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Dodge has been anything but coy regarding the fact it has a pretty powerful Challenger coming in the form of the Demon. However, Hennessey Performance Engineering thinks it can beat back Mopar’s devilish muscle car. Meet Hennessey's The Exorcist. The Exorcist begins life as a normal 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which is already no angel with 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. But, as they say, the devil is in the details. Hennessey cranks the dial way past 11 to push the supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V-8 out to 1,000 hp and 996 lb-ft of torque thanks in part to a larger, higher...
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You can't run from the Nissan GT-R Police PursuitSeeing the red and blue lights in your rearview mirror can cause a bit of mild terror. Were you speeding? Did you signal when you changed lanes? What did you do wrong? Now, if you're an actual serial bad person, maybe there's a serious reason for a cop to be on your tail. If that's the case...
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Jeep reveals 7 seriously capable concept vehicles for 51st annual Easter SafariIt’s nearly time for Jeep’s annual Easter Safari in Moab, Utah, and that means we’ve been graced with some seriously cool concept vehicles. Jeep has whetted its enthusiasts’ appetites with 7 concept vehicles to celebrate the Easter Safari, and each sports unique capability...
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VW Golf R buyers can now add factory-blessed Akrapovič titanium exhaustYou may not have heard of Akrapovič, but the Slovenian company would love for you to take a closer listen to its product. Specifically, the specialist exhaust company has announced a new partnership with Volkswagen to supply a titanium exhaust system for the updated Golf R due here for the 2018...
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Ring Brothers stop by Jay Leno's Garage with the Madam V CadillacMike and Jim Ring are becoming fast friends with Jay Leno. The Wisconsin-based builders behind Ring Brothers seem to pop by the Big Dog Garage on a near constant basis lately, but they're doing so for good reason. It's always about the impressive builds flowing forth from the brothers' shop and...
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Twin-turbocharged Ford GT nearly touches 300 mph in the Texas MileThe new Bugatti Chiron is believed to have a top speed somewhere around the 280-mph mark. That two-toned beastly blur is limited to 261 mph, and it will cost you a handsome seven-figure sum to own. You could go faster, though, and for a bit less money. If you want proof of that just hop on a flight...
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Dodge never built a convertible version of its Challenger. A number of outfits have decided to fill that market space with aftermarket modified versions of their own. With the Hellcat model of the Challenger running rampant around the nation, it's no surprise to find a droptop variant being offered for sale as well. If you want the feel 707 horsepower in your hair, then you'll need to get down to Florida. Vero Beach Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram has the car for you. The dealership has a purple Challenger Hellcat convertible on its lot, and the asking price is $89,999. That's actually not as...
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The Hum Rider Jeep has the upper hand over trafficIf you're Verizon, how do you promote your new Hum platform? This is a system that uses an OBD dongle to transform your older model car by adding accessible diagnostic information, geo fencing, road-side assistance, and location and speed tracking via your smartphone. Apparently, the way to market...
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Meet the world’s first 6.0-second Nissan GT-RAMS Performance hasn’t been sitting idle after clocking a world-record setting 7.14-second quarter-mile time with its monstrous Nissan GT-R build. Following that record last November, AMS and driver Gidi Chamdi have done it again. The 2,500-horsepower AMS GT-R invaded the dragstrip to go for...
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Corvette-based Callaway AeroWagon pays a visit to Jay Leno’s GarageFour years on since Callaway announced plans for its radical shooting brake conversion for the C7 Chevrolet Corvette, a completed example has dropped by the famous garage of Jay Leno. On hand to present it is Callaway founder Reeves Callaway and his son Peter. The conversion, which turns the...
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Classic Ford Bronco pays homage to Eleanor MustangOld Ford Broncos are supremely cool machines. The first generation Ford Mustang done up in Eleanor guise is also pretty darn awesome, no matter what your "Gone in 60 Seconds"-hating friends tell you. Could a mash-up of the two result in an equally fantastic beast? As it turns out, the answer is...
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Kahn Design builds 'The End' edition Defender to celebrate iconic SUV's runLand Rover finally ceased production of its iconic Defender at the Solihull plant in the United Kingdom early last year. The vehicle was in continuous production since 1983 and traces its roots to the original Land Rover Series introduced in 1948. While a new Defender is due in the next year or...
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Turning a stock automobile into something more interesting and more fun is limited only by the builder's imagination. You can accomplish this goal with anything from light mods up to an engine transplant, and anything else in between or even beyond those approaches. One of my favorite ways to modify a car is to start with something that should never see a lick of dirt and then "safari" it. That's where you raise it up a bit, add some underbody protection, install beefy tires, and then take it off of the tarmac and into the unknown. That's what racing driver Patrick Long did with a 1985...
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Kneel before your Mercedes-Benz off-road wagon GodFor some, it may be considered blasphemy to do this to a Mercedes-Benz 300TE. That would be weird, though, because there isn't much special about the W124 wagon. It's a great machine, but it doesn't exactly tug at our heartstrings. The Unimog, however, does just that. So when you pair the 300TE...
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Hennessey gives the Ford F-150 Raptor 605 hp, 4.2-second 0-60 timeThink the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is just a bit too tame straight from the box? Well, Hennessey Performance of Sealy, Texas has just launched a package that will tune the truck to performance levels that were the realm of supercars not that long ago. Hennessey’s initial package for the...
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This is the Ferrari-Ford Hot Rod mash up you never knew you wantedFerrari and Ford have a few issues. It all stems from the world of motorsports, when the Blue Oval brand was eager to dethrone the Italian house of Enzo at Le Mans. Eventually, with the help of the world's most famous chicken farmer, Carroll Shelby, Ford took top honors at one of the world's...
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Ford Mustang police car leads 2017 Cologne Carnival paradeA 2017 Ford Mustang police car led the famous Rose Monday parade at this year’s Cologne Carnival. Ford has close links with the city of Cologne as it is where the automaker’s European headquarters and largest factory are located. The Mustang isn’t part of the regular police fleet...
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Here's your chance to buy world's only road-legal Ferrari FXXDo you like your cars rough, ready, and exceedingly rare? Of course you do. This is a 2008 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione. It's rough, in the sense that it's a stiff-riding machine built to devour racing circuits. It's ready by way of sitting pretty with just 1,300 miles on its odometer. Finally, it's...
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Lebanon Ford, the Ohio dealership that made headlines last year because of a crazy offer promising brand new 727-horsepower Mustang GTs for only $39,997, is back, and its latest offer takes the dealership up a couple of notches on the insanity dial. As first discovered by The Drive, Lebanon Ford is currently offering 2017 Mustang GTs fitted with a 1,200-horsepower-capable Hellion twin-turbocharging system for a grand total of just $45,499. The figure doesn’t include on-road costs, though it does include the cost of all parts plus the labor to install them. The list of parts includes the...
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Callaway ‘AeroWagon’ Corvette shooting brake first lookIt was in 2013 that Chevrolet tuner extraordinaire Callaway first previewed the design of a shooting brake based on the C7 Corvette. Since then, the company has been gauging market interest and further developing the design. On Friday, Callaway finally unveiled its Corvette shooting brake and...
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800-hp ‘Yenko’ 2017 Chevrolet Camaro revealedRemember the Yenko 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport that debuted during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona earlier this month? The company behind the car, Specialty Vehicle Engineering of Toms River, New Jersey, has since dropped its supercharged V-8 into the engine bay of the...
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Peek inside Ed Pink Racing to see where Singer gets its enginesStarting back in the mid 1940s, a man named Ed Pink started building engines—masterfully built engines designed for vehicles to go racing. The Ed Pink Racing Engines enterprise has had a home in Van Nuys, California since 1965 and drag racers all over the world have turned to EPRE for...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger helps Austrian firm Kreisel launch electric G-ClassHe may be famous for owning Hummers, Unimogs and even a tank, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is also a strong proponent of more ecological forms of transport. He demonstrated this during a recent visit to his homeland where he helped launch an electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class built by local firm Kreisel...
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800-hp ‘Yenko’ 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport revealedBack in the 1960s, the muscle cars from Yenko Chevrolet of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania were highly regarded for their performance modifications. And today the cars are among the most collectable of that era. But there are also new “Yenkos” in production, though today the name is used under...
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