Car Reviews and News for Gearheads - 95 Octane

Continuation Boss 429, Boss 302, and Mach 1 Mustangs Announced

If you ask a bunch of Mustang fans what the best-looking year was for Ford’s pony car, about the only thing most of them will be able to agree on is that it’s not the Mustang II from…

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A Wonderful Retrospective of Classic Porsche Cars

Do you love yourself some Porsches? If you’re a fan of the German sports car brand, you’ll be thrilled with this short retrospective video which features a few classic Porsche designs from the last sixty or so years.…

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2018 Ford F-150 3.0L Power Stroke Diesel MPG Ratings Impress

Ford has gone and done something that will make truck buyers who fancy diesel power and fuel economy very happy. The new 3.0-liter Power Stroke diesel engine has been announced and it has an EPA rating of 30…

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1968 Ford Mustang Fastback LEGO Kit Review: Retro Righteousness

Hot on the heels of our review of the utterly enormous Mercedes-Benz AMG Petronas F-1 paddock by LEGO, with it’s richly detailed shop space and cleverly equipped camera gear, comes a far simpler LEGO kit for auto enthusiasts.…

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Camouflage Your Body Like a Test Mule

If you’ve ever seen a prototype car being tested or one of the many leaked images of upcoming cars floating around the internet, you know that they’re often covered in these strange camouflage patterns. Those patterns are specifically…

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2018 Cobra Jet Mustang Celebrates 50 Years on the Drag Strip

If there’s one version of the Ford Mustang that most embodies drag racing, it’s got to be the Cobra Jet. For five decades, this monster has been blowing minds on the drag strip, and the latest edition is…

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2019 BMW M2 Competition Specs Revealed

Earlier this month, some details on the 2019 BMW M2 Competition leaked. BMW has now gone official with all the specs on the car. The big news is that M2 Competition buyers get the same engine found in…

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KTM X-Bow Coming Stateside in Two Models

Back in 2016, we got word that KTM was going to offer the X-Bow in the US. Apparently, it only arrived as a kit car though. KTM is now set to offer two versions of the ready-to-drive X-Bow…

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Jeep Trackhawk HPE1000 Would Make Dom Happy

If you owe Dom a ten-second car, the Hennessey Jeep Trackhawk HPE 1000 should do the trick quite nicely. The stock Jeep Trackhawk starts out with an already impressive 707 hp supercharged V8 good for a mid-11-second quarter…

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2019 Subaru WRX STI Gets Modest Power Increase

Like everything Subaru makes, fans have been clamoring for the WRX STI to get more power every year. Well, the good news is that it looks like the car will get a power bump for the 2019 model.…

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The Green Hell Draws Prototypes Like Flies to Honey

This is one of the coolest videos that has turned up for car guys and gals in a while. This compilation was captured at the Nürburgring, and shows off a variety of prototype cars being tested around the…

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2018 Dodge Durango Rallye Ditches the V8, Not the Style

Dodge has announced a new appearance package for the mid-range Durango GT SUV. The Rallye Appearance package includes a performance hood and performance front fascia along with LED fog lamps. The aesthetic details are inspired by the style…

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2019 Mazda MX-5 Power Bump Details Come into Focus

Back in March, I talked about a rumor going around that the 2019 Mazda MX-5 would be getting a healthy power bump to keep fans happy. What we heard was that the 2.0L Skyactiv-G engine would be going…

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