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A red classic muscle car doing a burnout on a drag strip.

Rare 426 Hemi Road Runner vs Olds 442 W-30 – 1/4 Mile Drag Race Video- Road Test TV

A genuine 426 Hemi Road Runner, one of only 152 built in 1970, lines up against a 1972 Oldsmobile 442 W-30, one of just 772 built that year, in a quarter-mile grudge match that splits the difference between torque and top end. The W-30’s blueprinted 455 gets off the line first, but the Hemi’s legendary top-end pull closes the gap by the traps. Viewers have been arguing in the comments ever since about which car actually deserved the win. Watch the run and decide for yourself which factory got it right.

Two Ford GT models from different eras side by side on a racetrack.

2017 Ford GT vs. 2005 Ford GT

by Wes

Ford has only built two generations of its GT supercar, and Kelley Blue Book’s Karl Brauer — who owns one himself — puts the 2005 original against the 2017 successor to see exactly how far the engineering moved in twelve years. From a supercharged V8 to a twin-turbo V6 and an all-new carbon monocoque, the changes go well beyond styling. Owning one shapes how Brauer sees both cars, and it shows throughout the comparison. Watch how differently a decade of engineering plays out.

Four Corvette front grills showcasing distinct designs and colors.

5 Cars You Wouldn’t Believe Came With CORVETTE Engines From Factory UNDER $10K!!

by Wes

Chevrolet’s LS-series V8 didn’t stay locked inside the Corvette — this roundup tracks down five cars, including a Firebird, two different Impala SS builds, and an unexpected Buick Roadmaster, that share real engineering DNA with America’s sports car. Every one of them can reportedly be found today for under $10,000. Budget performance doesn’t get much more specific than this. Watch the full list to see all five.

A black sports car and a white classic car racing on a street with spectators watching.

560hp GT-R vs MUSCLE – Cali Street Racing

by Wes

A bolt-on, 560-horsepower Nissan GT-R from the Bay Area takes on American muscle at an impromptu California street meetup, where imperfect pavement ends up mattering more than raw horsepower. Viewers came away praising the mutual respect between import and domestic camps more than the actual results. Watch to see how the all-wheel-drive advantage plays out on a street that refuses to hook up.

Classic and modern muscle cars racing side by side on a sunny road.

Hot Rod Time Machine: Old vs New

by Wes

MotorTrend paired three muscle car legends with their modern descendants — a ’69 Camaro SS396 against a 2011 Camaro SS, a ’70 Challenger against a 2011 SRT8, and a ’69 Shelby against a modern GT500 convertible — to settle whether nostalgia holds up against real engineering progress. The results aren’t as simple as newer-is-better. Watch to see which era actually wins the argument.

2019 Bullitt Mustang GT revealed in sleek black with green accents.

2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Revealed with 475HP + 2019 GT500 Sneak Peak – Mustang News

by Wes

Ford didn’t just reveal the 2019 Mustang Bullitt at the Detroit Auto Show — it brought Steve McQueen’s granddaughter and restaged his famous parking-deck chase scene before pulling the cover off. Underneath sat 475 horsepower, Highland Green paint, and a manual-only drivetrain built for purists, plus a first look at the upcoming Shelby GT500. Fans in the comments called the reveal itself “pure marketing genius.” Watch to see why a fifty-year-old movie scene still sells Mustangs today.

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 with 6.2L supercharged engine showcased in Dubai.

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Launch in Dubai

by Wes

Chevrolet skipped Detroit and flew straight to Dubai to launch the 2019 Corvette ZR1, the most powerful Corvette GM had built at the time, packing a supercharged 755-horsepower LT5 V8. The location wasn’t an accident: it put the ZR1 directly in front of buyers who cross-shop European exotics costing several times as much. See what 755 horsepower and a six-figure price tag looked like next to Dubai’s supercar scene.

Tesla Beats The Hellcat in a 1/4 Mile Race, How Can That Be?

by Pat C

DragTimes pits a 707-horsepower Challenger Hellcat against a Tesla Model S P100D at a StreetCarDrags.com event — the latest round in what the channel calls a rivalry that ‘won’t stop racing.’ One detail catches viewers off guard: the Tesla actually weighs more than the Hellcat, making its edge purely about how instantly electric torque arrives. Multi-angle GoPro coverage means nothing at the stripe goes unseen. Watch to see whether the V8 finally closes the gap.

Classic blue and white vintage race car on display.

Ford GT40 teaches Dodge Hellcat How to properly Race.

by Wes

A Ford GT40 — the car built specifically to humiliate Ferrari at Le Mans — lines up against a modern 707-horsepower Dodge Hellcat on an Illinois airstrip in this 1320video matchup from Omega Motorsport’s NoFlyZone Midwest. Sixty years of engineering separate these two cars, but only a quarter-mile separates them on the pavement. Watch to see which era comes out ahead.

Dashcam footage shows a white car ahead on a multi-lane road during sunset.

Mustang And GTO Race Ends BADLY For The Mustang

by Wes

A wet road in Grand Prairie, Texas turned into a cautionary tale when a Mustang driver challenged a GTO to an impromptu race – and the GTO driver said no. What happened next, caught entirely on dashcam, has racked up nearly 600,000 views and sparked a running debate over what the Mustang driver should have done differently. The GTO driver, meanwhile, earned respect for staying out of it and stepping in afterward. See how quickly a bad decision on slick pavement can unravel.

White 2017 Cadillac CTS-V parked on a street with autumn trees.

2017 Cadillac CTS-V – Redline: Review

by Wes

This Redline review digs into the 2017 Cadillac CTS-V, a 640-horsepower sedan built around a supercharged LT4 V8 shared with the Corvette Z06 — and a car that a former Cadillac salesperson in the comments calls a genuine monster to drive. It’s American muscle wearing a suit, aimed squarely at Germany’s best. Watch the full review to see why so few people talk about it.

2017 ZL1 Camaro speedometer showing 0-180 mph range.

Watch a stock 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 run 0-60 in 3.6 seconds!!

by Wes

A Texas tuning shop put a bone-stock 2017 Camaro ZL1 and its brand-new 10-speed automatic through a real 0-180 mph pull, and the data logger caught it still upshifting at the top end. Viewers argued over everything from the fuel gauge to a short-shifted launch. Hennessey teased something far more extreme was coming next. Watch the full run to see it.

A modern Dodge Demon and a classic Dodge Dart side by side on a city street.

Old vs New Muscle Cars Drag Racing,Dodge Demon,Hellcat,Charger 69′ and more

by Wes

A Dodge Demon, a Hellcat, and a new ZL1 line up against a ’69 Charger, a Nova, a Chevelle, a Shelby GT500, and a classic Mustang in this old-vs-new drag racing compilation, and the results split viewers right down the middle. One camp insists nothing beats old-school cool factor; the other concedes technology always wins in the end. A 1970 Chevelle SS 454 turns in a pass that neither side saw coming. Watch the full lineup face off.

The Fastest American Built Car Has 1,244 HP and is…..

by Pat C

The Hennessey Venom GT hit 270.49 mph at NASA’s old Space Shuttle runway in February 2014, a speed that should have made it the fastest production car ever built. It isn’t official: Guinness requires at least 30 units, and the small Texas shop built far fewer, on top of running in only one direction. Read on for how a 1,244-horsepower twin-turbo LSX, a 2,743-pound Lotus-based chassis, and a Ford GT gearbox produced America’s fastest car, official or not.

2018 Ford Mustang GT performing a burnout on a desert road.

2018 Ford Mustang GT Premium Reviewed

by Wes

A five-horsepower correction shouldn’t matter much in a world of 700-horsepower crate engines, but when Driving Sports TV’s Ryan revisits his own numbers mid-review of the 2018 Ford Mustang GT Premium, it turns into a lesson in what actually separates this car from its closest rival. Between desert-road sound testing, a new ten-speed automatic smart enough to nail its own launches, and a Cobra Jet intake swap pulled straight from viewer mod lists, this GT Premium raises a real question: is 460 factory horsepower still the whole story?

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