Muscle Cars
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A new trademark filing points to a likely name for Ford's upcoming Mustang hybrid. The automaker has filed with the European Union Property Rights Office for the rights to the name "Mustang Mach-E." All Ford Mustangs first discovered the trademark fling and reported it on Tuesday. Motor Authority found the filing and learned that it was only filed on Monday. The filing comes after we reported in December that Ford had filed for the "Mach-E" name alone with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as the EU Intellectual Property Office. The Mach-E name has been rumored for Ford's...
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Next-generation Ford Mustang rumored to grow to Dodge Challenger size, ready no earlier than 2026A new report claims to have dug up details on the next-generation Ford Mustang, and if it rings true, the current S550-generation car has a long life ahead of it. Sources outside of Ford shed light on the next Mustang's development plans, according to a Monday report from Automobile. The big news...
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Fan-built Lego 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 captures the look of the real dealLego bricks promise a never-ending world of creation. One builder has used only his creativity and Legos to build the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. That's correct, this car was not built from a kit with instructions or anything official from Lego. This one represents a builder's creativity...
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Mitsubishi explores a Ranger Raptor rival with Triton Absolute conceptMitsubishi has unveiled the new Triton Absolute concept at the 2019 Bangkok International Motor Show to explore a potential rival to the Ford Ranger Raptor based on the Triton (L200) mid-size pickup truck.
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Dodge Charger Widebody concept debuts at Spring Fest 14A Dodge Charger concept sporting the same pumped fenders found on various Challenger Widebody models was unveiled on Saturday at the annual Mopar gathering known as Spring Fest, which was held at the historic Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. Dodge SRT spokesman Dan Reid on Wednesday...
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Flat Rock plant will be home to Ford's next-gen Mustang, EVsFord on Wednesday announced a shakeup in production plans for future electric and self-driving cars. Under the latest plans, the Flat Rock Assembly Plant south of Detroit will become a production hub for Ford's electric cars, though the site will also continue to build Mustangs—including a...
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Ford got into the spirit of St. Patrick's day on Friday with the reveal of a Grabber Lime green color for the Mustang Shelby GT500, but it also sent professional drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. out to find four leaf clovers. Not the kind that lurks in the grass, but the type found across America's concrete jungle: interstate interchanges. It's probably more Gittin Jr.'s type anyway. With a 900-horsepower Mustang RTR at his disposal, and a bit 'o luck hanging from the rearview mirror, the pro drifter launched off to enter and exit the four loops that make up the four-leaf clover interchange. Of...
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Ford reveals Grabber Lime paint for 2020 Mustang--just in time for St. Patrick’s DaySunday is St. Patrick’s Day, a day when bringing out your best green attire is entirely welcome, and to join in on the fun Ford has revealed the new Grabber Lime exterior color for the 2020 Mustang range. Naturally, the automaker chose to show off the bright green hue on the Mustang Shelby...
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Speedkore's 1,400-hp carbon-fiber-bodied twin-turbo Dodge Demon sounds angry, runs 8sSpeedKore shocked us with its 1,400-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon build at the 2018 SEMA show, but we now have a good look at just how brutal of a machine it is. Video from That Racing Channel on YouTube shows SpeedKore's extra demonic Challenger SRT Demon hit the dragstrip. Let's make this...
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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 limited to 180 mph, slower than Camaro ZL1When the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 hits the streets this summer, it will have a top speed slower than its arch-rival, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. According to a Wednesday report from Car and Driver, Ford will limit the Shelby GT500 to 180 mph. The Camaro ZL1 has a top speed of 202 mph, while the...
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SpeedKore's Demon-powered 1970 Dodge Charger visits Jay Leno's GarageIt made its debut at the 2018 SEMA show and now SpeedKore Performance Group's Demon-powered, carbon fiber-bodied 1970 Dodge Charger has paid a visit to Jay Leno's Garage. And there to explain it all was SpeedKore boss Dave Salvaggio. You may remember him from his meetup with Leno for the custom...
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Zen out with this time-lapse rebuild of a Pontiac GTO 389 V-8 engineThere's something satisfying about time-lapse videos, which make daunting tasks look effortless. Rebuilding an engine is anything but effortless, but sped up and compressed to 10 minutes, it's a pleasant ordeal to watch. Hagerty's series of "Redline Rebuild" videos recently saved a beat up 389...
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Occasionally, Lego creations don't quite mimic the real thing, but Lego and Ford have nailed it with this 1967 Mustang GT replica. Both companies announced the 1967 Ford Mustang GT as the latest in a series of car-related Lego projects on Friday and fans young and old should find a lot to appreciate with the latest kit. Consisting of 1,470-plus pieces, the Mustang GT boasts a detailed engine bay and interior (with a moveable gear selector and steering wheel), and a few customization options. Builders can choose to assemble a supercharger kit, place beefier side-exit exhaust pipes, add a tank...
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Carbon-fiber-bodied, 1,605-hp 1970 Dodge Charger "Tantrum" for sale againLess than a year after the car was first listed for sale, the 1970 Dodge Charger "Tantrum" has been listed yet again. Road & Track spotted the listing on Wednesday after Fusion Luxury Motors in Chatsworth, California, posted the incredibly cool muscle car for sale on Tuesday. The dealership...
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Electric Chevy eCOPO Camaro breaks into 9-second territoryChevy had a 9-second quarter-mile time in its sights, and the electric eCOPO Camaro has done just that. The electric drag racer has clocked a 9.837-second run. Thanks to video published by DragZine on Monday, we can see how much the eCOPO has improved. Just a few weeks ago, the electric eCOPO...
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Ford Mustang may get a more powerful turbo-4Ford ditched the V-6 engine for the 2018 model year, but that leaves buyers with fewer choices than rival Chevrolet Camaro customers. Ford is also stuck with a larger power gap between the standard 2.3-liter turbo-4 and the 5.0-liter V-8 than Chevrolet. It looks like Ford has a remedy for the...
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1987 Buick GNX driven only 8 miles its whole life seeks new ownerThere are low mileage cars, and then there's this 1987 Buick GNX. Listed for sale on auction site Bring a Trailer, the muscle car has only gone eight miles in its 30-plus years of existence. For those who need a crash course on the GNX, it was a limited-run model built in 1987 based on the Buick...
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2019 Ford Mustang Australia Supercars racer roars inFord's Mustang is almost ready to start terrorizing the competition in the Australia Supercars touring car series. Ford on Tuesday unveiled the new Mustang race car destined to compete in the 2019 Australia Supercars Championship, where it will replace the Falcon sedan-based racer that has starred...
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Decades kept them apart, but today, three 1969 Ford Shelby GT500 convertible prototypes are among each other's company again. In mid-January, Ford Performance detailed the endless pursuit for documentation that led to the discovery of the three cars, and it's nothing short of painstakingly impressive. The story begins rather nonchalantly: two men, George Huisman and Ed Meyer, spoke of a GT500 convertible that had been discovered in Detroit at a Shelby concours show in French Lick, Indiana This piqued the interest of three other men by the names of Tony King, and two brothers, Jason and Scott...
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Electric Chevy eCOPO Camaro does wheelie on first dragstrip run, approaches 9sChevrolet revealed its all-electric drag racer concept, the eCOPO Camaro, at the 2018 SEMA show last October, but now the race-prepped monster has made its first pass. Video published to YouTube last Monday shows the eCOPO Camaro makes hardly a peep as it launches off of the line and pulls a...
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Porsche 914 50th anniversary mostly just being ignoredPorsche celebrates two half-century anniversaries at the extreme ends of the spectrum this year, that of the all-conquering 917 endurance racer that transformed the Le Mans 24-hour spectacle, and that of the innovative but controversial 914 entry-level sports car. While the 917 has been lauded and...
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1964 1/2 Ford Mustang: 100 Cars That MatterAlso-rans and wannabes would come and go, and some remain today, including the Chevrolet Camaro. But the Ford Mustang is the original pony car—a car that would define an entire segment in the years to come. The story began with Lee Iacocca, who championed a new kind of personal-luxury car...
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Green giants: 2019 Dodge Challenger, Charger add Sublime paintThe 2019 Dodge Challenger and Charger are going green in a literal sense. The brand announced Wednesday that both cars now offer the Sublime paint color, which last appeared in 2015. The Challenger could be had in Sublime four years ago, but the color was last seen on a Charger in 2007...
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One less pedal, quicker lap times: 2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE gains 10-speed automatic transmisionThe 2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE will no longer be a manual transmission-only muscle/sports car. For the new model year, Chevrolet has graced the track-focused Camaro with a 10-speed automatic transmission with standard steering wheel shift paddles. It's the same transmission found in the regular SS...
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