Muscle Cars
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Launched at SEMA last year, Dodge has now announced performance details and pricing for its retro-inspired 'Scat Pack', available on the 2014 Dodge Challenger and 2014 Dodge Charger R/T. DON'T MISS: Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 To Star In Jurassic Park 4? Inspired by the 'Scat Pack Club' launched in 1968 as a banner for its performance models, the latest performance kits bring a performance boost to the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 found in both models. The highest-performance Stage 3 kit boosts power by as much as 58 horses and 47 pound-feet of torque over standard--for a total of 433 hp and 457 lb-ft. A...
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Mopar ’14 Challenger Sells Out In 24 HoursDodge unveiled a special model at last year’s SEMA show, the Mopar ’14 Challenger, the latest in a long line of Mopar-enhanced models that started in 2010 with the original Mopar '10 Challenger. Well, the latest one has proven so popular that all 100 examples destined for production...
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2015 Ford Mustang Is Powerful, But Aero-Efficient Too: VideoIt's no longer enough for a car to be merely fast, or to look great, or to use as little fuel as possible. Modern cars have to do all of those things and more, which is why Ford's 2015 Mustang isn't just its most technologically-advanced ever, but its most efficient too. Much attention has been...
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2015 Dodge Challenger V-8 Models To Receive Power Upgrades: ReportDodge is set to introduce a mild update for its Challenger for the 2015 model year, an update that's expected to include the addition of a supercharged HEMI V-8 in a new range-topping SRT model tipped to be called the Hellcat. The good news is that buyers won’t have to opt for the...
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2015 Ford Mustang Gets 700-HP Supercharger Kit From WhippleThe 2015 Ford Mustang is yet to reach showrooms but the people at Whipple Superchargers have already developed a 700-horsepower upgrade for it, according to a leaked press release. This has likely been made possible because the upgrade is designed for the 2015 Mustang GT, whose 5.0-liter V-8 is a...
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Ford To Display Mustang On Empire State Building, Echo 1964 StuntVisitors reaching the 86th floor of New York's Empire State Building may not get the view they expect, come April 16-17. Sure, you'll still be able to look out across the Big Apple as normal, across the myriad skyscrapers and the large green block of Central Park, but you'll also see an example of...
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Recently retired racing driver Dario Franchitti, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and four-time IndyCar champion, will be pacing this year’s ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ from behind the wheel of a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. Franchitti’s appearance at the Indy 500 signals a new start after his career-ending crash last year, with the British driver set to embark on a driver development role with Chip Ganassi Racing. MUST SEE: The Camaro Z/28 Is So Fast, It Outran Its Own Tires. Here's How Chevy Fixed It. As for the Camaro, this will be the eighth time the popular...
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SRT’s ‘Hellcat’ Supercharged HEMI May Be More Powerful Than Viper V-10Dodge is set to introduce a mild update for its Challenger for the 2015 model year, an update that's expected to include the addition of a new supercharged HEMI V-8 for the range-topping SRT model. The new supercharged HEMI V-8, which has been nicknamed the Hellcat, is believed to be a 6.2-liter...
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Full Specs On Callaway’s 652-Horsepower Supercharged Camaro Z/28Just in case the 500 horsepower of the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 isn’t enough to satisfy your power demands, Callaway has developed a supercharger kit that will boost output of the car to a supercar-like 652 horsepower. We recently brought you the first details on the kit, which costs...
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Shelby Announces New Performance Parts For Fifth-Gen MustangsFord’s about to launch the sixth generation of its Mustang icon but there’s still plenty of life left in the previous fifth-gen model, which spanned the 2005-2014 model years. Thanks to outfits like Shelby American, existing owners as well as potential buyers of the fifth-gen car can...
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1969 Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra Jet Found In Pristine Condition: AuctionA person's passing is never a time for joy. Nonetheless, silver linings do exist, and in this case, it's a silver lining that was put away and preserved for us by Larry Brown. It's a one-owner 1969 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 428 Cobra Jet with just 8,531 original miles, and it's in amazing shape...
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The Camaro Z/28 Is So Fast, It Outran Its Own Tires. Here's How Chevy Fixed It.It's well known that the Chevy Camaro Z/28 has the widest front tires of any production car. At 305 mm wide, those tires produce tremendous grip--especially since they're Pirelli P Zero Trofeo Rs. In fact, they make so much grip, the Z/28 was spinning the tire around the wheel under braking--the...
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Ford is gearing up for the Mustang’s 50th anniversary on April 17 but the celebrations won’t be limited to events run by the Blue Oval. This year’s Carlisle Ford Nationals, taking place in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from June 6-8, will also be celebrating the milestone and will feature a display with some very special Mustangs. MUST SEE: You Know It's Just A Matter Of Time: Koenigsegg One:1 Dubai Police Livery The highlight will be a pre-production Mustang built in 1964. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] built between 150 and 180 pre-production units for its first-generation Mustang...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro To Feature Evolutionary Styling: ReportChevrolet’s sixth-generation Camaro is expected to launch next year, bringing with it a whole new platform and a production site in the United States (the current one is built in Canada). That platform will be General Motors’ lightweight Alpha design, currently found in the Cadillac ATS...
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Tony Stewart Heads Eastbound And Down As The Bandit: VideoIt's funny how one movie can turn a car into a legend. Such is the case with Smokey and the Bandit, and the Pontiac Trans Am. Sure the Trans Am looked pretty cool thanks to its t-top and fire chicken on the hood, but it wasn't bursting with power thanks to the arrival of emission controls. That...
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Camaro Z/28 Aero Improved With Addition Of The "Flowtie"Engineers working on the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 are wildly addicted to the idea of improving the aerodynamics of the car. This is a machine that is designed to devour race tracks, and in order to do so it must stick to the road and slip through the air. There's a large splitter up front, a big...
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Need For Speed Mustang Hero Car Heads To Barrett-JacksonThe Mustang hero car from the Need For Speed movie is based on a 2014 Ford Mustang GT but features a custom wide-body kit.
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2015 Ford Mustang Convertible: New Details, Photos And VideoThe convertible version of the 2015 Ford Mustang was shown alongside the fastback coupe during the debut of the redesigned car late last year. However, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] never released any of its own photos nor specific details on it. Now, just a day out from the 2014 Geneva Motor Show...
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Chevrolet worked extremely hard to hone the performance edge of the new 2014 Camaro Z/28. We know this from our brief bit of seat time in the vehicle at the Milford Proving Grounds, and by taking in all of the technical tidbits the engineers could lay on us before our brains grew dizzy. ALSO SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video There's bits about the spool valve dampers, measures to get the car lighter, and the use of massive 305-series tires at all four corners. There's one thing we didn't know about, however, and that is in regards to a special feature of the...
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Ford Picks Need For Speed Movie Director For 2015 Mustang AdThe 2015 Ford Mustang is set to play a starring role in the upcoming Need For Speed movie, so it's only right the movie plays a starring role in the ad for Ford's latest pony car. MUST SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video Directed by Scott Waugh, behind the movie itself, the...
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Callaway Adds Supercharger To 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28Chevrolet has only recently pulled the wraps off its new Camaro Z/28. The first press drives of the car occurred about two weeks ago, and our own ride along of the development cars happened at the end of 2013. That doesn't mean that aftermarket tuning companies don't have their plans in order. In...
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Chevy Lists 28 Reasons That Make Its 2014 Z/28 Its Quickest Camaro YetMuscle cars have never been the most sophisticated of things. For most of their history, they've relied on great looks and brute force--and captivated hearts and minds as a result. More recently though, things have changed. Muscle car customers today want their cars to go around corners too, so the...
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2014 Dodge Challenger Sees Price Hikes For Premium ModelsPricing for the 2014 Dodge Challenger is unchanged from the previous year’s model at $27,290, including a $995 destination fee, but if you’re interested in the mid-range R/T or high-performance SRT you’re going to have to pay a little extra in 2014. Pricing for the 2014 Challenger...
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SRT boss downplays Barracuda rumorsTalk of the Barracuda nameplate being revived dates back to even before Plymouth's demise at the start of the last decade, but the rumors never really got serious until Dodge rolled out its Barracuda concept at the 2007 SEMA show. The concept was based on the current Dodge Challenger and led to...
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