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Performance Vehicles (Page 87)

By Patrick Rall on May 14, 2018 - 11:31AM
The street legal Dodge Challenger owned and driven by Todd Barber is the quickest example of the modern Mopar muscle car with and independent rear suspension setup, running in the 8.30s at the most recent Modern Street Hemi Shootout event – and we have video of the action.
By Denis Flierl on May 14, 2018 - 7:51AM
Subaru WRX STI wins the 46th Nurburgring 24-hour race. It’s their 5th class title. See what multiple problems the team overcame.
By Mary Conway on May 11, 2018 - 11:01PM
Ford and Ford Performance are sponsoring a drive along the famous Route 66 to honor the 50th anniversary of the Bullitt Mustang. The road trip will extend from Chicago all the way to California. Ford will be supplying two brand-new 2019 Mustang Bullitt prototypes to be included in the road tour.
By Mary Conway on May 10, 2018 - 5:59PM
Dodge already has a police version of its popular Charger, now it is adding a pursuit-rated version of its powerful 2018 Dodge Durango. Yeah, it's got a "HEMI" in it!
By Patrick Rall on May 10, 2018 - 12:53PM
You could win a Ram 1500 powered by the 707 horsepower Hellcat Hemi crate engine for just three dollars thanks to the Dream Giveaway charity sweepstakes group.
By Mary Conway on May 9, 2018 - 5:33PM
Ford has issued a technical service bulletin about having the gap fixed where the rear bumper meets the quarter panels on some 2015-2018 Ford Mustang GT350s. Some owners are concerned that the work could make the problem worse.
By Patrick Rall on May 9, 2018 - 12:25PM
Courtney Force grabbed her second Wally of the year this past weekend in Atlanta, winning the Southern Nationals in her Chevrolet Camaro after a battle with the Dodge Charger of Matt Hagan.
By Patrick Rall on May 9, 2018 - 8:05AM
Dodge has revealed the grille of the 2019 Hellcat Charger and while much of what we can see in this image appears to be the same as the current version, the new model year has an added air inlet port in the grille right next to the driver’s side headlight – likely funneling fresh air towards the supercharged Hemi.
By Patrick Rall on May 8, 2018 - 2:56PM
Spy shots floating around the internet show what appears to be a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat with heavy camouflage on the front end – suggesting that the highest performance sedan in America might soon be getting a facelift.
By Patrick Rall on May 7, 2018 - 4:48PM
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on “the Big Island” has been spewing hot lava for the past few days, creating a river or molten liquid rock that is devouring everything in its path – including a silver Ford Mustang.
By Patrick Rall on May 7, 2018 - 11:03AM
The Chevrolet Suburban will soon be offered with the new RST Performance Package, featuring the new 10-speed automatic transmission, the Magnetic Ride Control suspension system and a 420-horsepower V8 – creating a high performance with the spirit of the Camaro SS.
By Denis Flierl on May 7, 2018 - 7:56AM
In the Sports Car category, WRX earns Edmunds’ 2018 Best Retained Value Award. How does this affect the lease payment?
By Mary Conway on May 6, 2018 - 11:57PM
Denver is quickly becoming a prime market for Mecum Auctions. Mecum already has 450 vehicles signed up to be sold in Denver. A spokesman for Mecum explains why Denver is growing as a collector community.
By Denis Flierl on May 5, 2018 - 8:16AM
Watch a cop car run a red light almost hitting a new Subaru WRX STI.
By Denis Flierl on May 4, 2018 - 7:08AM
Subaru boss says the WRX 6-speed manual gearbox won’t be axed. See how many they sell compared to CVT automatics.
By Patrick Rall on May 3, 2018 - 11:38AM
The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of the Month for May 2018 is the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS shown above, owned by Carm Spataro.
By Denis Flierl on May 3, 2018 - 7:05AM
The Subaru WRX and WRX STI are in a major slide backward. Would bringing back the 5-Door hatch help?
By Patrick Rall on May 2, 2018 - 12:43PM
FCA announced today that when the 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat arrives later this year, it will wear a new dual hood scoop design that is unlike anything we have seen on the modern muscle car – one which should bring extra air intake the engine bay.
By John Goreham on May 1, 2018 - 4:04PM
Another flat month of Tesla Model 3 deliveries is a bad sign.
By Patrick Rall on May 1, 2018 - 2:09PM
The sales numbers for April 2018 are in and for the second month in a row, the Ford Mustang has beaten the Dodge Challenger to lead the muscle car segment, with the Chevrolet Camaro being absent from this piece due to GM’s new reporting system.
By John Goreham on May 1, 2018 - 1:06PM
Both Mazda and Fiat saw sales of their convertibles drop significantly heading into the late spring, early summer season. Will the 124 Spider and Miata rebound as the weather improves?
By Patrick Rall on April 30, 2018 - 4:13PM
There are a great many rumors floating around the internet pertaining to the future of the Dodge Challenger, so we have put together a list of the most popular rumors right now and today, we will take a look at the likelihood of these rumors.
By Marc Stern on April 30, 2018 - 1:44PM
Volkswagen has officially taken the wraps off its Pikes Peak challenger, the I.D. R and has partially wrung it out at the Spa circuit in Ales, Belgium. The smile on driver Romain Dumas' faces says it all.
By Patrick Rall on April 30, 2018 - 11:33AM
When we talk about the new Ford F150 Raptor, we rarely discuss the Nurburgring or drift champ Vaughn Gittin Jr, but in a new video from Ford Performance, we get to watch the highest performance pickup in the world go for a slide on the toughest road course in the world – and the results are awesome.
By John Goreham on April 30, 2018 - 9:31AM
A Tesla owner operating his Model S near London loses his license for this dumb stunt. Watch the video.
By Denis Flierl on April 30, 2018 - 6:56AM
The 2018 Japan-spec Subaru WRX S4 gets improved safety performance. See why Subaru wants WRX to be the safest performance car.
By Denis Flierl on April 29, 2018 - 7:43AM
The next-generation 2020 Subaru WRX STI could get a new mill. See what rumors are swirling.
By Mary Conway on April 29, 2018 - 12:01AM
Mattel and Hot Wheels are launching a nationwide tour to find the 15 vehicles that deserve to be featured as Hot Wheels Legends. Does your car have what it takes to be immortalized as a legend?
By Mary Conway on April 27, 2018 - 10:54PM
The 2018 Mecum Indianapolis Car Auction scheduled for May15-20 will feature dozens of pristine Chevrolet Corvettes including this 1967 green and white NCRS Regional Top Flight winner with its original 427/435 HP Tri-Power engine.
By Patrick Rall on April 27, 2018 - 2:12PM
The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has an official top speed of 212 miles per hour, but in the recently-released video of the 755-horsepower supercar rocketed around the test track, it actually reached a top speed of 214.88 miles per hour, with the second run bringing the average and the official top speed to 212.