Tag: performance
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Aston Martin Vanquish S, Audi R8 V10 Spyder, Dodge Demon: This Week’s Top Photos
Aston Martin’s Vanquish S Volante is one of the sexiest drop-tops in production right now. It sports a 580-horsepower V-12, a carbon fiber body and extra plush Bridge of Weir Caithness leather trim. We flew to Granada, Spain to drive the refreshed 2017 Subaru BRZ with the new Performance Package. With bigger brakes, new dampers,…
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2017 Dodge Challenger GT first drive review: Old dog, new tricks
How do you make an old car new again? If you’re Dodge and your Challenger’s structure hasn’t significantly changed since it was released for the 2008 model year, you add an all-wheel-drive system from an existing product, slap a new model name on it, and call the all-season muscle car. The result is the 2017…
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2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is your mid-size Raptor rival
Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor has been a major success for the Blue Oval, but while the performance pickup is now entering its second generation, we’re yet to see a similar model from key rivals Chevrolet and Ram. Ram has come close with its Rebel TRX concept, which we’re praying to god eventually enters…
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2017 Nissan Sentra Nismo revealed at 2016 LA auto show
Nissan is spicing up its humble Sentra sedan for the 2017 model year. We’ve already had a taste of the Sentra SR Turbo, which packs a turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-4 good for 188 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. And at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday, Nissan introduced a version of its Sentra…
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Hyundai and ARK Performance go for road racer look with Elantra
For years, SEMA churned out plenty of all-show/no-go machines. Vehicles that looked the business, but couldn’t really perform the tasks that the assembled collection of parts would otherwise suggest. That’s changed for the better over the course of the last few years. Hyundai has now gotten the memo, because all of its SEMA concepts for…
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Readers say enthusiasts should embrace hybrid performance cars
It used to be that if an automaker wanted to give a car more power, it shoved a larger engine under the hood. These days, that’s not necessarily the case. From turbochargers and superchargers to hybrid systems, automakers are looking at every conceivable way to boost power while still increasing–or at least not destroying–fuel economy…
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Focus RS output boosted to 370 hp with factory-backed Mountune kit
British tuner Mountune is an expert at extracting more performance from Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] products. And in recent years we’ve seen the company come out with upgrades backed by the factory, including here in the United States where it has a local arm. Now Mountune has teamed up with Ford Performance to develop some…
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2018 Jaguar F-Type, 2017 Porsche 911 RSR, Hyperloop One test: This Week’s Top Photos
Jaguar is out testing an updated version of its F-Type sports car and we spotted one of the prototypes running at the Nürburgring. Among the updates will be a tweaked front end, LED headlights, and possibly a turbocharged 4-cylinder as the new base option. Fancy the look of a classic Porsche 911 but with the…
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New Infiniti Q60 coupe will be second model with Red Sport performance trim
Infiniti’s new Q60 coupe will be the second model to offer the Red Sport performance trim, the Japanese firm confirmed during the past week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Already offered on the Q50 sedan, the performance trim indicates the most potent powertrain of the range, in this case a 400-horsepower twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6. It…
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2017 Mercedes-AMG C43 Coupe Revealed
Mercedes-AMG, the performance arm of Mercedes-Benz, today unveiled the 2017 C43 coupe ahead of its public debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. There is a little confusion surrounding this model, so let’s clear it up. The C43 is basically the coupe version of the Mercedes-AMG C450 sedan. Both share the same engine and most…