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The 2017 Dodge Challenger GT quietly did something none of its muscle car ancestors ever managed: it put real power down on wet and snow-covered pavement without sacrificing the long hood and retro fastback shape that make a Challenger a Challenger. Built around a V6 rather than a Hemi and borrowing all-wheel-drive hardware already proven on the Charger and 300, it opened the pony car up to a buyer who’d never seriously considered one before. Read on to find out how Dodge pulled it off.
Most muscle car fans walk right past the 1968 Oldsmobile 98. It is full-size, formally styled and built for executives rather than stoplight duels, yet under that hood sits a completely reengineered 455 Rocket V8 making 365 horsepower, more than the 442 wearing the division’s performance badge that same year. One body style in the lineup is rarer than almost any 442 you will ever see at a show. Read on for the numbers behind the most overlooked big-block Oldsmobile of the era.