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Captured on the New York State Thruway near Batavia in April 2015, this clip shows how fast a powerful Camaro can turn a moment of overconfidence into a highway wreck. It has drawn millions of views not for the horsepower but for the split second where everything comes undone. Consider it a blunt reminder of how thin the line is between exhilaration and disaster in a rear-drive muscle car. Watch to see why it still gets shared as a cautionary tale.
This blue Cougar XR-7 might just look like another 1970 pony car at first glance, but its wood-rimmed wheel and simulated walnut dash tell a different story. Mercury built it to feel like a personal luxury coupe, not a stripped-down performance car, and buyers agreed in far smaller numbers than you’d expect. Before casting a vote, here’s what actually separates this car from its Mustang cousin.
Big Chief walks into the Bristol 100K no-prep race with $100,000 on the line and a stacked field of street racing’s heaviest hitters standing between him and the money. On an untreated surface where horsepower means nothing without traction and nerve, one clean pass at a time separates the contenders from the pretenders. It is grudge racing at its rawest, and it explains why this run pulled in millions of views. Watch to see how the night unfolds.
A C6 Corvette on street tires takes on a purpose-built classic Road Runner drag car riding on slicks, and the mismatch in setup tells you everything about why traction wins races. Leadhoof Productions keeps it honest, admitting the street car gets beaten while still putting up a better fight than anyone expected. It is the modern-versus-classic debate compressed into a single pass down the strip. Watch to see how close a street machine can get.
A red Chevrolet parked beside a vintage military Jeep and fluttering American flags looks like a simple roadside snapshot, but it echoes one of the most successful advertising campaigns in automotive history. A 1948 jingle written for Chevrolet’s ad agency eventually became Dinah Shore’s signature song, sung every Sunday night from behind the wheel of a brand-new Chevy. That six-word promise shaped how an entire generation pictured the open road.
This mystery concept car offers no easy clues, no badge, no plaque, just a shape that clearly belongs to an era when auto shows were the only place to see a manufacturer’s wildest ideas. Concept cars like this trace back to events such as GM’s legendary Motorama tours of the 1950s. Take a close look at the proportions and styling details before scrolling past. Can you guess the year, make, and model before we reveal it?
The Drive’s /BIG MUSCLE series tackles a question every classic owner secretly wrestles with: can a muscle car keep its brutal character and still be comfortable enough to actually drive? This build refuses the old either-or trade-off, pairing genuine attitude with the kind of livability that keeps a car out of the garage and on the road. It is a look at where the hobby is quietly heading. Watch to see how it pulls off both.
Buying a famed Dodge Challenger Hellcat sounds like a dream, but was it a giant mistake for this owner? Street Speed 717 gives a candid, real-world look at living with over 700 supercharged horsepower, including the running costs and second-guessing the highlight reels never show. It is part reality check, part love letter to modern muscle. Watch and decide whether Hellcat ownership is worth it.
Shot from inside a chase car on Interstate 75 in September 1985, this rare home footage captures a 1970 Superbird racing a 1972 Cuda on the open highway, back when winged Mopars were fast cars you drove, not million-dollar museum pieces. The Superbird’s owner narrates the story: a CB-radio challenge during a caravan from Detroit to a Columbus Mopar show. It is a genuine time capsule. Watch this slice of muscle-car history.
Pulled from decades of storage, this 1970 Plymouth Road Runner is not just a rare barn find. Its VIN ending in 00015 points to it being the very first 1970 Road Runner built, a factory pilot car, and one of only 44 coupes ordered with the mighty 426 Hemi and a four-speed. Ultimate engine, first-of-its-kind status, and untouched originality all in one car. What is it worth? Watch and decide for yourself.
Two American exotics, both pushed far past the factory, line up for one of the event’s best runs: a Ford GT quoted at 1,200 horsepower from twin turbos, a supercharger, and nitrous, against a supercharged-and-sprayed Viper making a claimed 1,050. At these levels it is less about who has more power and more about who can actually put it down. Watch the two heavyweights trade blows and see whose recipe wins.
It looks like a classic muscle-car showdown, a big-block 1969 Camaro SS versus a street-driven Firebird, until the twin-turbo Trans Am rips off a 7.89 at 180 mph. Those are dedicated race-car numbers coming from a car billed for the street. The Camaro plays its part, tires spinning and big-block roaring, but this is really old-school cubic inches meeting modern boost. Watch the run and see just how far the technology has come.
It looks like a humble 1968 Ford Falcon, but the Dirty Bird hides roughly 2,600 horsepower from a 449ci small-block Ford breathing through twin 88mm turbos. The truly wild part: it puts that power down on skinny 275 drag radials at the North Star Dragway x275 race. Making the power is easy; making it stick is the real trick. Watch it launch and see if the tires can hold on.
A drive-in, two vintage muscle cars, and a hand-lettered sign poking fun at gas mileage nobody in period actually cared about. It’s a joke that’s been running since the first big-block V8s hit showroom floors, and it still lands because the trade-off it pokes fun at never really went away. Here’s why ‘worry-free’ horsepower has stayed the whole point for generations of muscle car fans.