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Classic black Pontiac Trans Am parked outdoors with a Turbo V8 engine badge.

Turbo V8 Chicken: Pontiac Trans Am

by Wes

The 1981 Pontiac Trans Am was the first mass-production car to pair a turbocharged V8 with graphic art elaborate enough to fill a gallery wall — and Mike Musto of The Drive’s Big Muscle series drove one to find out how those two things coexist behind the wheel. The turbo experiment was genuine engineering ambition from a company running low on options, and the results were more interesting than the car’s reputation typically acknowledges. Watch to see what Musto found when he put it through its paces.

Classic car front with 'SLEEPERS' neon sign backdrop.

Sleepers! Muscle Cars That Are Faster Than They Look!

by Wes

Some of the fastest cars the muscle car era produced were also the most deliberately invisible — plain sheetmetal, modest badging, and under the hood, something that had no business being there. V8TV’s Muscle Car Of The Week covered six of the best factory sleepers, including a 1966 Impala SS 427, a 1964 supercharged Avanti, and a 1965 Galaxie R-Code 427. Understanding what these cars were and why they were built changes how you look at the entire era. Watch to see which six made the list.

A bright yellow classic American muscle car from the rear.

American Icon Muscle Car Dodge Dart

by Wes

The Dodge Dart started life as a full-size family car and ended the decade as one of the most effective performance platforms Chrysler ever produced — a compact that could carry big-block hardware and outrun much larger, more expensive machinery in the quarter mile. Bill Melville’s American Icon series examines the Dart’s place in muscle car history, tracing how a practical economy car became a drag racing legend with a devoted following that has never gone away. Watch to understand why this one still matters.

A Ford GT sports car driving on a highway with racing stripes.

2005 Dodge Viper v. 2005 Ford GT v. 2005 Chevrolet Corvette

by Wes

In 2005, Dodge, Ford, and Chevrolet each put their best American performance car on the market at the same time, and Edmunds had the foresight to test all three back to back before history assigned them their collector status. The Viper, the GT, and the Corvette represent three completely different philosophies about what an American sports car should be, and the comparison that resulted remains one of the most revealing pieces of automotive journalism from the era. Watch to see which one came out on top.

Four Cobra cars with prices under $10K displayed in a collage.

4 Cars That Feature Fords 4V COBRA ENGINE For UNDER $10K!!

by Wes

Ford’s 4.6-liter 4V Cobra engine ended up in more vehicles than most people realize, and a few of those vehicles can be had for under ten thousand dollars with the full capability of the SVT program sitting quietly under the hood. Mr Random Reviews tracked down four of them and made the case for why the used market has been underpricing them. If the idea of Cobra-engine performance without the Mustang price tag appeals to you, this video was made for you. Watch to see which four cars made the list.

Classic gold and black 1970 Ford Mustang in a garage.

Guess the year, make and model!

by Kiril

This gold-and-black coupe hides a story most casual fans miss: an engine built specifically to beat Chevrolet’s Z/28 on a road course, not a drag strip. Ford built barely two years’ worth of these before shutting the program down — right after it won the championship it was designed for. Here’s what gives it away.

A classic green 1971 Chevrolet Chevette on display at a car event.

Top 5: Classic muscle cars (and their tech innovations)

by Wes

The muscle cars of the 1960s and 1970s did more than go fast — they introduced technologies that shaped the automotive industry for decades to come. CNET’s automotive team selected five classics specifically for what they contributed to the engineering conversation, and the analysis is more surprising than a straight horsepower ranking. Some of the most important innovations of the era came wrapped in sheetmetal most people remember purely for how it looked. Watch to find out which five made the list.

Classic red muscle car with black racing stripes parked on asphalt.

What Is the Difference Between a Muscle Car & a Sports Car?

by Muscle Car Fan

Muscle cars and sports cars might both rev your engine, but they’re as different as a young Schwarzenegger and Brad Pitt. Muscle cars roar with V8 power, bulging curves, and a torque that makes you feel alive, while sports cars glide with sleek lines, nimble handling, and engines that purr thanks to turbo boosts. Whether you crave the raw power of a muscle car or the agile elegance of a sports car, both are sure to turn heads and spark conversations among car enthusiasts.

Two classic cars race on a drag strip at sunset, with a man standing between them.

Street Race: 70 chevelle vs 69 camaro

by Wes

A 1970 Chevelle and a 1969 Camaro on a back road — no track preparation, no timing lights, just two of GM’s most celebrated muscle cars doing what they were built to do. Over 815,000 people have watched the upyersbuddy footage, and the count keeps climbing because this matchup hits a nerve that more polished productions rarely manage. Classic iron, open road, full throttle. Watch to see how it ended.

A blue sports car and two men posing at a racing event.

WRX STi vs Nitrous Corvette – $2000 Street Race!

by Wes

A built-motor Subaru WRX STi and a nitrous-fed LS3 Corvette lined up for two thousand dollars, and the outcome came down to something no dyno sheet can measure. The Corvette’s 100-shot nitrous kit added a serious jolt of instant power, but the STi’s all-wheel-drive launch has been embarrassing bigger engines for two decades. See which car walked away with the cash in this back-road grudge match.

Two Chevrolet ZR1 cars racing on a drag strip, 2009 vs 2019.

First 2019 ZR1 1/4 mile vs 2010 Zr1 | RPM S4 E42

by Wes

The 2019 Corvette ZR1 brought 755 horsepower to a fight the 2010 ZR1 started with 638 — but horsepower on paper and horsepower at the drag strip are two different conversations. RaceProvenMotorsports took both cars to Cecil County Raceway to find out exactly how much nine years of engineering progress was worth in the quarter mile. This is the kind of head-to-head you rarely get to see done properly. Watch to find out which ZR1 came out on top.

Classic beige muscle car with sleek design and chrome details.

Guess the year, make and model!

by Kiril

Every muscle car generation left behind small design tells — headlight count, taillight shape, hood scoop placement — that let enthusiasts nail down an exact model year at a glance. This entry tests those instincts with a car built during one of Chrysler’s most dramatic redesigns, when a shorter, wider E-body platform replaced the previous generation almost overnight. Single headlights, a divided grille, and three vertically stacked taillights are among the giveaways. Take your best guess before reading the clues below.

1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 in vibrant blue on display.

1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 427 Coupe

by Wes

The 1968 Corvette L88 427 is one of the rarest and most consequential factory options in American automotive history, a package that Chevrolet offered publicly while doing everything possible to discourage ordinary buyers from ordering […]

A black 1967 Ford Mustang with polished wheels at a car show.

Henry Ford said “The first car race took place about 5 minutes after the second car was ready”.

by Ross Mills

Henry Ford’s famous line about the first car race happening minutes after the second car existed wasn’t just a joke — it described his own early racing career, which predates Ford Motor Company itself. That competitive instinct traces a line from 1890s reliability trials through Prohibition-era bootleggers building fast cars to outrun police, all the way to the factory-backed muscle cars of the 1960s. Every homologation special and big-block option shares the same DNA as those first backyard races. This polished 1967 Mustang is a reminder of just how far that rivalry traveled.

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