Category Archives: performance

Acura NSX Prototype at Mid-Ohio Race in August

Posted on 25 July 2013 by Ken Zino

Acura today released a photo of a prototype NSX sports car, and said that the running two-seater will take to the racetrack just prior to the Honda Indy 200 IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio on 4 August. NBC Sports will broadcast the race live. Continue reading →

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Nismo and Williams to Develop High Performance Cars

Posted on 1 July 2013 by Ken Zino

While Nismo is known to motorsports and performance car enthusiasts in Japan and to millions of gamers, the brand is virtually unknown and certainly unrecognized in global enthusiast circles. A GT-R Nismo will be the third Nismo-badged model following the launch of the Juke Nismo and 370Z Nismo this year. Continue reading →

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First Drive – 2014 Lexus IS Sedan

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Ken Zino

Unlike earlier electronic traction, anti-lock braking, yaw control and computerized damping systems, the latest ones are slickly integrated and even predictive, instead of slowly reactive. The upshot is a fully electronic car that is capable of driving at the limits all the time. These systems are now capable of producing faster lap times than professional racing drivers can without them, and the IS system is state of this dark electronic art. Continue reading →

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Nostalgia Marketing! Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Returns in 2014

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Ken Zino

As Chevrolet showed a mildly restyled 2014 Camaro lineup at the New York Auto Show, it announced the return of the Z/28, arguably the most famous model in Camaro history. Continue reading →

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2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS Debuts in New York Next Week

Posted on 20 March 2013 by Ken Zino

A refreshed Chevrolet Camaro SS will debut at the New York International Auto Show next week. The planned 2014 model is being called by GM the most significant change for the fifth-generation Camaro, which has been the most popular sports car in America for three consecutive years. Continue reading →

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Limited Run of 2014 SRT Viper TA Coupes Coming this Fall

Posted on 20 March 2013 by Ken Zino

Chrysler Group’s SRT will offer 33 street-legal and single-spec 2014 SRT Viper TA (Time Attack) in special “Crusher Orange” beginning in the third quarter 2013. The performance package is designed to provide excellent road course handling. The SRT Viper TA makes its public debut next week at the New York International Auto Show. Continue reading →

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Cadillac Twin-Turbo Debuts in All-New 2014 CTS Sedan

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Ken Zino

Cadillac announced today a new 420 horsepower, turbocharged V6 engine and eight-speed transmission that will be used on the all-new 2014 CTS midsize sedan that debuts next week at the New York Auto Show. Cadillac said the force-fed V6 engine is the most power-dense six-cylinder engine in the mid-size luxury segment – displacing 3.6-liters at118 horsepower per liter (88 kW/liter). Continue reading →

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Spyker Plans for B6 Venator Concept Production in 2014

Posted on 5 March 2013 by Ken Zino

Dutch automaker Spyker N.V. showed its B6 Venator Concept, at the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show today. The ultra expensive gambit to revive the slumping company is a compact, 2-door mid-engine sports car. Currently Spyker sells the C8 Aileron, limited production 400 horsepower super coupe. Continue reading →

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Nissan Juke Nismo Arrives in U.S. this Spring

Posted on 28 February 2013 by Ken Zino

Nissan Motor at a dedication of its refurbished Nismo facility in Yokohama, Japan said that the first performance car coming from the new center will be a Juke, followed by the 2014 model 370Z. A new GT-R Nismo is also in the works. Nissan said more Nismo models will appear, at least one every year. All of the cars that the performance versions will be built from so far represent small volumes in the U.S., selling in January 2,400 Juke, 331 370Z and 48 GT-R models. The Nismo versions will be built in the same plants as the standard models.
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Alfa Romeo 4C Debuts at Geneva – 2014 Model is U.S. Comeback Car

Posted on 12 February 2013 by Ken Zino

The new Alfa Romeo 4C will debut at the Geneva a Motor Show next month, the Italian sports car maker owned by Fiat said this morning. The two-seat, mid-engine designed sports car will be built at the Maserati plant in Modena, which is also the home of Fiat owned Ferrari. The 4C will go on sale in 2013, marking the return of the Italian brand to the United States. Continue reading →

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Want a Stingray Now? Bring your Corvette to Lingenfelter

Posted on 2 February 2013 by Ken Zino

While the Corvette Stingray due to go in production this summer attracted considerable attention at the North American International Auto Show last month, performance modifier Lingenfelter was preparing a version of a 1967 Stingray of its own that was showed at the MGM Grand Casino before the Corvette reveal. Continue reading →

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GM Moves Performance Build Center to Corvette Plant

Posted on 31 January 2013 by Ken Zino

GM is moving its Performance Build Center from Michigan to the Bowling Green Assembly Plant where the Chevrolet Corvette is assembled. The center allows customers to build their own specialty engines for installation in GM vehicles. Continue reading →

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First Look – New 2013 Chrysler 300 Glacier AWD

Posted on 21 January 2013 by Ken Zino

Chrysler has introduced a $37,840 300 Glacier model that is roughly based on an all-wheel drive version of the SRT8. With an eight-speed automatic transmission, steering-wheel mounted paddle shifters, and a more powerful300 horsepower 3.6-liter V6 engine, the sedan is said to deliver best-in-class fuel economy of 18 mpg city and 27 mpg highway. Continue reading →

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2014 Corvette Sting Ray Builds on C6 with a new 7-Speed Manual, Cylinder Deactivation for a Front Engine, Rear-Drive V8 Sports Car

Posted on 13 January 2013 by Ken Zino

Seven better be a lucky number for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette. The so-called C7 – for the seventh generation of the fabled – and now fading – All-American sports car is an attempt to revive interest in what might be a dissolving market, the 2-seat, front engine, rear drive American sports car. Continue reading →

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Older C6R Corvette to Race in American Le Mans This Year

Posted on 13 January 2013 by Ken Zino

While the success or failure of a revised 2014 model C7 Chevrolet Corvette will be much debated this week at the North American International auto Show this week in Detroit, the success of Corvette’s racing program seems certain, as the C6.R will return for the 2013 season. The C7.R is expected to make its racing debut in 2014. Continue reading →

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