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Aluminum heads or cast iron? Nick’s Garage settles the eternal garage argument the honest way, with the same Oldsmobile Rocket 350 run back to back on the dyno, chasing a clean 400 horsepower. Off come the heavy iron castings, on go the Edelbrock aluminum pieces, and the numbers do the talking. It is a controlled test that tells you not just which wins, but by how much and whether the upgrade is worth the cost. Watch to see the results.
A Ford Raptor, built to fly across the desert, meets a rain-slicked road and learns the hard way that off-road capability means nothing without traction. Roadside cameras catch the moment the rear steps out, the truck spins, and the slide ends against a brick sign, all in a heartbeat. It is a stark lesson in how quickly wet pavement can humble horsepower. Watch to see how fast a routine drive can go wrong.
This 2006 Chevrolet Corvette C6 carries the factory LS2 V8 — actually a 6.0-liter, 400-horsepower engine, despite the 6.2-liter figure often mistakenly attached to it online. The C6’s redesigned exposed headlights and revised suspension marked a clean break from the C5, and this coupe still wears its drivetrain in stock form. See what made the LS2-powered C6 one of the sharpest performance bargains of the mid-2000s.
This 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado paired a 425 cubic inch Rocket V8 making 385 horsepower with front-wheel drive nobody had successfully mass-produced since the 1930s. Oldsmobile’s engineers solved the torque-delivery puzzle with a chain-driven transmission layout unlike anything else on the road, and Motor Trend rewarded the gamble with its Car of the Year title. See the engineering that made this one of the boldest cars Detroit built in 1966.
At a Glance 1966 Charger Engine: 383ci/325hp V-8 Transmission: 4-speed manual Rearend: 3.23 gears Interior: Black vinyl bucket seat Wheels: 14-inch GTX (Magnum 500) front, 14-inch Rocket rear Tires: F70-14 front, L60-14 rear BFGoodrich Radial […]
At the WannaGOFAST Texas half-mile, a twin-88mm-turbo Corvette from Kelly Bise Racing, packing a 427 capable of 3,000 horsepower, breaks loose at 200 miles per hour and slides more than 300 feet sideways before jumping clean over a two-lane road. The parachute tears out mid-spin, taking the driver’s best save tool with it. What happens next is jaw-dropping. Watch one of the wildest saves high-speed racing has ever produced.
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon made 840 horsepower, lifted its front wheels off the line, and got itself banned by the NHRA, but this video asks a different question entirely: is it the best-sounding muscle car ever built? Between the supercharger whine and that uneven Hemi bark, Saabkyle04 makes a compelling case and lets the engine do the talking. Sound is the one spec no dyno can measure. Watch, turn it up, and judge for yourself.
HOT ROD Power Tour packs a week’s worth of driving into one of the largest rolling car shows in the country, and the 2017 edition proved no exception. Day two alone covered roughly 230 miles from Kansas City to Newton, Iowa, testing decades-old machines against modern interstate mileage. See what it takes to keep a vintage muscle car running strong across seven states and seven days on the road.
Nissan’s 2014 GT-R is the supercar that doesn’t just roar, it purrs with feline grace! Equipped with a 3.8-liter V6 engine, this beast offers a smooth 545 hp ride—or more, if it’s feeling frisky. With trims like the plush Premium, stealthy Black Edition, and the race-ready Track Edition, there’s a GT-R for everyone except your toddler (seatbelts, you know). This car’s performance is so impressive, it’ll have you looking in the rear view to check if you just left reality in the dust!
Jeff Stolowski bought this 1970 Oldsmobile 442 convertible sight unseen, trusting nothing but a friend’s description of an estate sale. Then he noticed a few factory options that did not add up, and after some digging discovered he owned the Number 1 Official Pace Car. Lou Costabile catches the whole story at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Rosemont. Watch to hear how a blind gamble turned into one of the show’s rarest finds.
The flashiest muscle car is not always the fastest one in the lot. This Muscle Car of the Week episode pulls a set of sleepers from the famed Brothers Collection, including a 1966 Impala SS 427, a 1965 Galaxie R-Code, a supercharged Avanti and more, each disguised as ordinary transportation while hiding serious firepower. They are the cars built to embarrass the show-offs at the stoplight. Watch to see which unassuming rides pack the biggest punch.
In Cuba, American classics—”Yank Tanks”—roam the streets, defying time and embargoes. Thanks to Cuban ingenuity, over 60,000 vintage cars thrive, often patched with Soviet parts. These vehicular relics, once the pride of American gangsters, now serve as workhorses on bumpy roads. With gas prices high, many have swapped engines for Soviet diesel ones. Strolling through Havana’s historic streets, you’re not just in a museum; you’re in a moving testament to resilience and a bygone era.
A nicely restored 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback finished in Acapulco Blue, powered by the 351 Windsor’s 4-barrel 290-horsepower tune and backed by an FMX automatic. Ford built this V8 by stretching the familiar 302 rather than starting from scratch, yet it still outsold every bigger engine option in the Mach 1 lineup that year. See what made this particular fastback stand out among the more than 50,000 351-powered Mach 1s built for 1969.
Detroit spent the entire muscle car era fudging horsepower numbers, which makes any most-powerful ranking a minefield. This countdown lines up eight classic heavyweights, from the 450-horse LS6 Chevelle to the deliberately underrated 426 Hemi and 428 Cobra Jet, and sorts them by the spec that fueled endless arguments. The advertised champ and the real-world champ are not always the same car. Watch to see how the eight stack up.
This Fox body Mustang running high 9 second passes at a Street Car Takeover event started life built for a very different kind of high speed pursuit. Ford’s Special Service Package Mustangs were built for the California Highway Patrol and dozens of other agencies, reinforced from the frame up for real police duty. When those cars retired, their stiffened chassis and the massive 5.0 liter aftermarket turned them into some of the best cheap drag car donors around.