Muscle Cars
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The new 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is just hitting the streets, and naturally people are stretching its legs. The obvious question on people's minds is how does the new Camaro ZL1 stack up against its Mopar competitor, the Dodge Challenger Hellcat? Our friend John Hennessey has just answered that question. In this video, Hennessey performs a handful of roll-on drag races with completely stock versions of a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and a 2017 Dodge Challenger Hellcat. The results? We won't ruin it for you. That said, we'll say the noises these cars make are truly intoxicating. MUST WATCH...
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Jay Leno gets cozy with his 1966 Dodge Coronet
The muscle car era was a fascinating time for the American automobile. Jay Leno knows this and he owns a handful of wonderful examples of the era. One of his greatest examples is his 1966 Dodge Coronet. What looks like your average massive coupe hides a beastly secret between its fenders. If you...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 sticking around for 2018
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang is due to receive a mid-cycle update for the 2018 model year. Among the changes will be tweaks to the bumpers and the availability of a 10-speed automatic transmission. There is also a new range-topping model in the works expected to revive the Shelby GT500...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor hits dyno, does 0-60 in 5.3 seconds
The 2017 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor has finally landed, and it’s better than its predecessor in pretty much every way possible. The only downside, at least to some, is that the second-generation model ditches the original’s V-8 in favor of a twin-turbocharged V-6. It may...
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2017 Dodge Challenger preview
The current Dodge Challenger has been around since the 2008 model year, but despite its design hardly changing in all the years it remains as popular as ever. Dodge sold 66,366 examples in 2015 and is on track to rack up a similar figure in 2016. (That’s a good thing as a successor might be...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor first drive review: One of a kind on road and off
Sports cars are great at going fast around corners, but you know what they can't do? They can't rip across the desert, they can't crawl over rocks, and they can't perform glorious jumps over sand dunes. You know what can? This beast can. It's the Ford F-150 Raptor, and for 2017 it's here for a...
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Something interesting happens when you type “GT500” into Google’s search box. One of the first items to show up is “2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 | The Cobra of Performance Cars” as an item on Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] website. Clicking through the link takes you to the 2017 Mustang landing page. It’s possible that the search result could simply be a database remnant of the previous-generation Shelby GT500, but then we know Ford is working on a new Mustang range-topper expected to revive the nameplate. (We’ve also heard Mach 1 is a...
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Why the Lightning became the Raptor
Some of us may fondly remember the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 SVT Lightning. Introduced in 1993, it was a performance pickup with a more powerful V-8 under the hood and some brake and suspension upgrades to help it stop and handle better. The Lightning lasted through two generations of the...
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All-wheel-drive 2017 Dodge Challenger GT debuts
Have you always wanted a muscle car but held back because you wanted something you could drive all year long? Dodge now has the answer. It's the 2017 Dodge Challenger GT, and it's the first two-door American muscle car with all-wheel drive. The all-wheel-drive system comes from the Dodge Charger, a...
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2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 heads to the dyno
The 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 is a monster. It's already proven itself by setting a sub 7:30 lap time on the Nürburgring. That was achieved in part due to the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 under the hood. It's the LT4 that also powers the Corvette Z06, and in the Camaro ZL1 it produces 650 horsepower...
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800-hp turbocharged and supercharged Challenger SRT Hellcat X hits the road
Didn’t think the turbocharged and supercharged Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat X was real? Well, here it is barreling down the highway, with its pair of turbochargers whooshing away while its supercharger whines. In case you’ve forgotten, the Challenger SRT Hellcat X is a one-off project...
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2017 Chevrolet Camaro preview
Chevrolet isn't messing around with the Camaro. The sixth-generation car, which arrived as a 2016 model, is the best yet. We even named the Camaro SS the Motor Authority Best Car to Buy 2016. For 2017, the best gets better. There are two new additions for the new model year: the track-focused...
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Just in time for the holiday season, Fisher-Price has a new Power Wheels Mustang based on the sixth-generation version of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] icon. There’s no hulking V-8 under the hood as the car is battery-powered. But that’s where the similarities with Power Wheels of old come to an end. ALSO SEE: It happened: a Bugatti Chiron has been crashed Fisher-Price’s latest Power Wheels Mustang comes with what the company calls a Smart Drive powertrain. It’s a computer-controlled system that has traction and stability control. The traction control can detect slip...
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Upgrade your Camaro ZL1 to 740-hp Callaway-spec for $17,995
Straight out of the box the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 comes with 640 horsepower of supercharged grunt. That’s already seen the car set a sub-7:30 lap time at the Nürburgring. But in the world of muscle cars bragging rights matter, and right now the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and...
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Leaked info suggests 2018 Ford Mustang to drop V-6, offer MagneRide
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is out testing prototypes for an updated version of the Mustang. The updates are part of a mid-cycle refresh for the sixth-generation car and are expected for the 2018 model year. Alleged dealership ordering information posted to the Mustang6G forums reveals a few new...
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19-year-old Mustang driver hits 208 mph fleeing police
Police chases often involve high speeds but rarely do we see reports of speeds in excess of 200 mph. But that’s exactly what happened last weekend in Oklahoma. Hector Fraire, aged just 19, was arrested on Saturday after a police chase in which his vehicle, a heavily modified 2011 Ford Motor...
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Jeep to sell Grand Cherokee Trackhawk alongside SRT
Jeep in late 2017 will bring to market a Grand Cherokee powered by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] awesome supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 known as the Hellcat. Speaking with The Detroit News, Jeep CEO Mike Manley confirmed the vehicle will carry the oft-rumored Trackhawk name and be...
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Report: Dodge Challenger, Charger redesigns delayed until 2020
In its five-year strategy announcement for Dodge made in May 2014, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] target date for redesigning the Challenger and Charger muscle cars was calendar year 2018. In 2015 we heard that the redesign might be delayed until 2019, and now we’re hearing that...
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I’m in the base model, on a pencil-straight desert road, and I already love this car. Even with the V-6 engine you can get in an Impala, the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE has already wormed its way into my heart. The immediate steering response, the feel of the suede-covered steering wheel, and the short throws of the manual gearshift make it clear that the 1LE has the heart of a world-class sports car. Best of all, the fun hasn’t even started. Track time is yet to come in both the V-6 and V-8 versions of the 1LE. A pair of track packages The 1LE package is essentially a track...
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Ford Mustang voted Hottest Coupe of 2016 SEMA show
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang on Tuesday was voted the Hottest Coupe at the 2016 SEMA show, edging out its Chevrolet Camaro arch rival as well as all other two-doors at the show. The Mustang is a perennial favorite in the tuning scene, and with good reason. The car’s affordable base...
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Carroll Shelby-owned 1966 Mustang GT350-H heads to auction
The term Rent-A-Racer was used to describe a unique collaboration between Ford and Hertz that started in the 1960s. Working together with Carroll Shelby's Shelby American, all three companies came together to bring the world the 1966 Ford Shelby GT350-H. That H on the end stands for Hertz, and this...
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Ford unveils Mustang GT4 customer race car at 2016 SEMA show
One of the most romantic dreams in sports car lore is the gentleman’s racer. This is a car that can be driven for all your day-to-day needs and then on the weekends taken to the track, fitted with a more aggressive set of tires and transformed into a competitive racing machine. The current...
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Mopar kit helps pair modern V-8s with classic muscle
Installing a modern V-8 is a great way to breathe new life into a classic muscle car, assuming matching numbers isn’t a priority. Mopar is making the process easy with a new kit that pairs Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' [NYSE:FCAU] modern 5.7- and 6.4-liter V-8s with models from 1975 and earlier...
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Hurst and Kenne Bell team up for 750-hp SEMA Mustang
Hurst has teamed up with Kenne Belle to create a massively powerful Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang for the glitzy lights of Las Vegas. This is a show car for this week's SEMA, and it's packing a serious amount of "Go" under its hood. That's because if you lifted that hood you'd find a...
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