Muscle Cars
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The 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak might have stalled when officially revealed to journalists. But we don't think the the ham-handed intro will impact orders—a sellout is guaranteed. Obviously, low numbers are a given too. MUST SEE: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded, Faces Melted, Internet Broken Only 60 Drak Pak examples will be sold, and just over half—35 for those keeping score—will be offered with the supercharged 5.8-liter (354-cubic-inch) HEMI V-8. The addition of a blower to its Drak Pak offerings is a first for Mopar, which has historically released its track-only...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Head-Up Display Comes With Customizable Shift Light Indicator
The Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Mustang Shelby GT350 is almost ready for its showroom debut in the fall, but today we have details on one of the tech features coming in the 526-horsepower track-focused muscle car: a customizable shift light indicator. The feature comes standard in both...
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Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Lines Up With A GT-R At The Strip: Video
The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and Nissan GT-R couldn’t be more different. One’s a rear-wheel-drive sedan powered by a supercharged V-8 while the other is an all-wheel-drive sports car with turbocharged V-6 power. There’s one thing they have in common, however, and that’s...
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Hellcat X Is One-Off Challenger Created For Charity Giveaway
Have you been hearing rumblings of a pumped up Challenger SRT Hellcat created by Dodge? Well, we're here to tell you that the car exists, and it's called the Hellcat X. Our friends at Allpar, however, have discovered that it's not a special new model crafted by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...
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2015 Ford Mustang GT Laps Silverstone: 360-Degree Video
You don't have to be Nostradamus to foresee that 360-degree video is about to explode. Prices for cameras have dropped into the $500 range, so YouTube will soon be flooded with amateur and not-so-amateur videos on any variety of subjects. And while the viewing experience feels slightly...
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Notes From The Driveway: 2015 Chevrolet SS
Brought to you by the good folks at Chevrolet, this week's ride has been a 2015 Chevrolet SS. Chevrolet delivered the car so I could make the 600-mile roundtrip from Chicago to Cincinnati to attend the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Full disclosure: In addition to the car, Chevy also gave me...
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The Plymouth Barracuda was a pretty wonderful piece of the muscle car pie back in its day. Today though it seems the second-generation cars get heavily overlooked in favor of the third-generation machines from 1970 and 1971. They shouldn't though, because they can be made to look quite 'Cuda-esque badass in their own right. Case in point is this 1967 Plymouth Barracuda prepared as a Hurst Edition version by B&M Shifters. It recently visited Jay Leno's Garage, where The Great Denim One gave the car a proper walk around and drive. DON'T MISS: LaFerrari Nearly Powerslides Right Into Oncoming...
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Apollo Program-Themed Mustang Built For 2015 EAA AirVenture--Photo Update
It’s that time of year again. Time for the EAA AirVenture fly-in aircraft convention which takes place each and every year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and where the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] typically auctions off a one-of-a-kind Mustang to help raise funds for training of the next generation of...
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Close look at the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R’s carbon fiber wheels
Carbon fiber is seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and thus improving acceleration, braking and handling while simultaneously curbing fuel consumption and emissions. But the expense of the material and finicky production process has mostly...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles trademarks "Barracuda" name
Is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] about to resurrect the Barracuda nameplate for a new muscle car? Only a few years ago it certainly seemed that way but then in 2014 Ralph Gilles, who at the time was running Dodge-tuner SRT, came out and dismissed the rumors. Now the rumor mill is spinning...
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Holden-Tuner HSV Unveils 25th Anniversary ClubSport R8
The semi-official tuner to Holden, HSV, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its ClubSport nameplate with a special edition version of the latest ClubSport R8. HSV is famous for building high-performance versions of the Holden Commodore, sold here as the Chevrolet SS, and its ClubSport models...
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Fourth Of July Study Sheds Light On Muscle Car Revival
Where cars are concerned, our favorite figures involve horsepower, torque, and 0-60 times. That said, there's plenty of interesting info in the latest study from research firm Experian Automotive, which looked at the numbers behind the unlikely resurgence of the muscle car. While it includes the...
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Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, Dodge is releasing a pair of television ads that will stoke American pride. The 30- and 90-second ads, titled "Predators," feature a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, and a Dodge Viper GTS roaming the night freely on deserted city streets. ALSO SEE: Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk/Hellcat Confirmed Set to the tune of the 1981 Phil Collins single, "In the Air Tonight," the cars speed through parking garages, rumble through tunnels, drift around corners, and cause general mayhem. In one especially telling shot, the Charger and...
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Chevy Selected Eight Tracks To Test The 2016 Camaro: Video
Chevrolet has apparently been hard at work making sure its 2016 Camaro (both the coupe and the convertible) is up to snuff. To accomplish this, engineers have taken the car on a trip around the globe. This wasn't merely for sightseeing purposes but rather to ring out the all-new car at places like...
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2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Sounds Wicked, Burns Out, Nearly Loses It: Video
Last week Mopar made red-blooded American drag racers squeal with joy when it revealed the new 2015 Challenger Drag Pak, a drag race car based on the latest Challenger. ALSO SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Revealed, Now Available With Supercharged V-8 During the reveal the Mopar team wanted to...
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Mustang Pulls Ahead Of Camaro In The Sales Race For First Time In Six Years
The all-new, sixth-generation Ford Mustang has been out for a bit now, and it's selling well. So well, in fact, that it recently overtook its arch rival the Chevrolet Camaro in the sales war for the first time since 2009, when the fift-gen Camaro landed. Through the first five months of 2015, the...
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Raising Hell: Supercharged 6.2-Liter Hellcat Engine Production To Jump
Earlier this month, we brought you news that the oft-rumored Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk had received the green light for production, and that a Hellcat version complete with 6.2 liters of supercharged HEMI V-8 grunt was planned. And while there's been no announcement from Fiat Chrysler...
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2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R And Focus RS Take On The Goodwood Hill Climb: Video
Two stars from the new Ford Performance lineup, the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R and Focus RS, took on the famous hill climb during this past weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. In the first video is the Mustang, driven by Ben Collins, professional racing driver and former Stig. It...
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It was last summer that Dodge showed off a prototype of its new drag racer based on its latest Challenger muscle car, the 2015 Challenger Drag Pak, and now the final version has made its debut. The big news is that a supercharged engine is being offered for the first time, in this case a supercharged 5.8-liter (354-cubic-inch) HEMI V-8. Of course, a naturally aspirated V-8 is still available, the 7.0-liter (426-cubic-inch) HEMI V-8 that we saw in the prototype. The new supercharged engine features a cast-iron block, forged steel crankshaft, Mopar-spec camshaft and a custom performance engine...
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2015 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R-C Race Car Revealed
The Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] latest Mustang Shelby GT350R is following in the footsteps of its predecessors by going racing, in this case in the remainder of the 2015 season of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. A specific racing version of the car has been revealed today in...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Preview: Live Photos & Video
Only a month after blowing us away with its all-new, sixth-generation 2016 Camaro, Chevrolet has now taken the wraps off the car’s convertible variant which like the coupe will be introduced for the 2016 model year. The new Camaro Convertible sticks with a conventional folding soft-top but...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Leaked Ahead Of June 24 Reveal: Video
Chevrolet recently released a teaser video for its upcoming 2016 Camaro Convertible, which the Bowtie brand has confirmed will be revealed to the world on Wednesday, June 24. However, since then official photos of the car have leaked onto the web. The leaked photos, more of which you can view over...
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Watch A Chevy Small-Block Get New Life In This Time-Lapse Rebuild
Oh, to have the time, space, and money to complete an engine overhaul like the one in this video. The folks at Hagerty have all three of the aforementioned requirements, and they also happen to have some talented folks who know how to work cameras. Put all of that together, throw in love for an...
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2015 Ford Shelby Super Snake Slithers Forth With Over 750 Horsepower
More is always the answer isn't it? It seems to be the case, especially when we're talking about high-horsepower muscle and pony cars. A perfect example of this attitude exists when you look at the range of Ford Mustang variants on the market. The standard V-6 or turbo-four-equipped cars have a...
Jeff Glucker