Dodge Challenger RT Redline While ice cold winter weather sweeps across Lake Shore Drive, the Dodge brand heats up the 2013 Chicago Auto Show by building on Challenger's red-hot record selling year, and now at the show, the introduction of the new Challenger...
Second generation models increased engine power, improved suspension, and reduced braking distances; the 1996 to 2002 Viper GTS had a 450 bhp (336 kW) engine, which could complete the quarter mile 0.7 seconds faster and increased top speed by 35 km/h...
Using such production engine components as the block, cylinder heads, and crankshaft, Team Viper engineers were able to extract 700 hp from the normally 450 hp second generation 8.0 L V10 engine. The chassis was re-engineered from the ground up by British...
As 1970 rolled around, another redesign was in order for the Barracuda. The performance version was badged and advertised as the 'Cuda. This year's new design looked quite a bit different from the previous models. One of the reasons was that it was now...
The 2013 Shelby 1000 S/C has been announced and is said to go for $299,990 and will offer more than 1,000 hp. Last May, introduced the 2012 Ford Shelby GT500-based 1000 model which offered 950 hp, with Shelby American saying that 40 to 50 customers purchased...
Chevrolet will build 69 COPO Camaros for 2012, the brand's first purpose-built Camaro drag-racing specialty car designed to compete with the quickest in NHRA's Stock Eliminator and Super Stock classes. National records for quarter-mile times in these...
The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 debuted at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show. It is the highest-performing Camaro and the most technically advanced car ever developed in its class. The new ZL1 continues the momentum of Camaro, propelling it into an entirely new...
The 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is about to go where no Mustang has gone before, with a complete package for everyday drivers and track-day enthusiasts alike, 662 horsepower and top track speeds of more than 200 mph. "SVT keeps the Shelby GT500 on...
History : The storied history of the Mint is steeped in celebrity, drama and excitement as the city of Las Vegas itself. The Mint 400 has held the title of the toughest, most spectacular off-road race in North America since 1967 when it was first run....
Well over 1,000 cars have rolled in to the Milford Proving Ground for the kickoff to HOT ROD magazine’s Power Tour 2012, which is right where we left the Long Haulers at the end of last year’s tour. Painless Performance is the main sponsor for today’s...
Edsel Ford II teared up as he spoke, or maybe it was the race gas fumes drifting in to the presentation hall from the parking garage full of Shelby Mustangs, Cobras, GT40s and Ford GTs all revving their motors in tribute to the passing of the legendary...
We want your input on our feature cars. Here are three photos to help you decide if you would cruise it around town or cruise it to the junkyard. After you rank it, add comments in our comment section below. You might be quoted in the magazine, so please...
We want your input on our feature cars to print in the magazine. Here are three photos to see if you would cruise it around town or straight to the junkyard. Use our V8 scale: Vote 1 if you hate it or 8 if you love it. After you rank it join the conversation...
Hennessey has sourced up the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with its new tuning program that adds a upercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine that has a cold air induction system, stainless steel headers and an upgraded intercooler, as well as new pulleys and a revised ECU...
The road-racing-inspired Chevrolet Camaro 1LE performance package returns for 2013 with unique gearing, suspension tuning and tires that make the model capable of more than 1 g of lateral acceleration and a sub-three minute lap time at Virginia International...
Friends of Carroll Shelby, including Ford Motor Company, Shelby American, Ford Racing and many others have built a unique 2013 Shelby GT500 Cobra as a tribute to the late Carroll Shelby. Ford is also announcing a renamed road at its Product Development...
Based on the Cadillac CTS-V, Hennessey’s VR1200 Twin Turbo sports a whopping 1,226 HP ad will be offered in only 12 units. For over 20 years, Hennessey has offered the widest range of street-legal and track tested high performance upgrades for a wide...
On August 29, 2012, James Hoegh successfully piloted the first Confederate X132 Hellcat Combat prototype to a top speed of 172.211 mph, making it the world’s fastest big block American V-twin motorcycle ever, as well as the world’s fastest rider in the...
Ford's Special Vehicle Team (SVT) engineers are taking high performance to a new level with the 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, resulting in a car that has an all-new aluminum-block engine, even better driving dynamics and handling, improved fuel economy...
This familiar Bonneville scene with the Reed brothers’ Von Dutched belly tank, which appeared in ads for years, gained invaluable exposure for Moon discs. An Ardun V8 pushed this car to 215 mph with LeRoy Neumayer aboard in 1954 one year before its subsequent...
In creating the new Dodge Challenger concept car the designers at Chrysler Group's West Coast Pacifica Studio knew they had a rich heritage to draw upon. They also knew they had an obligation to "get it right." Tasked with the enviable assignment of developing...
Jaguar released info and pics on its 2014 XKR-S GT ahead of its New York International Auto Show debut. The track-ready XK coupe is designed by Jag’s ETO division and features aerodynamic styling, improved upon with the addition of carbon fiber front...
Ferrari announced a special Japanese release for the California 30, dubbed the California 30 Giappone that will make it’s big debut at the uzuka Circuit for the 2013 Ferrari Legend Days event from April 19 through April 21. Limited to only 10 models,...
Anderson Germany dropped info on their dressed up Bentley Continental GT that features loads of carbon fiber and more horsepower. Under the hood, the standard ECU was reprogrammed, boosting up the performance of the twin-turbo W12 engine to 671 hp, which...
Rolls-Royce released its Ghost Alpine Trail Centenary Edition at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, which commemorates a full century since the luxury British carmaker’s first entry into the 1913 Alpine Trail. The special edition takes inspiration from the...
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