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Performance Vehicles (Page 84)

By Jordan Yan on
As Nissan continues to increase engine size with the 400Z to keep up with the horsepower wars, it should consider other ways to bring the Z back to the forefront and make it relevant again.
By John Goreham on
A new video showing the Ford Ranger in production lets slip the tire size used. Comparing Ford Ranger Raptor's tires with toyota Tacoma TRD Pro's and Chevy Colorado ZR2's tires.
By John Goreham on
Ford has started volume production of the 2018 Ranger Raptor for Asia/Pacific markets. Here is the assembly line in action.
By Max Marck on
Take a look at just about any automotive forum or website, and you will inevitably come across new members asking what kind of modifications would be good on their cars. Between the responses berating the poster for not making use of various search functions, you will find members telling the newbie to keep his or her car stock. Is there a good way to modify a car? Let's take a look using the example of modifying a Mazda Miata.
By Patrick Rall on
The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of the Month for July 2018 is the 1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS shown here, owned by John Watkins of Lakeland, Florida.
By Patrick Rall on
The Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger funny cars drivers didn’t get off to the same strong start in 2018 that they had in the past few years, but with Matt Hagan winning his second straight event this past weekend, DSR cars have now won three races in a row – breaking up the early season dominance of the John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaros.
By Mary Conway on
Get ready to rev it up with hundreds of your Ford Mustang owning friends. The Mustang Owner's Museum finally has set its Grand Opening schedule and it looks like they are planning a big bash.
By Mary Conway on
Team Shelby is celebrating its 10th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Ford Shelby GT500KR by planning several events around the Woodward Dream Cruise. The Motor City will be alive with Ford and Shelby fans as cruisers take over Woodward during the annual celebration of muscle cars and cruisers.
By Marc Stern on
Volkswagen, having just won three major speed marks, is seeking yet another next month in Utah as the 2019 Jetta GLI will compete for best time on the great Bonneville Salt Lake.
By Max Marck on
After a difficult and hard-won podium at Watkins Glen, Porsche has dropped one spot in the IMSA manufacturer championship. Now, they're coming back with a vengeance.
By Patrick Rall on
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with the Hennessey Exorcist package makes all sorts of glorious sounds and this video lets us hear them all as the 1000-horsepower muscle car stretches its legs and revs its supercharged LT4 engine.
By Patrick Rall on
Although the muscle car segment is amidst a steady decline, the Dodge Challenger is the only vehicle in the trio to continue to post year-over-year sales growth – and we can expect this trend to continue through the rest of 2018 and into 2019.
By Denis Flierl on
SUV/Crossovers are driving Subaru sales, but performance fans don’t have to worry, the Japanese automaker is not giving up on the WRX and WRX STI.
By Patrick Rall on
The sales numbers for June 2018 are in and as expected, the Ford Mustang leads the race for the annual muscle car sales title, leading the Dodge Challenger by about 5,000 units while the Chevrolet Camaro continues to fall far behind the cross-town rivals.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt made its grand debut earlier this year at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show and last week, the first of the new movie-themed pony cars rolled off of the assembly line in Flat Rock, Michigan – and the company put together a short video showing the car coming to life.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2019 Dodge Charger doesn’t benefit from the same high performance improvements as the Challenger, but the world’s most powerful sedan lineup does get a variety of upgrades for the new model year.
By Mary Conway on
Ford is sending the original 1968 Bullitt Mustang to the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, U.K., July 12-15. What better way to celebrate the vehicle that made car chases iconic? The original Bullitt will appear with the 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt.
By Max Marck on
Mazda Team Joest is hoping to repeat some of the success of last year's showing at Watkins Glen in upstate New York, but in addition to have to battle with the competition, they also have 6 hours of near three-digit heat.
By Marc Stern on
Porsche has knocked the old holder of the best lap record at the Nordschleife, the Nurburgring's "Green Hell." The driver, Timo Bernhard, slice nearly a minute off the old record. The new record should stand for a bit, though,Porsche may decide it wants a better record and may go again.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye is a remarkable performance machine with 797 horsepower, but even more impressive is the pricing with this supercharged machine starting at just $69,650 before gas guzzler tax and destination fees – while out-the-door pricing for the standard body width starting at $72,695.
By Patrick Rall on
The 2019 Ford Mustang configurator is live on Ford.com complete with most pricing, allowing us to compare the base numbers for the 2018 and 2019 model years – revealing a modest $165 increase across the lineup.
By Patrick Rall on
Yesterday morning, FCA introduced a portion of the 2019 Dodge Challenger at a private media event at their Michigan proving grounds and once again, the new model year means more performance for the Mopar muscle car.
By Max Marck on
It's a well known fact that Mazdas are popular in motorsports. Torquenews has written about it before. But Mazda is making motorsports headlines again, this time in the world of autocross. They are not just common at SCCA's Championship Tour autocrosses, they're consistent winners.
By Marc Stern on
Following Volkswagen's historic win in an electric vehicle Sunday, the automaker's Bentley subsidiary also set a new market for SUVs. It, too, crushed it.
By Patrick Rall on
Chevrolet has announced that the Corvette Racing program will end the 2018 season with a stop in China for the 6 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race - marking the first time that a factory-backed Corvette has raced in Asia.
By John Goreham on
The 2019 Fiat Spider will have some changes. Here is what they will likely be.
By Patrick Rall on
The next generation Ford Mustang is expected to arrive in the spring of 2020 for the 2021 model year on a new chassis platform and when it does, it could be the second American muscle car to offer all-wheel-drive – potentially looking to cut in on the market share of the all-wheel-drive Dodge Challenger.
By Patrick Rall on
Matt Hagan and his Dodge Charger got win #2 on the season this past weekend in Norwalk, Ohio, beating current series leader Courtney Force and her Camaro in the final round after knocking off two of his three Don Schumacher Racing teammates in the early rounds.
By John Goreham on
The new Ford Ranger Raptor is new undergoing pre-production testing in Australia and America.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru Levorg’s score one-two in first BTCC race of the season. Can Sutton repeat as Champion in 2018?