Models S, 3, X, and soon Y and U, Uniti, the Swedish electric car startup maker is trying to find an angle on the opposite end by soon shortly putting an unorthodox 2 seat high tech and feature rich micro BEV into production. This car will be a hit in the EU, India, and Brazil no doubt, but in NA? Hmm. Well I hope so.
By Patrick Rall on
The organizers of the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas have announced their annual awards and for the ninth-straight year, the Jeep Wrangler was named the Hottest SUV at SEMA – an award that it has literally never lost.
By Patrick Rall on
Ford Motor Company has claimed three of the four awards given out by the organizers of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas for 2018, with the F-Series, Mustang and Focus being the most popular model in the truck, car and sport compact segments.
By Patrick Rall on
Ford Performance has teamed up with drift champion and Ford Mustang driver Vaughn Gittin Jr to create the Series 1 Mustang RTR Powered by Ford Performance, a modified pony car that will be sold in limited numbers through Ford dealerships around the country.
By Al Castro on
Tesla always seems to have side distractions they can never shake off, mostly originating from their mercurial CEO. But with both record profits and productivity, Tesla mustn’t destroy momentum to seize the moment and not be distracted by FBI investigations or stock fluctuations. They have four upcoming vehicles that will help them corner the electric car market at least for a while, and they need to capitalize on that.
By John Goreham on
The all-new 2020 Supra is about to be revealed. Toyota commits to a firm first production run date.
By Patrick Rall on
The biggest surprise from Chevrolet at the SEMA Show thus far is the introduction of two new COPO Camaro drag cars – one being the 2019 production car and the other being an all-electric, 9-second concept.
By John Goreham on
Among its many duties protecting America, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now taxed with proving the obvious when it comes to Tesla's fibs.
By John Goreham on
Consumer Reports closely follows the quality of vehicles. The pricey Tesla Model S is again out of favor.
By Denis Flierl on
Watch what happens when two shiny new 2019 Subaru WRX STIs takes on a wicked dry ski run. [Video]
By Marc Stern on
After looking things over closely, Torque News can say that it has been a lousy year for Lambo Huracan Spyders and fires. One of them could be related to an earlier recall, but that is speculation, the others (three that we could count in total) were just bad luck.
By John Goreham on
Own a Mazda Miata and planning to tow? Here is some good advice from an owner who has done it successfully.
By Patrick Rall on
Roush has announced the details of their new Nitemare package for the 2018 Ford F-150, featuring a unique look, an adaptive exhaust system and a supercharger that lifts the output to 650 horsepower – all for about $17,000 over the price of buying the truck.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru released the record-setting run on the Transfagarasan Highway. Watch Mark Higgins take the Subaru WRX STI Type RA for a wild ride.
By Mary Conway on
Lights, Camera, Action! Why Ford's 2019 Edge ST is a new Hollywood hotshot!
By Denis Flierl on
The top-selling Honda Civic comes in sporty Si trim and gets new upgrades for the 2019 model year. See why a new knob should get you excited.
By Patrick Rall on
We still don’t have any word on more powerful versions of the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, but the company announced today that for the 2019 model year, the supercharged sedan can be ordered with three new dual stripe colors – including red, blue and silver.
By John Goreham on
Consumer Reports is the most trusted name in vehicle reliability. Its new list of the top ten cars for reliability has only one sports car. Of course, it's the Mazda Miata.
By Patrick Rall on
Ken Block has revealed the 1977 Ford F-150 which will play a key role in his next Gymkhana movie, but rather than a big V8, this high performance pickup packs the same V6 engine that motivates the LeMans-winning Ford GT race cars.
By Denis Flierl on
A massive Subaru recall could be coming to Japan and will also affect many U.S. models. Will your Subaru be on the recall list?
By Al Castro on
One of the most frustrating things about owning an electric car is missing the easy dynamic once had by going to a gas station to refuel. As electric cars proliferate and investment money is spent, however, more and newer options, either now or coming on the horizon, will make public charging easier, and in a few cases, even for free.