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Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman set out to answer a question most gearheads would laugh off: can a square wheel ever ride smooth? Their MythBusters build pairs genuinely square wheels with a custom-curved roadway to test the math for real, not in theory. The result reframes a stunt as a lesson in ride-quality engineering that still gets shared more than a decade later. Watch to see if the impossible actually works.
Jumping from a naturally aspirated big block to a twin-turbo 427 is a big enough change on its own. Doing it right before RPM Magazine’s Rocky Mountain Race Week — seven days, 1,300 miles, minimal support — is another thing entirely. This Ford Fairlane surprised everyone by averaging 18-20 mpg thanks to its six-speed T56, even while its 60-foot times stayed a work in progress. Watch how the fresh combination held up.
Nobody expects to lose a drag race to a Smart Car — let alone twice in a row. This one hides a supercharged 1.5-liter Toyota engine under 28 pounds of boost, and it used that power-to-weight advantage to put a modified Shelby Mustang on the trailer at a Route 66 Raceway test-and-tune night. Watch both runs, wheelstands included.
A bolt-on 560-horsepower GT-R out of the Bay Area came to a daytime street race in the California backcountry with a reputation for taking on anyone, any time. 1320video was there to document it, and an inconsistent, unprepped track surface turned out to be the wildcard that decided who went home with bragging rights against the muscle cars willing to line up. Watch to see how the all-wheel-drive advantage played out.
Some cars earn a passing mention in a documentary. The 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda earned its own dedicated segment on Legendary Motorcar’s “Dream Car Garage” television series — and once the Hemi fires up on camera, it’s easy to understand why. This archival footage captures one of the rarest muscle car combinations Plymouth ever built, from a shop that still restores and sells cars at this level today. Watch to hear what made it worth the airtime.
Motor Trend pits three modern muscle cars against the exact classics that inspired their styling: a 2011 Camaro SS against a ’69 SS396, a 2011 Challenger SRT8 against its 1970 ancestor, and a new Shelby GT500 convertible against its late-60s forebear. The question isn’t which car looks better, it’s which one actually earns the name. Watch to see how each pairing shakes out.
Most drag strip wheelies last a heartbeat before the front end drops back down. Frank Soldridge’s didn’t, holding the nose up deep into a run that topped 196 miles per hour at the No Mercy 7 radial-tire drag event, one of the sport’s toughest traction tests. See how far a wheelstand can go before something has to give.
Chrysler engineers nicknamed the 426 the “elephant” for its sheer size, and it became the benchmark by which every other Mopar big block would be measured. This green Dodge Challenger puts a genuine 426 Hemi through a full-throttle half-mile acceleration run, captured raw with no narration, just launch and exhaust note. Turn the volume up before you watch.
Car show exits are supposed to end with a rev, a tire chirp, and a crowd of phones held up to catch it. At an OKC Cars and Coffee, one Camaro driver’s attempt to make an exit went sideways in the most literal sense, crossing into oncoming traffic. Drive615 and videographer Josh Grubbs caught the whole thing on camera. See how a routine exit turned into a cautionary tale.
A supercharged third-generation Cadillac CTS-V, a Kenne Bell-blown Shelby GT500, and two separate 800-plus horsepower Dodge Hellcats all lined up in the same session — and somehow the Cadillac had a reputation worth defending. Street Car Video captured the full matchup as four of America’s meanest street builds settled things the only way that matters. See which one actually backed up the hype.
Not every viral driving clip is staged with a stunt coordinator standing just off camera. This compilation leans hard into the unscripted kind — moments where a driver pushed a car somewhere it had no business going, caught on camera with no safety net in sight. It’s raw, it’s uncomfortable, and it’s racked up nearly two million views for exactly that reason. Watch at your own risk.
Every car owner has lived through some version of the moment this mega compilation captures twenty times over — the smoke, the stall, the sound no engine should ever make. Originally sourced through Carthrottle and racking up over two million views, it’s equal parts comedy and cautionary tale for anyone who’s ever kept something old and powerful running. See how many of these you’ve lived through yourself.
A Dodge Charger and a Plymouth Road Runner — two of Chrysler’s most storied B-body muscle cars — squared off in the latest matchup from the Search for Speed amateur racing league. One built its reputation on style, the other on stripped-down value, and both have loyal followings who’ll argue their case at any car show in America. Watch to see which Mopar cousin came out on top.
Twin 88mm turbochargers stick straight up through holes cut into this Corvette’s hood, feeding a combined 2,400 horsepower alongside a 400-shot of nitrous stacked on top. The car’s only real problem is putting all of that power to the ground, a traction fight that’s kept it from a genuine 200 mph pass so far. Watch to see what happens when a build this extreme runs out of runway before it runs out of power.