Muscle Cars
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Our heads tell us that new cars are more reliable and fun, our hearts say the classics should live forever. One of the all-time greats has to be the Chevy Chevelle, which was unceremoniously retired in the late 1970s. Thankfully, Chevy resurrected one and prepped it for SEMA duty. This one is called the Slammer, and it's packing some modern heat under it hood. Chevrolet is using this Chevelle to show off its newest crate engine, controllers, and gearbox. The engine being used here is called the LT376/535. It's based on the LT1 engine you'd find if you lifted the hood on a new Corvette...
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Chevy reveals pair of Camaro concepts at 2016 SEMA show
Chevrolet on Tuesday unveiled a pair of Camaro concepts at the 2016 SEMA show designed to appeal to two separate types of buyers. The Camaro Turbo AutoX, as the name suggests, is aimed at track day enthusiasts, particularly those that frequent autocross events. The Camaro SS Slammer concept...
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The original muscle car pulls into Jay Leno's Garage
In the early 1960s, the top brass at General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] put a stop to any of its motorsports programs. There was to be no involvement with racing from any of its divisions. This initially seemed like it might be a tough move for the likes of Pontiac but the brand used a...
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Ford GT and Mustang mashup likely to be the talk of SEMA
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT and Mustang are impressive cars in their own right, but one tuner has decided to join elements from each to create a mashup that we’re sure will leave opinions divided. The tuner is Corona, California-based Zero to 60 Designs, and at the upcoming 2016 SEMA...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 hit with a recall
Apparently it's not just Corvette Z06 owners who feel the heat. Those lucky souls who purchased the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 might be interested in taking a spin back to their dealerships. That's because the high-performance Mustang has been hit with a recall notice. According to NHTSA, the issue...
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All-wheel-drive Dodge Challenger GT shows up on EPA website
Dodge is working on an all-wheel-drive Challenger. The car was first hinted at by the Challenger GT AWD concept unveiled at the 2015 SEMA show and now confirmed by an early listing on the EPA’s website that lists fuel economy ratings. A 2017 Dodge Challenger GT equipped with a 3.6-liter V-6...
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We spied Chevrolet testing the 2017 Camaro ZL1 at the Nürburgring on multiple occasions during the car's gestation. It was only a matter of time until video surfaced of the car going for an all-out lap time at the Green Hell, and now Chevy has released it. This is the official run of the Camaro ZL1 around the 'Ring, and it's a doozy. This car is fast, folks. It's also proof that maybe you don't always need to give a shift. The Camaro ZL1 used for the 'Ring run here is equipped with the new 10-speed automatic transmission. It also packs the supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V-8 engine that...
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee Hellcat was just spotted prowling the streets
We already know that the Hellcat motor is going to be shoved into the Grand Cherokee; Jeep CEO Mike Manley confirmed it already. Now, someone has spotted a prototype thundering through the streets of Detroit. In the video shot by YouTube user Sinister Life, you can clearly hear the whine of a...
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Hennessey’s supercharged Shelby GT350 sounds seriously mean
Buy a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang Shelby GT350, get Hennessey Performance to install its HPE800 supercharger package on it, and you’re instantly the biggest badass on the block. Don’t believe us? Just hit play on that video above. Make sure to dial the volume down first, though...
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6th-gen Camaro overtakes Mustang in monthly sales for first time
It wasn’t long ago that Chevrolet’s Camaro consistently outsold the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang. In fact, the Camaro enjoyed a five-year streak between 2009 and 2014. But with the launch of its sixth-generation Mustang, Ford suddenly had the edge and has been in front in the...
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Mustang EcoBoost boasts V-8 torque thanks to Ford Performance upgrade
The sixth-generation Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang has now been on sale for a couple of years, and those owners used to the performance now have the option of some power upgrade kits offered direct from the factory—i.e. they won’t hurt the warranty. The power upgrade kits have...
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How the 2017 Camaro compares to the 1967 original
People love to look back on the past with rose-colored glasses. We do this with everything from politics, to finance, to the world climate, and especially to automobiles. The thing is, cars today are better than ever and they're only improving. That doesn't mean the classics are bad. In fact, we...
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The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang Shelby GT350 comes exclusively with a 6-speed manual but soon it may offer a dual-clutch transmission. That’s according to Road & Track, citing evidence from a usually accurate source at Mustang6G. The magazine claims a DCT option for the Shelby GT350 isn’t 100 percent, though, as plans can change and the evidence may be outdated. Furthermore, the Mustang is about to undergo a mid-cycle update and one of the planned changes is expected to be the availability of a 10-speed automatic that Ford developed with General Motors Company...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor configurator up, now a good time to take lunch
If you're like us, you may be wondering how to sell your spouse on a 450-horsepower desert sports car. Fear not, because the online configurator for the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is live, and now you can toss aside those pesky frivolities like $295 bed dividers and focus on visualizing the "value for...
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2018 Dodge Challenger ADR (wide-body SRT Hellcat) spy shots
Dodge’s wide-body Challenger is real. Prototypes for a new range-topping Challenger, one positioned above the SRT Hellcat, have been spotted testing on Michigan roads ahead of a likely market launch in 2017. This would make it a 2018 model. The prototypes are wearing standard body panels but...
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Power to the people: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor makes 450 hp
Credit Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] for keeping the new 2017 F-150 Raptor at the forefront of the automotive news cycle. The Raptor gets new tires, it's news. The Raptor gets fancy drive modes, it's news. The Raptor gets more gears than a mountain bike, yup. The Raptor saves an infant from a burning...
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2018 Ford Mustang spy shots
Feast your eyes on the first photos of a prototype for the facelifted Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang. Being a facelift, the visible tweaks should be minimal. Nevertheless, Ford engineers have gone to great lengths to mask any changes. From what we can gather, there will be tweaks made to the...
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Ring Brothers bringing 3 cars to SEMA including 900-hp Winnebago
If you've been trapped in a cave for the last few years, there's a chance you haven't heard of Jim and Mike Ring. You need to get caught up to speed, because the Ringbrothers have been churning out some of the greatest custom machines of late. From their carbon fiber-bodied Mustang to that nasty...
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Jay Leno loves cars. He also loves chatting with his fellow comedian friends, and one of those friends is David Spade. Now Spade might not initially jump out at you as a "car guy", but he's been bitten by the bug. While filming his Joe Dirt movie, he fell in love with the ratty Superbird. So much so, in fact, that he wound up spending $900,000 to buy a Dodge Daytona of his own. That's not the car Leno and Spade are looking at today though, as Spade has the keys to his daily-driver Grand National. It's clearly a car that gets used, as it's banged up in a few spots. Still, it looks just as...
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N2A Motors melds 5th-gen Camaro with mish-mash of old Chevy
Prepare thine eyes and feast them upon this! What you're looking at is the latest creation from American coachbuilder N2A Motors. Under that bodywork sits a fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. It's now called the Camaro 789 SS, and that's because N2A has taken styling cues from Chevys of 1957, 1958...
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New 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor coming with 450 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque?
Both the new Ford GT and F-150 Raptor are coming for performance enthusiasts, but the Blue Oval's been pretty quiet when it comes to one key detail regarding both vehicles: power. Considering both models will be down two cylinders from conventional car logic (twin-turbocharged V-6 vs. V-8)...
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Is an AWD Dodge Challenger the car you've been waiting for? Poll results
This week the Dodge Challenger made headlines thanks to a report that the current model will gain an all-wheel-drive version and a wide-body Hellcat model as well. With the Challenger having received only a mild update over its nearly decade lifespan, one has to wonder if this is enough to stir...
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Report: Dodge Durango SRT in the works
Jeep’s Grand Cherokee SRT may be about to get some competition from within Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU]. Automotive News (subscription required) is reporting that the Dodge Durango is due to receive some updates for 2018, and coinciding with the updates will be the arrival of a...
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2017 Ford Shelby GTE is a reasonably priced Shelby Mustang
Although Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] own Shelby GT350 and 350R models get most of the attention when it comes to modern Shelby Mustangs, Shelby American, the company formed by Carroll Shelby, has its own range of desirable offerings. The latest is a model dubbed the Shelby GTE, which Shelby...
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