Muscle Cars
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The pistons flagellating your eardrums are the octuplets found under the hood of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro, and fortunately, we won’t have much longer to wait until we hear them in real life rather than through a set of speakers. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Spy Shots In just two more months, Chevy will pull the covers back during the IndyCar race at Belle Isle. The home-track unveiling is doubtless designed to impute some of the bewinged turbo car potential onto the latest muscle/sports car from the Bowtie. A new retro badge for the Camaro was also unveiled today (below)...
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Dodge Temporarily Restricts Orders Of All SRT Hellcats Due To Crazy DemandIn the realm of problems, this is a good one to have: Dodge has had to restrict new orders of the Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat until it can fill existing orders, because too many people want to buy the 707-horsepower cars. WATCH: 2016 Chevy Camaro Teased In 500,000th Fifth-Gen Camaro Video...
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2016 Chevy Camaro Teased In 500,000th Fifth-Gen Camaro VideoThe 2016 Chevy Camaro is coming—soon—and GM can hardly wait. They’ve got the sixth-gen Camaro itch so bad, they keep dropping teasers of it everywhere. Here we have the latest: at the tail end of the video celebrating the sale of the 500,000th fifth-generation Camaro in the U.S...
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FCA design contest: winners design a Dodge for 2025Dodge celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014, and to celebrate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) made designing a future car for the hallowed brand the theme of its nationwide high school design competition. MUST SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC, No Show This Week Intending to...
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Ring Brothers Bring Their Chevelle Into Jay Leno's GarageMike and Jim Ring are the two men responsible for some truly excellent automotive creations. Their latest creation took home trophies, admiration, and probably the hearts and souls of any who looked upon its sheetmetal while it was parked inside the confines of the most recent SEMA event. It's...
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Ford Mustang Drifts The Abandoned City Of Ordos: VideoIf you’re like us, you’re not exactly up on your animal-based calendars. Fortunately, Ford is—and it’s the Year of the Horse. Naturally, that’s a perfect fit for the Mustang—new again this year. DON'T MISS: A Naked Hoonicorn Is A Beautiful Thing To Behold: Video...
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While we enjoy the Hellcat’s 707-horsepower verve for life as much as anyone, it looks like some may risk self-immolation. Today FCA US recalled all 2,211 of the cars built for a potential fuel leak. The problem relates to hose seals in the fuel delivery system. Despite a pre-delivery inspection, the hose seals “may have been improperly installed,” announced Fiat-Chrysler in a release. DON'T MISS: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded, Faces Melted, Internet Broken Improperly installed hose seals can then allow fuel to leak, risking fire. The recall affects all 2015 Dodge...
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Five GM Designers Weigh In On Five Generations Of The Chevy CamaroWhen the Camaro returned to production in 2009—after nearly a decade of absence from Chevy showrooms—its arrival marked the true beginning of the improbable muscle car renaissance which continues today. And in the 47 years since its introduction, General Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] bad...
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Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded, Faces Melted, Internet BrokenHellcat, Hellcat, Hellcat. Watch the Internets long enough and you might think the Dodge muscle car was the only news this year. Here at Motor Authority, we've done more than our fair share of flogging the Hellcat, on the streets and in our headlines. But there's one question we haven't answered...
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First Camaro Ever Built Restored, Headed To 2015 Carlisle GM Nationals: VideoIf you’re a Camaro die-hard, you need to clear your schedule for the dates of June 26-28 and book a ticket to Carlisle, Pennsylvania so that you can attend the Carlisle GM Nationals. Why? Because organizers have confirmed that the first Camaro ever built, a 1967 model bearing chassis VIN...
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Petty’s Garage 2015 Ford Mustang To Be Built In Limited Run Of 143 CarsRemember the baby blue 2015 Ford Mustang GT tuned by Petty's Garage that debuted at last year’s SEMA show? Well, it proved so popular that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] together with Petty’s Garage is now planning to build a limited run of 143 cars. There will be two types available...
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Freeway Three Way: Corvette Z06 Vs. Challenger SRT Hellcat Vs. Mustang Shelby GT500Now, you wouldn't think pitting three of America's most powerful cars against each other on a public road would be a good idea—and you'd be right. MUST WATCH: Drifting On Ice With The Porsche 918: Video For three-pedal fans keeping score at home, each of these drivers is rowing his own gears...
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According to Motor Trend, the engineers at Chevrolet have a hankerin' to dial in some more handling to the SS sedan. Apparently they've already mapped out what it would take to give the car the same handling upgrade that's been created for the Camaro 1LE (the two cars share a Zeta platform after all). This includes a move to a square stance for the tires, different dampers, and a rejigging of the suspension. More importantly, those same engineers say they can make the upgrade in just three to six months. Good news, right? Well, sure if you think it's actually going to happen. If you've paid...
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HSV Launches 455-Horsepower Senator SV Muscle SedanThe semi-official tuner to General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Australian subsidiary Holden, HSV, has come out with a new version of its upmarket Senator Signature that dons the brand’s famous SV badging. Like all of HSV’s models, the new addition, whose official title is Senator...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro’s Profile Revealed By Body DieThe all-new, sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro is so close we can almost smell its fumes. Just days after a teaser shot was presented at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show and a photo turned up depicting what’s purported to be the car’s headlight, we now have a new photo showing one of the...
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2015 Dodge Challenger Now Available With Retro Shaker HoodStrong demand for the Challenger’s retro Shaker hoods has spurred Dodge to offer them once again on the updated version of the iconic muscle car, and this time buyers of both the Challenger R/T as well as the Challenger 392 can install it. There are three different packages to choose from...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Revealed In GM Presentation At 2015 Chicago Auto ShowWell, folks, this is it, the 2016 Chevy Camaro. It’s a dark, profile-only view, but it does reveal the shape of the car, as well as a handful of key details. The Camaro’s profile was revealed as part of a slide show during the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox presentation at the 2015 Chicago Auto...
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2015 Hennessey Ford Mustang Hits 195.2 MPH: VideoHow fast is fast enough for your Mustang? Trick question! There is no such thing as fast enough. But this 2015 Hennessey Ford Mustang gets close with its 195.2 mph top speed run. DON'T MISS: Hennessey Venom GT Blasts Down Runway at 270.49 MPH Sporting the company’s HPE700 supercharger kit...
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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and while it’s a depressing time of year for some, for others, it’s all about that perfect date. For a handful of lucky guys, Ford made the perfect blind date happen—with the aid of a Mustang. MUST SEE: Wife Demolishes Cheating Husband’s Audi R8: Not So Fast, Definitely Furious Of course, none of it would have been as awesome without the beautiful blonde stunt driver used as bait. We won’t ruin it for you. Just watch--and hope your Valentine’s Day ends up half as fun. DON'T MISS: Red-Light Running Minivan...
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2016 Chevy Camaro Headlights Being Sold On eBay?The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro won’t be a dramatic departure from the current car in its styling; that’s already been confirmed by insiders working on the project. But it will differ in many of the details, and one of those details is the headlights. It’s not clear how the headlights...
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7 (Decidedly NSFW) Rules For Winning Races For Dodge Hellcat Owners: VideoContrary to appearances, drag racing is a lot more complicated than just smashing the gas and waiting for victory. In fact, it can be downright tricky. Especially when you’re in a Dodge Challenger or Charger SRT Hellcat. Fortunately, this guy is here to make it easier. SEE MORE: Dodge...
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First Wrecked 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Going Up For AuctionThis sorry sight is the first wrecked 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that we know of. Yes, it's the same lime green example that ran off a road in Colorado back in December just an hour after driving off the dealer lot. Now it's headed for auction so all those mad modders out there, or perhaps...
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Dodge Proves The 2015 Charger Hellcat Can Go 204 MPH: VideoSee this speed test video of the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.
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Did The 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R Lap The 'Ring In Just 7:32.19?The all-new 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R only made its debut a fortnight ago in Detroit but already there are whispers the car lapped the Nürburgring in a time of 7:32.19. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is yet to announce an official time but numerous prototypes for the Shelby GT350R were...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran