Muscle Cars
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The Ford Mustang is new for 2015, and so far, it's rekindled its love affair with the 1964 New York World's Fair, and found itself chopped up and stuffed into the elevator shafts at the Empire State Building, all in an extravagant display of...heritage? ALSO SEE: GM Limiting Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Parts For Exclusivity? While we stew and wait for our turn to hook a wheel in the new 'Stang, we've been wondering what's missing from the selective memories Ford is surfacing/strip-mining from the Mustang's fifty years of history. It turns out, the answer is a classic Eighties dance battle. DON'T...
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Hennessey Releases Details On Chevy SS Upgrades, Most Powerful Offers 1,000 HP
For some, the stock 415 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque of the 2014 Chevrolet SS is a little tame, especially with the Dodge Charger SRT bringing 470 horses to the table and possibly even more in its updated 2015 form. Thankfully there are companies like Hennessey Performance that have...
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GM Limiting Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Parts For Exclusivity?
GM will restrict the sale of certain parts to prevent Z/28 cloning.
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Hennessey Twin-Turbo Camaro ZL1 HPE1000 Quarter-Mile Testing: Video
Boost, more boost, and a whole lotta car. That's the Hennessey Performance Engineering take on the Camaro ZL1 shown here testing its new twin-turbo setup in some quarter-mile testing. DON'T MISS: Lamborghini Dealer Gives 7-Year-Old Ultimate Birthday Party: Video The ZL1 gets forced induction from...
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Racing Your Mustang Will Void Its Warranty, Despite Line Lock
The 2015 Ford Mustang holds a lot of promise: independent rear suspension, a turbocharged four-cylinder engine option, and a completely new structure--all huge boons to the sports car fan. But what if your Mustang enthusiasm tends toward the straight strip variety? There's plenty to love there...
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Equus Bass 770's 3D-Printed Parts And How They're Made: Video
The Equus Bass 770 stunned us with its chimeric look, monster performance, and $250,000 price tag when it was unveiled last year. There's more technology and design than meets the eye with the Bass 770. ALSO SEE: Hear The $3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Start & Drive: Video Among the many...
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The 2015 Ford Mustang made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show back in January, but it's still on our minds all the time--will a truly modern, fully independent suspension Mustang be as good as we hope? That remains to be answered, but thanks to some screenshots of the what appears to be the dealer ordering system via the Mustang6G forums, we have a better idea of what to expect from the Mustang lineup, including some intriguing performance options. Among them are an "EcoBoost Perf" kit that presumably sports up the turbocharged four-cylinder version of the Mustang; a Performance package for...
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2015 Dodge Challenger Video Preview
The Dodge Challenger is one of our favorite muscle cars, and even though it hasn’t seen any major changes over the past few years, it’s still an unqualified blast to drive—at least in V-8 trim. This year, it’s giving us some new reasons to burn rubber all over again. ALSO...
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2015 Ford Mustang GT Gets Standard Electronic Line Lock: Video
The 2015 Ford Mustang GT is equipped for drag racing, but actual racing will void the warranty.
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2015 Dodge Charger Debuts At 2014 New York Auto Show: Live Photos
Dodge has unveiled the dramatically revised 2015 Charger at this week's New York Auto Show. By its own admission, the company has reworked just about every body panel on the car, so while similar under the skin the new Charger projects a very different image. Many of the car's styling tweaks are...
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2015 Dodge Challenger Comes In Eight Trim Levels, None Of Them Supercharged: Live Photos
Dodge has finally taken the covers off its 2015 Challenger, but the model we’re most interested in, the high-performance SRT, is nowhere to be seen. Hopefully we’ll see it soon, as it’s the one that’s expected to get Chrysler’s new supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8...
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Rivalry Aside: Chevy Camaro Wishes Ford Mustang A Happy 50th
Among automotive rivalries, there are few as deep-rooted, enduring, and all-American as the one between the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. And during this week of the Mustang’s 50th birthday, even GM has been a good sport—putting out a press release acknowledging it, making this...
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Ford’s new 2015 Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition may not be listed as a 2014.5 model, but it comes exactly 50 years after the original pony car was revealed at New York World's Fair back in 1964. This time Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is using the 2014 New York Auto Show to present the latest chapter in its muscle car’s legend but the automaker also has a whole list of other celebrations planned including the recreation of a 1964 stunt where a Mustang was taken to the roof of the Empire State Building. Only 1,964 examples of the 2015 Ford Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition will be...
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800-HP 1967 Shelby GT500 'Tribute' Built To Celebrate Mustang's 50th
A North Carolina restoration shop celebrates the Mustang's 50th anniversary with a special Shelby.
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How To Put A 2015 Ford Mustang On Top Of The Empire State Building: Video
For the second time in its 50-year existence, the Ford Mustang is heading to the top of the Empire State Building.
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Dodge Launches 'Double-Up' One-Year Lease On 2014 Challenger, Charger
Dodge will allow customers to lease 2014 Challenger and Charger models for one year, then trade up to 2015 models.
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Help Ford Break A World Record By Signing The Mustang’s Birthday Card
The Ford Mustang officially turns 50 on April 17, 2014 and as you may have guessed the Blue Oval has a lineup of events planned to help celebrate the anniversary. These include a repeat of the 1964 stunt where a Mustang was taken to the roof of the Empire State Building in New York, as well as two...
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Ford Prepares For Next Week's Mustang 50th Anniversary Celebration
We’re just over a week away from the Mustang’s 50th birthday, and Ford is finalizing its preparations for the celebration. The Mustang officially turns 50 on April 17, and as you may have guessed Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has a lineup of events planned. These include a repeat of the...
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Ford’s Australian division is working on a facelift for its Falcon rear-wheel-drive sedan before production ceases in 2016, ending an almost 60-year run. However, production of the GT-badged performance Falcons is ending much sooner, with the last example due to roll off the line just prior to the arrival of the facelifted Falcon in the third quarter of the year. MUST WATCH: McLaren 12C And Lamborghini Aventador Flame Battle: Video Today, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] confirmed that it will launch a special edition model to mark the end of its GT-badged Falcons, which are currently...
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2015 Dodge Challenger, Charger Teased Ahead Of 2014 New York Auto Show Debut
The 2015 Dodge Challenger is coming, with a refreshed or new exterior and interior—and, possibly, a Super Bee edition. The first teaser images for the car and its Charger companion have hit the web ahead of its 2014 New York Auto Show debut. The images reveal the nose of the Charger (above)...
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Dodge Reveals Performance & Pricing For 2014 Charger, Challenger Scat Packs
Launched at SEMA last year, Dodge has now announced performance details and pricing for its retro-inspired 'Scat Pack', available on the 2014 Dodge Challenger and 2014 Dodge Charger R/T. DON'T MISS: Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 To Star In Jurassic Park 4? Inspired by the 'Scat Pack Club' launched in...
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Mopar ’14 Challenger Sells Out In 24 Hours
Dodge unveiled a special model at last year’s SEMA show, the Mopar ’14 Challenger, the latest in a long line of Mopar-enhanced models that started in 2010 with the original Mopar '10 Challenger. Well, the latest one has proven so popular that all 100 examples destined for production...
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2015 Ford Mustang Is Powerful, But Aero-Efficient Too: Video
It's no longer enough for a car to be merely fast, or to look great, or to use as little fuel as possible. Modern cars have to do all of those things and more, which is why Ford's 2015 Mustang isn't just its most technologically-advanced ever, but its most efficient too. Much attention has been...
Antony Ingram