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Comparison of Camaro ZL1 and 2016 Escalade HPE800 upgrade performance.

800 HP Hennessey Escalade vs Camaro ZL1 1LE

Hennessey Performance’s 800-horsepower Cadillac Escalade HPE800 lines up against a completely stock 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE, and the family SUV jumps out front before the Camaro claws back ground at the top end. Viewers immediately drew comparisons to the legendary 1991 GMC Syclone that once embarrassed a Ferrari, and debated whether the ZL1’s manual transmission cost it the race. Watch to see just how close a stock sports car can stay against 200 extra horsepower wrapped in three rows of leather seats.

A silver 1973 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 parked outdoors.

1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – The Best Z28?

by Wes

The 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 ditched the screaming, race-homologated 302 V8 that defined its first two years for something radically different: a torquier, street-tuned LT-1 350. Some fans call it the best Z28 Chevrolet ever built; others say it lost the racing soul that made the nameplate special in the first place. Decades later, original owners are still driving these cars daily, and the argument over which engine, and which era, got it right hasn’t cooled off one bit. Watch to see the case for 1970.

Red Dodge Challenger performing a burnout with smoke around it.

Dodge offers 840 horsepower Challenger Demon, Ford extends availability of Shelby Mustangs

by Kiril

Dodge unveiled the Challenger SRT Demon with a supercharged Hemi V8 rated at 840 horsepower, factory-fitted wide-body fender flares, and a production run capped at just 3,300 units total. The reveal landed alongside news that Ford was extending availability of its own Shelby Mustangs, giving performance buyers two big storylines at once. Both moves capped a mid-2010s horsepower race that pushed Dodge, Ford, and Chevrolet to repeatedly one-up each other. Read on to find out which of these limited-run factory monsters will matter more to collectors decades from now.

A bright yellow Ford Mustang on a sunny road.

What It’s Like to Drive a 1000HP Mustang [4K]

by Wes

Ryan’s Mustang produces 930 horsepower at the wheels through a fully built motor and a Procharger centrifugal supercharger, yet the Gears and Gasoline crew describes the power delivery as smoother than cars making far less. Built for both weekend driving and half-mile racing, it’s a dual-purpose build its own owner treats like nothing special. Watch to find out why that composure surprised everyone in the car.

Man inspecting the front of a vintage car closely.

Jaw-Dropping 24-Hour Muscle Car Makeover: See the Transformation!

by Jack Harmon

Tom’s one-day transformation of a 1974 Volkswagen Beetle didn’t just change the way the car looks — it started an argument in the comments before the video even hit widescreen. Between a debated wheel swap, a safety tip about a badly placed fuel filter, and a soundtrack that reduced multiple viewers to tears for reasons that had nothing to do with the car, this quick build turned into something bigger than a Saturday project. Watch to see what a single afternoon and the right set of wheels can actually do.

Red sports car under neon lights with 'DEMON' sign in background.

For $1, you can add more muscle to Dodge’s newest muscle car

by Kiril

The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon started at $84,995 and left the factory with 808 horsepower. The 840-horsepower figure everyone quoted required one additional box on the order sheet, and that box cost exactly one dollar. It is one of the strangest pricing decisions in modern automotive history, and Dodge would revisit the same trick years later on a much larger scale. Here is what a single dollar actually bought.

Two sports cars parked on a desert road under a clear sky.

Unleashing the Fury: All-Motor 4.6 Mustang Dominates the Streets

by Jack Harmon

The 2007 Mustang GT’s 4.6-liter three-valve V8 made 300 horsepower and 320 lb-ft, ran the quarter mile in the high thirteens, and never had the reputation of a big-inch engine. In the right hands it consistently embarrassed cars that outgunned it on paper, without a turbo or a supercharger anywhere in the build. The secret was never displacement. Read on for where the power actually hides in a naturally aspirated 4.6, and what it costs to find it.

A humorous traffic scene with a car carrying a boat and caption about temptation.

Muscle Car Memes: I am so…

by Kiril

A boat, a narrow street, and a muscle car owner clearly betting the marina could wait one more minute for a photo. This meme has circulated car forums since 2017 for good reason — the open-ended caption format never gets old, and neither does the mystery of whether the driver actually made the turn.

Red sports car doing a burnout on a racetrack at night.

New York Auto Show: It’s goodbye small and hello big

by Kiril

The 2017 New York Auto Show leaned hard into SUVs, from a new Lincoln Navigator to a 707-horsepower Jeep Trackhawk. But buried in the same lineup was Dodge’s answer to the utility-vehicle takeover: an 840-horsepower Challenger SRT Demon. Here’s how the show’s biggest trend and its loudest outlier ended up sharing a floor.

A rally car speeding on a dirt road with 'Rocket Feeling' text overlay.

Datsun 240Z – It Gives A Rocket Feeling

by Kiril

In 1969 Nissan launched a 2,300-pound, six-cylinder sports coupe that cost $3,526 and immediately started beating cars worth three times as much. The Datsun 240Z won four straight SCCA championships, took the East African Safari Rally outright twice, and forced American buyers to rethink what a cheap sports car could be. Here is how a Japanese coupe earned a place in conversations about American performance.

Person opening a garage door to reveal stacked blue barrels inside.

1961 Corvette Sees the Light of Day After 50 years

by Wes

Fifty years is long enough for a car to outlive the reasons someone parked it in the first place. This 1961 Corvette finally rolled back into daylight after five decades in storage, and the timing matters: 1961 was the last year Chevrolet built the Corvette exclusively around the 283 small-block, including a rare fuel-injected option. Here’s what makes a survivor like this one worth a second look.

Yellow sports car parked on asphalt under clear sky.

Which year is this Mustang GT?

by Kiril

Ford’s 2015-2017 Mustang GT looks nearly identical year to year, but small changes in infotainment, suspension tuning, and paint colors separate one model year from the next. SYNC 2 gave way to SYNC 3, struts got re-valved for a smoother ride, and a handful of exclusive colors came and went — clues that can date a Mustang GT even when the sheet metal gives nothing away. Can you tell which year this yellow GT rolled off the line?

A classic car undergoing restoration in a workshop.

1966 Dodge Charger Spends 40 Years in Storage!

by Wes

A sixteen-year-old school bus driver in Cleveland County, North Carolina talked his father into a $100 down payment on a yellow 1966 Dodge Charger — the most cash the man had ever handed his son at once. What followed was a factory 383/four-speed muscle car turned into a gas-guzzling street machine, sidelined by the 1973 oil embargo, and left parked outdoors for the better part of four decades. Read on for how one phone call from a friend turned into a lifelong family project.

A drag racing car skidding with smoke on the track.

3000hp Corvette Goes AIRBORNE!

by Wes

A Kelly Bise Racing twin-turbo Corvette attempted a 200-mph pass at the WannaGoFast Texas Half Mile packing an estimated 3,000 horsepower from twin 88mm turbos and a 427-cubic-inch engine — and lost the fight for traction over 300 feet before going airborne above a public road. The parachute tore loose mid-spin, leaving the driver to save the car with nothing but reflexes and a well-built chassis. Watch to see how close this run came to a very different ending.

Purple muscle car performing a burnout with smoke on a race track.

426 Hemi GTX vs 440 / 6 Pack Challenger – 1/4 Mile Drag Race & Burn Out Video – Road Test TV

by Wes

A 1967 Plymouth GTX running the legendary 426 Hemi lines up against a 1970 Dodge Challenger 440 Six Pack in this quarter mile drag race from Road Test TV — two of the rarest muscle cars Mopar ever built, going head to head. The Six Pack jumps out front early, but the Hemi has a plan for the second half of the run. One viewer’s story about his own father predicted exactly how it would end. Watch to see who takes it.

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