Muscle Cars
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Thanks to modern technology like smartphones, you no longer have to visit your dealer to configure your ideal ride. That's because new smartphone apps like the Ford Mustang Customizer let you configure a car to your exact liking all from the comfort of your home, and then, should you be interested in buying the car, have everything ready to show your dealer. MUST SEE: Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In 2.0 Seconds: Report And like the hot-selling Mustang, the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] popular Mustang Customizer app has just been renewed, allowing fans of the iconic pony car...
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Power Surge: Watch An All-Electric '68 Mustang Attempt A Record RunSome might think it a sacrilege to swap internal combustion from electric power in an iconic car like a 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback. But that's conventional thinking—and Mitch Medford and the team at Bloodshed Motors don't do conventional. CHECK OUT: Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In...
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GM Design Chief Ed Welburn Talks About The 2016 Chevy CamaroWe’re now just a little over two weeks away from the debut of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] May 16 celebration of the car at a public event being hosted at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park. And after several teasers showing the inner workings of the...
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Ford To Build Limited Run of 2015 Model Year Shelby GT350 MustangsWhen the all-new Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 goes on sale later this year, a few lucky buyers will be able to get their hands on an ultra-collectible 2015 model year example, which the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is building to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Shelby GT350 launched back...
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Burt Reynolds' second Bandit Pontiac Trans Am sells for $170,000A 1977 Pontiac Trans Am styled like the one in the hit movie Smokey and the Bandit and previously owned by the Bandit himself, Burt Reynolds, has sold at auction for an impressive $170,000 (coming up to $181,900 once you add fees). The car went under the hammer Friday night at the Carlisle Auctions...
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81-Mile Unrestored Hemi Cuda Heads To AuctionClassic car collectors... fire up your wallets! DON'T MISS: Ford Moving Quickly To Ensure Cheap, High-Volume Carbon Fiber Production This May, the Mecum Auction in Indianapolis will see a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda cross its auction block. We've seen plenty of Cudas cross the block before, and they...
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When you think about purchasing a car, you go through a lot of Internet detective work to determine your ultimate vehicle. This is something that you're going to live with for a few years at least. It needs to be the right vehicle for you, and want to be happy when you look back upon your choice. After all, this is likely to be the second most expensive thing in your life after a home purchase. ALSO SEE: Hennessey HPE1000 Camaro Z/28 Roars On The Dyno: Video Shelby American understands your potential fears that arise with such an important decision... so they're going to let you try their car...
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More 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Tech Secrets RevealedThe all-new sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro is set to be revealed May 16 at a special public event hosted at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, and in the lead up Chevy has been dropping small morsels of information on the car. Previously, we learned that the new Camaro will be 28 percent stiffer...
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Hennessey HPE1000 Camaro Z/28 Roars On The Dyno: VideoAs you know by know, the Hennessey Performance Engineering team likes to take everything out there that's already fast and powerful... and make it faster and more powerful. Such is the case with the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. This is a highly focused machine with over 500 horsepower and around 470...
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Making The 2015 Ford Mustang: Episode 1, Exterior DesignThe 2015 Ford Mustang is here, but do you know how it got here? Probably not. But you soon will, thanks to a new video series from Ford. ALSO SEE: Hellcat Converted To E85 Sees 753 Rear-Wheel Horsepower: Video This first episode goes over some of the Mustang’s history and then talks about the...
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Hellcat Converted To E85 Sees 753 Rear-Wheel Horsepower: VideoIn stock form, you already know what the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat is capable of achieving when it comes to power. That figure of 707 horsepower is burned into the brains of everyone who's ever read anything about the machine. There's always a collection of people out there though for which...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Track Tested At VIR: VideoFlat-plane crank, magnetic dampers, all of Ford’s performance wizardry: the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is packing a lot of heat. How does it stack up on track? We don’t know yet for ourselves, but from this video, it looks like things are shaping up well. You might remember we were...
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When enthusiasts consider Chevrolet's Camaro, classic designs, tire-shredding burnouts, and track-tuned Z/28s spring to readily to mind. Green technology? Not so much. But the Department of Energy and partner General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] have made the iconic piece of American iron the focus of its EcoCAR 3 competition, which is challenging students from 16 universities to preserve the model's robust persona while incorporating hybrid-electric powertrains—using the sixth-generation 2016 Chevrolet Camaro as the platform. Obviously, we know it can be done. While their combined cost...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro 28 Percent Stiffer Than Current ModelWe’re now just a little over a month out from the debut of the all-new, sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro but that hasn’t slowed down the pace of Chevy’s teaser campaign for the car. Today we learned that that the car’s structural stiffness will be 28 percent greater than in...
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Ford's Mustang Shelby GT350 To Pack Over 520 HP, Feature Track-Only Variant?Shelby Mustangs have never been half-hearted efforts, and the version built on the Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] six-generation Mustang platform will be no exception. One thing we still don't know? Exactly when the potent new Pony will arrive. But Blue Oval fans should be thrilled with the latest...
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Camaro Horsepower Applied To Extricate Tooth From MouthThe tooth is loose. So loose that the connection between the chewing tool and the child is the mere suggestion of tissue. A quick yank will usually produce the desired result of one less baby tooth for the kid and one less dollar bill in the wallet of the parent. Still, that yank causes anxiety. It...
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2016 Chevy Camaro To Be More Than 200 Pounds Lighter Than Current ModelChevrolet’s all-new, sixth-generation Camaro is set to be revealed May 16 at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, just two weeks before IndyCar’s Belle Isle Grand Prix is held at the site. That means we won’t be seeing the car at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show, but...
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Pennzoil's Hellcat-starring 'Airlift Drift' is obviously fake, awesome anywayAs an enthusiast, sometimes, you almost have to feel bad for oil companies—or at least their marketing departments. Now, tire companies don't exactly have it easy—consumers gravitate toward the cheapest round, black option—but at least tires are visible, and attentive drivers can...
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If you’re a fan of the new Mustang—or really, cars in general—you’ll find something to love in John Hennessey’s latest video featuring the 646-wheel-horsepower 2015 Ford Mustang HPE700. DON'T MISS: 2015 Hennessey Ford Mustang Hits 195.2 MPH: Video In a very conversational tone—it’s like riding shotgun with the tuning maestro—Hennessey explains the HPE700, how much power it makes, what it can do, what’s in store, and more. Along the way he drives the living hell out of it. ALSO SEE: Saleen Shows Off Its 2015 302 Black Label Mustang...
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Saleen Shows Off Its 2015 302 Black Label MustangIf there's any company out there that should know how to tune up a new Mustang, it's the folks at Saleen. Yes, it's been awhile since we've had a true S-badged bruiser roaming the streets. Now though, it looks like the time has come to welcome an all-new super Stang from the house that Steve built...
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Vaughn Gittin Jr Goes Ice Drifting In His New Mustang RTR: VideoVaughn Gittin Jr and pretty much any Ford Mustang are a match made in tire-shredding heaven. His latest rubber assault vehicle is the 2015 Mustang RTR that he'll use to do battle against others in the upcoming Formula Drift season. It's not quite time for that yet, and there's still a chill in the...
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Lewis Hamilton expands car collection with LaFerrari, Shelby GT500He may drive for Mercedes, but reigning Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has just bought the flagship model of rival team Ferrari. Yes, we’re talking about the limited edition LaFerrari. DON'T MISS: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video The information was...
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New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Details ReleasedThe 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is still two full months away from its Belle Isle unveiling in Detroit, but it is arriving in bits and pieces, Johnny Cash-style, in the lead-up. Today, Chevy revealed more details about the car’s construction and engine. That’s right, not that anyone doubted...
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Florida’s Revology Builds A Modern 1966 Ford Mustang: VideoThere are a number of firms offering replica versions of some classic and much sought-after muscle cars, with one of the most popular candidates for recreation being the original Ford Mustang. One of the finer examples of these replicas is this 1966 Ford Mustang from Revology Cars, based in Winter...
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