muscle cars

  • Dodge to phase out its Challenger and Charger muscle cars in shift towards EVs

    Dodge is phasing out its gas-powered Charger and Challenger muscle cars by 2024 in favor of electric muscle cars.

  • The 750-horsepower 2016 Shelby Terlingua Mustang: First Look

    Shelby has already wowed the muscle-car world with the GT350, a flat-plane-crank V8 wonder that screams to a stratospheric 8200 rpm redline. For those who think those 526 ponies gets overshadowed by the 707-horsepower Hellcat, Shelby brings back Terlingua Racing Team Mustang to raise the stakes.

  • When Chevrolet Wrote the Book, Or at Least the Pamphlet, on Performance

    The close of the 1970s wasn’t exactly the high-water mark for performance cars from American manufacturers, yet that didn’t keep automakers from marketing them. In 1979, Chevrolet produced a consumer pamphlet featuring a cover shot of IROC Camaros in competition, with the bold proclamation, “From people who know what performance is all about.” Inside, the GM division touted its range of models aimed at enthusiast buyers, not all of which have stood the test of time.

  • Jay Leno Debuts New Television Show

    Jay Leno’s Garage premiered Wednesday on CNBC. After several years of success on YouTube, the comedy brought his show to television in an hourlong segment. The debut episode was all about muscle cars, an era in American motoring that most would say lasted from 1964 to 1972. Jay visited fellow comedian Tim Allen, who has a very impressive car collection in his own right, and the two ended up doing burnouts in the new Dodge Hellcat.