Muscle Cars
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Back in February we heard that rumors were being spread at the Detroit Auto Show about the Barracuda nameplate being brought back to replace the Dodge Challenger. We also exclusively reported last summer that later this year SRT will offer a factory supercharger option on the LX-platform SRT8 models. Now it appears the two rumors are converging to become something more. According to a report on Allpar, not only is an SRT-branded Barracuda going to replace the Dodge Challenger sometime around 2014-2015, but it'll be be the first vehicle to sport a supercharged HEMI engine. The engine in...
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UPDATED - 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Production Halted, Shipments StoppedUPDATE: Earlier today we reported that GM has stopped both production and shipments of the new 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 due to a potential issue with the vehicles. We have since learned one Ashen Gray Metallic Camaro ZL1 was not only inadvertently shipped to Henna Chevrolet In Austin, Texas, but it...
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Camaro Beat Mustang - In 2011 Sales: VideoPer GM's latest data, the Camaro garnered a 37-percent share of the sports car market in the U.S. last year. Including luxury sports cars, one in three sold came wearing a Chevy badge.
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Chevy Goes In-Depth On 2012 Camaro ZL1's TapShift Tech: VideoThe 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1's unique pre-staged automatic shifting system gets explained on video.
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Help Find This Stolen 1969 Dodge ChargerIt's every car enthusiast's worst nightmare, having your pride and joy stolen from you. Unfortunately, a man named Les from Consort, Alberta, Canada is living through this nightmare right now. On January 14, 2012 a man wearing a winter coat, jeans, and blue stocking cap came to buy Les' 1969 Dodge...
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New Details On Chrysler's Alleged Barracuda ComebackIf reports from Detroit are correct, the aging Dodge Challenger will be replaced by a more performance-oriented SRT Barracuda, probably for the 2015 model year.
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The 1970 1/2 Camaro Z28 seen in the original video has turned out to be a numbers-matching, one owner car.
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1993 Ford Mustang Cobra R Live Gallery: 2012 Chicago Auto ShowTwenty years ago this month, Ford introduced the world to a department known as the Special Vehicle Team (SVT) by unleashing the 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra R. Today, it revealed the most powerful production convertible Mustang ever, the 2013 Shelby GT500 Convertible. As a way to commemorate 20 years...
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2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible Live Photos: 2012 Chicago Auto ShowFord is launching the all-new 2013 Shelby GT500 convertible at this week's Chicago Auto Show
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2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible Drops Top In ChicagoThe 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible packs a 650-horsepower supercharged 5.8-liter V-8 and has a confirmed top speed in excess of 200 mph.
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Prices Increasing On Most 2013 Ford Mustang ModelsFord is increasing prices on GT and Boss 302 models for 2013, but holding prices steady on V-6 equipped models.
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Witness The Birth Of A Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8: VideoJohn George was one of the first buyers to put a deposit down on a new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8, and was rewarded with a Chrysler plant tour and special delivery of his new Jeep.
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Daniel O’Grady has a thing for Japanese castles, and he’s spent the last decade touring Japan, photographing and documenting as many sites as he can. O’Grady is also a car guy, and the video above depicts the intersection of his two interests. While en route to a castle on Kyushu Island, O’Grady came across what appears to be a graveyard of American muscle cars in Kurume City. The cars are parked in a vacant lot, seemingly without regard to decay, forgotten by their previous owners. In any American city, such unattended iron would quickly be stripped of any valuable...
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Toyota TS030, 2013 Fusion NASCAR, B-Class AMG: Today's Car NewsToyota is getting back into Le Mans, but it's doing it with a hybrid, the TS030 HYBRID. It looks mean, sounds great on-track, and has a serious factory effort behind it--but will it be enough to win? In more oval-shaped racing, the 2013 Ford Fusion has been unveiled in 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup trim...
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Camaro ZL1 vs. Shelby Mustang GT500: Which Will Win?As history's longest-running muscle car rivalry, the Camaro vs. Mustang debate isn't likely ever to have an answer for anyone that's not already decided. If you're a Blue Oval fan, you side with the Mustang. If you're a Bowtie believer, it's Camaro or nothing. The lines are drawn, and the sides are...
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Military Tribute Chevrolet Camaro Fetches $175,000 At AuctionGM managed to raise $175,000 for the Achilles Freedom Team with the sale of a very special military-inspired Camaro.
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2012 Camaro ZL1 Driven, GPS Warrants, C7 Corvette Spied: Today's Car NewsIf you're a fan of the Camaro, muscle cars, sports cars, or America, you're probably going to love the 2012 Camaro ZL1. We did. The Supreme Court ruled that GPS tracking cars without warrants is unconstitutional. The next generation of the Corvette is still about 18-20 months away, but the first...
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 First DriveI have a confession to make. Sitting at the lunch table after thrashing the 2012 Camaro ZL1 on track—unrestricted, an opportunity offered to only a few of us at Firebird International Raceway, home of the Bondurant Racing School—I made a spontaneous association and foolishly blurted it...
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A one-off 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 prototype used during the development of the upcoming 650-horsepower muscle car has sold at auction over the weekend for a staggering $300,000. As we first reported last week, this particular Shelby GT500 can’t be titled and licensed for street use. However, like many other one-offs, the car’s value comes from its rarity. The prototype vehicle was driven by Ford’s SVT team over thousands of miles and has been signed off by Carroll Shelby himself after personally driving it on many of those miles. It is largely hand-built and has been...
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2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8 Models RecalledChrysler has announced a voluntary safety recall to reprogram the tire pressure monitoring system on certain 2012 model year Chrysler 300SRT8 and Dodge Charger SRT8 vehicles.
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2013 Shelby GT500 Prototype Up For Grabs At Barrett-JacksonBarrett-Jackson will offer bidders the opportunity to purchase a pre-production "durability car" 2013 Shelby GT500 Mustang, with proceeds going to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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Shelby American Celebrates 50 Years With Special Edition MustangsShelby American is commemorating its golden anniversary with three special edition Mustangs, available in fast, faster and fastest.
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EcoBoost Confirmed For Mustang By Ford’s Derrick KuzakIn May of last year we brought you the exclusive that an EcoBoost four-cylinder engine was destined for the Mustang, perhaps not in the current generation but in the all-new model set to be unveiled late next year. Now we have confirmation from Ford product chief Derrick Kuzak. Speaking with...
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The Dodge Challenger's Days May Be Numbered: ReportThe Current Dodge Challenger, which debuted in 2008, may be replaced by a smaller, lighter pony car with the legendary Barracuda nameplate.
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