Muscle Cars
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One of the most romantic dreams in sports car lore is the gentleman’s racer. This is a car that can be driven for all your day-to-day needs and then on the weekends taken to the track, fitted with a more aggressive set of tires and transformed into a competitive racing machine. The current crop of GT4-spec race cars come close to making this dream a reality. And while they’re still very much full-blown racers rather than road cars, they do demonstrate the immense potential of the cars on which they’re based. We’re talking about cars like the Aston Martin Vantage...
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Mopar kit helps pair modern V-8s with classic muscleInstalling a modern V-8 is a great way to breathe new life into a classic muscle car, assuming matching numbers isn’t a priority. Mopar is making the process easy with a new kit that pairs Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' [NYSE:FCAU] modern 5.7- and 6.4-liter V-8s with models from 1975 and earlier...
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Hurst and Kenne Bell team up for 750-hp SEMA MustangHurst has teamed up with Kenne Belle to create a massively powerful Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang for the glitzy lights of Las Vegas. This is a show car for this week's SEMA, and it's packing a serious amount of "Go" under its hood. That's because if you lifted that hood you'd find a...
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Chevelle Slammer introduces latest Chevy crate engine at SEMAOur 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...
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Chevy reveals pair of Camaro concepts at 2016 SEMA showChevrolet 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 GarageIn 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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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 show it will present the Ford Mustang GTT. That extra “T” signifies that this is a tribute car, in this case a tribute to the new GT. Elements designed to mimic the Ford supercar include the bumpers, hood vents, side sills, taillights and rear diffuser. Sadly, it doesn’t have the...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 hit with a recallApparently 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 websiteDodge 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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2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 runs sub 7:30 at the 'RingWe 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...
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee Hellcat was just spotted prowling the streetsWe 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 meanBuy 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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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 sales race month after month since October 2014. Now the Camaro is back in front. Camaro sales rose 25 percent in September to reach 6,577 units, or 148 units more than the Mustang. But before all you Bowtie fans pop the champagne cork, note that Mustang sales were down 32 percent for the month...
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Mustang EcoBoost boasts V-8 torque thanks to Ford Performance upgradeThe 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 originalPeople 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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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 to receive dual-clutch transmission?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...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor configurator up, now a good time to take lunchIf 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 shotsDodge’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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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 building—one of these is made up. The point is, Ford's folks have been very good at making us wait for the news we've wanted to hear since the F-150 Raptor was seen testing over a year ago. How much power is pushing those knobby tires? Ford has finally given us the answer. (Alright, so we...
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2018 Ford Mustang spy shotsFeast 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 WinnebagoIf 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 meets up with David Spade to check out his Grand NationalJay 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...
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N2A Motors melds 5th-gen Camaro with mish-mash of old ChevyPrepare 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)...
Joel Feder