

Dodge's 750-HP Manual Charger Drift Cars Carve Up Laguna Seca
The Boost Coupe and the "Rapid People Mover" drift taxi make their West Coast debut at GRIDLIFE Laguna Seca — and Dodge is handing out ride-alongs in 550-hp Scat Packs while they're at it. The two most unlikely Chargers ever built just crossed the country. Starting today, Dodge's pair of SIXPACK-powered Charger Scat Pack drift cars — co-created with Hemmings and Suppy's Garage — are turning laps at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the GRIDLIFE Laguna Seca Festival, runnin

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Stewart, Hagan and Pruett Unveil Dodge Charger Super Bee and Purple Haze Liveries for Inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals
Purple Haze, a limited-run exterior color for the 2027 Charger lineup, is now open for orders. Dodge and Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) today marked the return of NHRA National event racing to Michigan for the first time in 66 years with the reveal of new race car liveries themed around the Dodge Charger Super Bee and the brand's Purple Haze exterior color. The liveries debut at the inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals presented by Mopar, scheduled for Sept. 18-20 at U.S. 1

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Dodge Goes After Dark, Adding Ninth Exterior Color to 2027 Durango Lineup
After Dark, a new deep metallic blue finish, joins the HEMI powered 2027 Dodge Durango lineup. Dodge is expanding customization options for the HEMI®-powered 2027 Dodge Durango with After Dark, a new deep metallic blue exterior color for the brand's three-row muscle SUV. "Dodge customers don't blend in — and neither should their vehicles," said Matt McAlear, Dodge CEO. "You see that passion everywhere, from Roadkill Nights through Cruise Week, where bold color and personal e

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Ford Rips the Roof Off the 795-HP Mustang Dark Horse SC
795 horsepower apparently wasn’t loud, fast, or irresponsible enough with a fixed roof. Ford has taken its supercharged Mustang Dark Horse SC, removed the top, and created the sort of convertible your homeowners association will discuss at its next emergency meeting. The new 2027 Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC Convertible packs a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 producing 795 horsepower and 660 lb-ft of torque. All of it is sent through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, because sh

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Corvette ZR1X AARP Track Package Built for Drivers Racing Their Own Obituaries
The ultimate track weapon for drivers with titanium knees, paid-off mortgages and unfinished wills. Chevrolet is reportedly developing a Corvette ZR1X AARP Track Package for drivers who can afford 1,250 horsepower but need both hands, a titanium knee and a controlled breathing exercise to exit the vehicle. The package targets America’s most financially qualified speed demons: men with paid-off mortgages, fourteen prescriptions and a deep need to prove mortality remains negoti

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Hyper Rare Trim Levels Nobody Asked For Are Turning Boring Cars Into Seller Psychosis
One beige Buick got noticed, and now every sun fried sedan thinks it belongs in a museum with armed security.

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GM Motorsports Triple Header Takes Over Sunday
GM powered IndyCar, Formula 1, and NASCAR race cars competing on the same day during motorsports triple header Sunday.

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2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee Muscle Trucks Shake Up Pickup Performance
The 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee Muscle Trucks bring 777 horsepower, advanced aerodynamics, and track ready suspension to a new pickup performance category.

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NHRA National Event Racing Returns to Michigan With Dodge and Mopar Lighting the Fuse
After 66 years off the national-event map, Michigan gets a full-throttle playoff opener at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park. For the first time since Eisenhower-era tailfins ruled the road and Detroit Dragway was still shaking windows, NHRA National Event Racing Returns to Michigan, and it is not sneaking back quietly. The NHRA, Dodge and Mopar are bringing the big show to U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan, Sept. 18-20, 2026, with the debut of the Dodge NHRA Great Lakes

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Roadkill Nights Back for 11th Year, Bringing Dodge Muscle and Woodward Mayhem to Pontiac
MotorTrend and Dodge are firing up street-legal drag racing, drift rides, grudge matches, car culture, and full-throttle fan fun on August 8, 2026. Start your engines, clear your calendar, and maybe warn your eardrums: Roadkill Nights Back for 11th Year is officially set to return Saturday, August 8, 2026, bringing one of Metro Detroit’s loudest and most beloved automotive spectacles back to M1 Concourse and the legendary Woodward Avenue. What began in 2015 as a rowdy, grassr

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Pruett, Hagan Reach NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Final Rounds in TSR Dodge Nitro Cars
Leah Pruett advanced to the Top Fuel final quad and lined up alongside husband Tony Stewart for the first time in Top Fuel eliminations, while Matt Hagan powered to the Funny Car final to cap a strong weekend for Tony Stewart Racing at zMAX Dragway. Tony Stewart Racing delivered a double-final performance at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, with Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan both advancing to championship-round competition in their Dodge nitro machines at zMAX Dragway near Charlotte.

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Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC 795 Horsepower Confirmed, Apparently “Enough” Was Never on the Menu
Ford has officially confirmed the Mustang Dark Horse SC at 795 horsepower, transforming the already serious Dark Horse into a near-800-horsepower warning label with race-bred engineering.

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Ford’s Mustang GTD Competition Just Put the Nürburgring on Notice, and the Stopwatch Got the Message
Ford’s Mustang GTD Competition has posted a 6:40.835 Nürburgring Nordschleife lap, using more power, more aero, more grip and less weight to transform an already extreme Mustang into a serious statement.

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Matt Hagan Wins Historic 1,000th NHRA Funny Car Race at Pomona as Tony Stewart Racing Delivers Statement Weekend
Hagan drove the TSR Dodge//SRT Hellcat to a milestone victory over Ron Capps, Leah Pruett secured the No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying spot, and team owner Tony Stewart added a Top Fuel win to cap a huge weekend at the NHRA Winternationals. POMONA, Calif. Matt Hagan drove the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car to victory Sunday in the 1,000th NHRA Funny Car race, beating Ron Capps in the final round at the 66th Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burge

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Jeep Hits Rewind and Somehow Makes Nostalgia Look Trail-Ready
The fan-favorite Easter Jeep Safari concept has officially made the jump from Moab daydream to dealership reality, as Jeep rolls out retro-inspired Wrangler and Gladiator Rewind Special Editions drenched in ‘80s and ‘90s attitude. Concept cars usually live glamorous, short lives. They show up, wear something outrageous, collect compliments, and vanish into the same automotive witness protection program that swallowed every gullwing fantasy and chrome-covered fever dream befor

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2026 Ford Bronco Wildtrak Returns as Option Package, Because Ford Apparently Heard the Group Chat
The Wildtrak is back for 2026, not as a trim, but as a neatly bundled off-road option package for the Bronco Badlands, proving that sometimes the best comebacks arrive wearing FOX shocks and a Black Appearance Package. The 2026 Ford Bronco Wildtrak returns as option package, which is a very corporate way of saying Ford looked at a bunch of off-road fans, heard the word “Wildtrak” repeated with increasing emotional intensity, and decided to bring it back with a new job title.

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Dodge Gives the Durango a Birthday Suit Made of Stars, Stripes and Swagger
Debuting at the 2026 New York International Auto Show, the new Dodge Durango GT America250 Edition turns a three-row SUV into a patriotic performance flex with premium trim, bold graphics and enough attitude to make fireworks feel insecure. Some SUVs are built to blend in. The 2026 Dodge Durango GT America250 Edition appears to have skipped that chapter entirely and gone straight to the part where it kicks open the garage door, salutes the skyline and asks if anyone ordered

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Chevrolet Finally Gave the C8 Its Grand Sport, and Then It Gave It a Gym Buddy
Chevrolet has revived the Grand Sport for the C8 generation, pairing a new 6.7-liter LS6 V8 with widebody styling and introducing the 721-horsepower Grand Sport X for buyers who prefer their sweet spot with extra violence.

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2027 Bronco RTR Unveiled in Detroit, and Ford’s New Desert Toy Clearly Skipped the Shy Phase
The 2027 Bronco RTR unveiled in Detroit introduces a factory-built Bronco aimed at buyers who want desert-ready hardware, RTR attitude and a lower-cost alternative to the Bronco Raptor.

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Jeep Just Donated the Most Moab Thing Ever: a Gladiator Built to Fix the Trails It Was Born to Climb
Jeep has donated a custom 2026 Gladiator Rubicon, purpose-built by Jeep Performance Parts, to the Red Rock 4-Wheelers in support of trail maintenance and stewardship efforts across Moab’s iconic off-road landscape.

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