Car Reviews and News for Gearheads - 95 Octane

APR-modded VW Atlas Wants to Play in the Mud

If you go off-roading anywhere in Colorado, odds are most of the vehicles you’ll see on the trails are Jeeps or Toyotas. I’ve done plenty of off-roading around here, and one ride I have never seen is a…

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This One-of-a-Kind Kona Blue 2019 Bullitt Mustang Could be Yours

Pony car fans, do you want a chance to win a one-of-a-kind Bullitt Mustang, and help a good cause at the same time. Ford has announced that it will be raffling off a special 2019 Bullitt Mustang that…

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2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Drag Racer Good for the Mid-8s

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original 1968 Mustang Cobra Jet, Ford has gone official with a new 2018 edition. Ford says that the 50th anniversary model is the most powerful and fastest drag racing Mustang ever.…

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2019 Chevrolet Silverado First Drive Review

Trucks. Americans love them. In fact, over 2.8 million units are sold per year when you add up all the full- and mid-size offerings from Ford, GM, Ram, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda. That’s a lot of trucks. And…

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Steeda Makes Special Bullitt Mustang Even More Special

One of the coolest Fords that has been launched in recent years is the understated, yet powerful Bullitt Mustang celebrating the famous movie car that Steve McQueen drove in the flick Bullitt. But if the factory version isn’t…

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McLaren Special Ops Outs Sexy Track and Pacific Themed 720S

The coolest thing about McLaren is that while you can walk right into a dealership and take an exotic car home, you can also customize your extravagant ride any way you want via McLaren Special Operations. MSO is…

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This 1979 Int’l. Harvester Scout II Will Orange Crush Your Wallet

After about 1970, there was little to like about cars and truck of the decade. There were a few bright spots of cool vehicles and the International Scout II was one of them. Just look at this 1979…

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2019 Mazda MX-5 First Drive Review: Unadulterated Topless Entertainment

There are two classes of vehicles out there: the kind that needs to be thoroughly reworked, and the kind that needs to be left untouched because it’s already pretty darn good. I recently had the chance to hop…

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Jeep Wrangler JL Moab Edition Price Info Leaked

A couple of weeks back an image turned up that showed a JL Wrangler on a car carrier wearing a MOAB sticker on the hood. A newly leaked document purports to include content and pricing information about the…

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Ford Mustang NASCAR Racer Actually Looks Like a Mustang

I never understood why with the Mustang in its line, Ford always raced daily drivers like the Fusion in the main NASCAR series. That is changing with Ford unveiling the Mustang NASCAR racer that will aim to dominate…

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Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Rallye Concept Wants to Race

Porsche Motorsport has taken the already cool Cayman GT4 Clubsport and transformed it into a very special Rallye Concept version. Pics posted on the team’s twitter feed show a car with sweet quad LED lighting system on the…

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10 Millionth Ford Mustang Rolls off the Assembly Line

When it comes to producing cars, hitting the 1 million mark is always a significant milestone, so when I found out that ten times that many Ford Mustangs have now rolled off the assembly line, I was duly…

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Sonos Motors Sion EV Harnesses the Sun for Drivetrain Power

One of the holy grails for electric vehicles is the ability for cars to leverage solar energy for recharging their batteries. However, most applications of solar panels on EVs have been for providing power to less energy hungry…

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