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A modern muscle car drag races an older model in a parking lot.

Who’s the fastest: ZL1, Hellcat, or Mustang? Modern muscle cars drag race.

This multi-car drag showdown lines up a Camaro ZL1, Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, Mustang GT, Shelby Super Snake, and Challenger Shaker in a rotating series of head-to-head passes. One Camaro owner watching in the comments admits his own ZL1 got beaten by a Hellcat, then explains the transmission choice that might have closed the gap. Rough launches, spinning tires, and one uninvited car – the Dodge Demon – dominate the debate underneath. Watch to see which factory muscle car actually backs up its numbers.

Woman kissing the front grille of a dark blue car.

Guess What! Your Ford Mustang Is A Girl Car!

by Kiril

In 2016, a panel of 17 women from 14 countries named the Ford Mustang their Women’s Performance Car of the Year, with the Ford Focus RS finishing a close second. The honor pushed back on decades of man’s-car marketing built around the Mustang, while the rest of the muscle car world kept moving too — Classic Performance Products modernized vintage handling, Mopar rolled out new support for grassroots NHRA Sportsman racers, and Hellcat-themed toys sold out before Christmas. Read on for the full roundup of what was happening across the muscle car world that year.

A sleek red 1997 Ford Mustang Fastback Eleanor in motion.

1967 Ford Mustang Fastback Eleanor Build

by Wes

A 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback built in the image of Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds should be judged on its widebody kit and hood pins. Instead, nearly every comment on this Mainly Musclecars build is about one thing, the paint. Watch to see the color that convinced longtime Mustang fans, and at least one skeptical spouse, that this Eleanor tribute finally got it right.

Bright orange classic muscle car parked on a sunny suburban street.

What Ford Muscle Car Are You?

by Pat C

Ford has spent six decades building genuinely different kinds of muscle cars, from the original 1964 Mustang that sold 400,000 units in its first year to Shelby’s race-bred GT350 and GT500, all the way to the homologation-only Boss 302 and Boss 429. Take the quiz and the real question isn’t which car is fastest – it’s which era of Ford’s muscle car identity actually matches how you’d drive. Here’s the history behind every option on the list.

Two cars racing at night on a street with headlights on.

Street Race Gone Bad(Nitrous 67 Mustang vs. 99 Twin Turbo Camaro)

by Wes

A nitrous-fed 1967 Mustang and a twin-turbo 1999 Camaro squared off in a street race that RedmaroProductions caught on camera, and it didn’t end the way either driver hoped. Both cars, representing two very different eras of Detroit muscle, came out of the run needing serious bodywork, though both drivers walked away unhurt. The clip has drawn over 817,000 views and no shortage of debate about who was really at fault. Watch to see exactly how quickly a grudge race can go sideways.

A green AMC Javelin car at the Ringbrothers event.

Ringbrothers’ 1972 AMC Javelin – Jay Leno’s Garage

by Wes

Ringbrothers built this 1972 AMC Javelin around a supercharged Hellcat engine pushing roughly 1,100 horsepower — enough to earn a genuine, rare laugh out of Jay Leno himself on Jay Leno’s Garage. Mike and Jim Ring took one of muscle car history’s most overlooked nameplates and turned it into one of the wildest builds the show has featured. Fans in the comments are already asking for more AMC. Watch to see what makes this Javelin different from anything AMC ever built.

A man stands next to a red Ford Mustang on a sunny day at a pier.

Mustang Owners Be Like…

by Wes

A comedy short built entirely around Mustang owner stereotypes turns out to be backed by a genuinely serious car, a supercharged 2011 Ford Mustang GT putting down roughly 850 horsepower to the wheels. Owner John Fulks even converted it to an automatic specifically to be more competitive at the strip. Muscle Vs Tuner’s short has stuck around in Mustang circles for years because it is made by people who clearly live inside the joke. The reactions in the comments prove it landed exactly as intended.

Humorous meme questioning learning to drive manual cars based on age.

What car did you learn manual with?

by Kiril

Learning to drive a manual transmission used to be a rite of passage for muscle car fans, usually behind the wheel of a hand-me-down or a patient parent’s classic. As stick shifts have all but disappeared from new car lots, that tradition has gotten rarer by the year. Here’s a look at how manual transmissions went from standard equipment to an enthusiast novelty, and why a small comeback might be underway.

Red muscle car speeding on a racetrack at sunset.

Dodge Challenger Outsells Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro in June

by Kiril

For the first time in at least seven years, the Dodge Challenger outsold both the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro in a single month, arriving right as the 840-horsepower SRT Demon dominated headlines. This piece looks at the June 2017 sales numbers behind that milestone, the year-to-date totals that told a very different story, and what became of Challenger’s long production run afterward.

Close-up of a powerful engine in a classic car with a chrome air filter.

7 Of Ford´s Greatest Engines Throughout History

by Wes

This countdown of Ford’s greatest engines set off a wave of comments nominating everything from the bulletproof 300 straight-six to the underrated 351 Cleveland as glaring omissions. See which seven engines made the official cut, and judge for yourself whether the list holds up against a century of Ford engineering.

Red Ford Mustang parked indoors with headlights on.

Why the Ford Mustang is the Top Performance Car of 2016?

by Kiril

By 2016, the Ford Mustang had transformed from a beloved but provincial American icon into a genuine global performance car, built at the factory in right-hand-drive for the first time in the nameplate’s history. Independent rear suspension and a chassis tuned for corners rather than just straight lines opened waiting lists across dozens of new countries. Read on to find out what made 2016 the Mustang’s breakout year worldwide.

Classic OutRun arcade game cabinet with a sports car model at an event.

OutRun SEMA SHOW 2016: Beauties and Muscles: Dodge Charger, ‘Shomad’ Nomad & Goolsby Custom Mustang

by Wes

Underneath the vintage 1970 Mustang bodywork on this SEMA 2016 showstopper, called ‘Vicious,’ sits a Nissan GT-R chassis and drivetrain — a body swap precise enough that even close-up video had commenters asking what they were actually looking at. It shared the spotlight with a wide-body Dodge Charger one viewer described as ‘a mile wide, two miles long, and six inches tall,’ plus a custom ‘Shomad’ Nomad wagon. See the build that fooled an entire comment section.

A red sports car speeds on a drag racing track.

2,000hp Mustang CONVERTIBLE?!

by Wes

A nearly 2,000-horsepower Mustang convertible dominated the small-tire class at Street Car Takeover St. Louis, a combination 1320video says they “rarely EVER see” at events like this one. Convertibles typically struggle in small-tire competition due to chassis flex, making this build’s consistency genuinely unusual. Watch to see how it pulled off a class win nobody expected from an open-top car.

Gray Ford Mustang GT parked outdoors with custom exhaust tips.

2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 spy shots and video

by Wes

Ford spent months teasing the next Shelby GT500 in camouflage and speculation before confirming it for the 2020 model year. Spy shots revealed a wider front track, massive Brembo brakes, and a supercharged version of the GT350’s 5.2-liter V8, while rumors pointed toward horsepower figures that dwarfed the outgoing GT500’s 662. Read on to find out how close the leaked details actually came to the car Ford eventually built.

Classic blue Mercury Cougar parked outdoors under sunlight.

Hot or Not?

by Kiril

Before it became a footnote in “hot or not” debates, the Mercury Cougar beat every other 1967 Detroit product to the Motor Trend Car of the Year award. Built on a name originally floated for the Mustang, it stretched that platform three inches longer and dressed it in a genuinely upscale cabin. Engine options topped out with a 320-horsepower 390 V8. Here’s what made this pony car different from the one it was compared to constantly.

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