2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 First Ride | Entry of the horsepower gods into petro-Valhalla

Back at the L.A. Auto Show, there’s a bright orange 2019 Corvette ZR1 Convertible on a show stand, glimmering under the lights, being ogled by admirers and measured by competitors. Just over 100 miles away, at the oldest permanent road course in the U.S., at the western edge of the Mojave Desert, two beat-up ZR1 […]

2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS First Drive Review | Track Testing the 700 Horsepower King of the Nürburgring

The sound of the $ 293,200 911 GT2 RS is like nothing in the current Porsche lineup – or on the road right now, period. Hammer the floor-mounted accelerator pedal and the GT2 RS spits raw, melodious frequencies that will rumble your spine and make your hair stand on end. “We wanted to make an […]

2017 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 and SRT Hellcat In-Depth Review: Lord of the Horsepower War

– Billowing burnouts and thunderous emanations are standard equipment on the Challenger SRT siblings. Dodge’s devilish duo are fitted with an adaptive suspension and substantial brakes; the SRT 392 packs a 485-hp Hemi V-8, and the Hellcat summons 707 horses from its evil-sounding supercharged V-8. Both retro-styled coupes route power to the rear wheels through […]

Atom to Electron: Ariel Prepares a 1200 Horsepower Electric Hypercar

– Small auto companies often make fanciful claims, and we’ll understand if you attach a degree of skepticism to the announcement that a British automaker with fewer than 50 employees is planning a 1200 horsepower electric performance car that also will feature a turbine engine operating as a range extender, and that it will accelerate […]

How the Dodge Demon uses its air conditioning to make more horsepower

Dodge While it may seem like blasphemy that an air conditioning unit can be used to actually increase horsepower, it’s true. Dodge has implemented such a process to help the 2018 Challenger Demon create its immense 840 horsepower, but how exactly does it work? Thankfully, we can always count on Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained to dissect […]