Video: Shelby's 1000+ hp GT500 prototype is real

A few weeks ago we caught wind of a possible new Shelby prototype, a twin turbo powered GT500 that would exceed 1000 horsepower. And now we have a real, live prototype to show you.

Nicknamed "Code Red," this uber powerful GT500 was created in a collaboration between Shelby American and Nelson Racing Engines. The (obviously) modified 5.4 liter has been breathed on courtesy of twin 61mm Turbonetics turbochargers, a duel fuel setup (to run race gas as well as pump gas), and an electronic boost controller.

Other goodies include 14 inch Baer brakes, adjustable suspension, 10 point roll cage, 9 inch rear, and an estimated $100,000 price tag. There's no word on possible production of Code Red, so for now we can only dream and admire the glorious sounds it makes in the video below.

Video: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 at the Nurburgring

The upcoming Camaro Z28 is getting ready to fight a battle royale of sorts with the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 and Dodge Challenger SRT8. The Z is looking like a worthy competitor, with 500+ horsepower almost a guarantee. And now we have some video evidence that the car is indeed being tested, in this case at the world famous Nurburgring in Germany. Check it out, and enjoy the sweet sound of a supercharged 6.2 liter LSA V8.

Video: Hennessey twin-turbo Camaro boasts 847 rear wheel horsepower!

Is too much horsepower a bad thing? Is there such a thing as too much power? We raise these eternal questions thanks to the 2010 Hennessey HPE1000 Twin-Turbo Camaro and it's insane power rating of 847hp and 801 lb-ft of torque - at the rear wheels.

If that is a tad too crazy for you, consider the tame HPE800, which produces a mild 815 horsepower and 788 pound-feet of torque at the motor. Surely that will be a more reasonable grocery getter.

Check out the video below to see the HPE1000 laying down the goods on a dyno. We're surprised the sheer torque didn't alter the rotation of the earth, or at least Hennessey's shop.

Videos: 2011 Ford Mustangs already in the 10's

The 2011 Ford Mustang is already one of the more powerful Mustangs ever offered. It also promises to have a boatload of potential for those so inclined to improve upon what Ford has created, which is most everyone who purchases one. The Mustang has always been a blank canvas of sorts for those who want to make it faster.

The first to achieve a 10 second quarter mile run in a 2011 model are the folks at JPC Racing. Thanks to 4.56 gears, tighter upper and lower control arms, racing slicks, and a 100hp shot of nitrous. The best time they recorded was a 10.96 @ 125.75 mph.

A little while later, Evolution Performance ran a 10.88 @ 126.66 mph using 3.73 gears, a prototype cool air intake, Eaton Trutrac differential, D.O.T. approved racing tires and a 100 shot of nitrous.

These numbers are certainly impressive in themselves, and show what kind of potential the new 5.0 possesses. Given some time to play around with the new mill, we are excited to see what kind of untapped potential it has.

Video: LMC Super Cuda breaks 200mph mark racing Ferrari Enzo

Back at this year's SEMA, one of the coolest cars in attendance was the Legendary Motor Company built Super 'Cuda. A twin turbo Viper V-10 thumps to the tune of around 1,000 horsepower underhood and a nicely done restomod look add up to one serious ride.

And all of that is not just for show. LMC recently brought out the Super 'Cuda and a Ferrari Enzo (for good measure) to Chrysler's Chelsea, Michigan proving grounds for some fun.

In a straight line, the Super Cuda rules as expected. It is so fast, as a matter of fact, that on one pass the the windshield molding came off and the hood lifted by three inches. When it comes to ultimate top speed, however, the Enzo wins with a top speed of 218 mph to the Cuda's 208. But seriously, 200+ mph in a Barracuda? Insane.

Video: 2010 Dodge Viper ACR sets track record at Laguna Seca

The Dodge Viper was never what many would consider a track car, at least until the ACR showed up. Built as a lighter alternative to a regular SRT10 with ten times the downforce (thanks to a huge wing), the ACR has been setting records ever since.

The 2010 ACR is even more serious than the 2009. With a faster top speed of 202 mph, revised gear ratios that take it to that speed 14 seconds quicker than it's predecessor.

The latest record to fall was the single lap record at Laguna Seca when this particular ACR ran it in with a time of 1:33.944, beating the previous record by more than a second. You can see two videos below, one an in car video to capture all the action.

Hennessey receives a call from OnStar while his CTS-V runs an 11.07 second 1/4 mile

In the process of running the quarter mile in 11.07 seconds at 128 mph, this 700hp Hennessey tuned Cadillac CTS-V receives a phone call from OnStar. Hilarity ensues as the OnStar representative has a few select questions for the driver

Video: 2010 Taurus SHO runs 13 second quarter mile

The SHO packs 365hp thanks to it's twin turbo V6, a staggering number until you have the sobering realization that the car it lives in weighs 4,300 pounds. But that kind of power output still got this guy a respectable slip with a 13.92 1/4 mile time at 100mph.

Video: Bugatti Veyron takes on Nissan GT-R

Fresh off it's victory on Top Gear vs. a McLaren F1, the Bugatti Veyron is apparently setting it's sights on taking out other supercars. Namely, the Nissan GT-R. If you think that this may be a mismatch of sorts for Godzilla, you may be right.

While the GT-R is a darn fast car in it's own right, when you double the horsepower and stuff it in a car that costs roughly ten times as much, it just isn't that fair. The Nissan is fast, the Bugatti is ridiculously fast. Watch the video to see just how much faster the Bugatti is.

Video: A whole lot of 2010 Camaros in Dallas

Last week, a parade of 2010 Camaros drove from Victory Park in Dallas to Sundance Square in Ft. Worth with a police motorcade. It was Chevrolet's first large-scale Camaro event, and hopefully soon we'll be seeing lots of these on the streets.

On a side note, two weeks ago while driving through Atlanta I saw a yellow SS. Not really sure how someone got their hands on it before the first one was officially sold, unless it was a dealer or pretty important inside guy.

Video: Hennessey GTR700 runs 2.8 0-60

John Hennessey makes a living out of making fast cars faster. The GTR700 is no exception, based on the already seriously fast Nissan GT-R and cranking it up a few notches. The upgraded Godzilla pumps out 715 horsepower thanks to numerous mods including a stainless steel exhaust system, new ECU programming, modified turbos with larger compressor wheels, 100mm cold air intake, high-flow fuel injectors, transmission cooler, clutch pack upgrades, and more.

The result is just plain ridiculous, with sixty miles per hour coming in 2.8 seconds, 100 mph in 6.7 seconds and 150 mph in 14.5 seconds. Compared to a stock GT-R, the GTR700 reaches 186 mph in less than half the time. Check out the video to see Hennessey's creation hit a full 1.0g on it's way to a 10.87 sec @ 132 mph quarter mile run.

Chevrolet Corvette Competition Sport in action at Sebring - Video

The Competition Sport is a new model offered by Chevy that celebrates the Corvette's racing success, and it's more than just a couple of badges and stripes. Keith Cornett of Corvette Blogger got to experience the car first hand while riding shotgun during a a hot lap session. Check out the video that highlights Keith's wild ride.

Video: 2010 Ford Mustang breaks longest drift record

Drifting is a Japanese sport. Or at least it was. It's only natural that big, V8 powered, rear wheel drive American cars have burst on the scene. They are just great drifting machines.

As if the 2010 Ford Mustang doesn't have enough hype preceding it as it is, one has just claimed the world's longest drift record to boot. Vaughn Gittin Jr. piloted a 2010 GT to the record at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a two minute drift taking 6,285 feet, or 1.19 miles to complete.

Hennessey rings out a 705hp Corvette ZR1

Recently retired John Heinricy got a shot to wring out Henessey's new powertrain, a 705 hp LS9 V8 that lives in a new ZR1 Corvette at the MSR Houston. The result is a pretty nice video, but the real news is that this is the exact powertrain that will occupy the engine bay of a certain Hennessey HPE700 Camaro, a car that was revealed back in January.

Video: More 2010 Ford Mustang burnout goodness, MT test numbers

We can never get enough tire smoke, and thankfully neither can the guys at Motor Trend.

That fact is very apparent in their latest video, which features a GT being put through it's paces.

MT garnered some pretty respectable numbers from the new GT, running a 0-60 time of 5.3 seconds and the quarter mile in 13.9 at 101.7 mph. For the record, that's two tenths quicker and 2 mph faster than the 2008 GT.

The only problem is that the 2008 Bullitt ran a 5.0 0-60 and a 13.7 quarter, but that was with a 3.73 gear. The 2010 GT that MT tested had a 3.31 gear (3.73's are optional).

Overall the folks at MT were quite impressed with the new pony car. You can read the whole first test impression here.