Category: American Muscle (Page 2 of 6)

August 9, 2024 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Dodge hit a new high note today, revealing the final performance character of the all-new Dodge Charger Daytona’s Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust system during a press conference preview of the Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge event. The patent-pending system shatters preconceptions of a typical battery-electric vehicle, bringing a signature rumble and tactile sound wave output that will serve as the soundtrack for the all-electric 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T and Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack. Continue reading

SEALY, Texas (July 2, 2024) – Hennessey, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer and high-performance vehicle creator, has partnered with FOX FACTORY to produce a limited run of 2024 RAM 1500 sport trucks. As the last truck to feature a HEMI engine, the 5.7-liter V8 Ram 1500 Laramie is treated to a robust list of exterior modifications to enhance aesthetics and performance. The MAMMOTH 400 receives bespoke paintwork, offering customers with the choice of iconic Viper Red, Viper White, or GTS Blue, each accented by distinctive full-length twin ‘Viper Stripes’ – a nod to Hennessey’s early roots within the Dodge SRT Viper community. Continue reading

PIKES PEAK, Colo. (June 23, 2024) – The Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck electric vehicle demonstrator overcame a hurdle and found success at the 102nd Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, notching a time of 8:53.553 – the fastest among 61 competitors. Continue reading

SEALY, Texas (April 16, 2024) – Hennessey, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer and high-performance vehicle creator, has released a comprehensive new performance upgrade package for the 2024 Cadillac Escalade-V. Hennessey’s engineers take the hand-built, supercharged GM 6.2-liter V8 from the standard 682 horsepower to 850 bhp at 6,200 rpm – a 25 percent rise. The torque figure is enhanced further still, growing 31 percent to 855 lb-ft at 4,600 rpm. The Hennessey enhancements make the ‘H850 Escalade-V’ one of the quickest and highest-horsepower full-size SUVs on the market. Continue reading

Sealy, Texas (March 12, 2024) –Hennessey, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer and high-performance vehicle creator, has announced a special edition ‘Last Stand’ Mammoth 1000 TRX to send off the world’s favorite hypertruck in style. The Texas team will offer the special edition V8-powered Ram TRX exclusively on 2024 model year trucks, which feature new colors and distinctive ‘Last Stand’ graphics. Continue reading

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (March 5, 2024) – Dodge is igniting a new era of automotive muscle, announcing today the global debut of the world’s first and only electric muscle car and the brand’s first multi-energy muscle car: the all-new Dodge Charger.

The next-generation Dodge Charger electrifies a legend. The Charger will retain its title as the world’s quickest and most powerful muscle car, led by the all-new, all-electric 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack, which delivers 670 horsepower and is expected to reach 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds and to run the quarter-mile in an estimated 11.5 seconds. Electrified models also include the 496-horsepower 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T. Continue reading

Today Cadillac introduced the refreshed and more advanced 2025 CT5-V and CT5-V Blackwing¹— bringing the next iteration of bold American craftsmanship², technology and performance to the highly-accoladed luxury sport sedans. Continue reading

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 23, 2024) – One of hot rodding’s wildest and most memorable custom cars, dubbed “Uncertain-T,” has been “unearthed” by Galpin Motors’ Beau Boeckmann after disappearing for more than half a century. Continue reading