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 Aaron Widmar

What Qualifications Make a Car a Muscle Car?

What Qualifications Make a Car a Muscle Car?

If there’s one concept that’s central to the legacy of American automobiles, it’s the muscle car. While automakers from around the globe have imitated our trucks and sedans, the legacy of the American muscle car stands apart. The term “muscle car” is commonly applied to classic cars, but not all instances are accurate. What qualifications define […]

 DeAnn Owens

New Security Feature Offered on Dodge Muscle Cars

New Security Feature Offered on Dodge Muscle Cars

You will have greater peace of mind as a Dodge Charger or Dodge Challenger owner thanks to the new security feature. When equipped with either the 392-cubic inch HEMI V8 or supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8 engine, the Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger deliver second-level security against theft. To authorize the upgraded software, you just need […]

 DeAnn Owens

Two Chevy Models Named to 2021 Best Muscle Cars List

Two Chevy Models Named to 2021 Best Muscle Cars List

The Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Corvette are fun-to-drive performance beasts, representing the muscle car segment well since their debuts. It’s no surprise that U.S. News and World Report singled out the two models for its 10 Best Muscle Cars for 2021 list. Available Now: 2021 Chevrolet Camaro 2021 Chevrolet Camaro Earning a USN Performance Score […]

 Aaron Widmar

Book Spotlight: ‘Collecting Muscle Car Model Kits’

Book Spotlight: ‘Collecting Muscle Car Model Kits’

As a child, I spent many afternoons helping my dad put together scale models of classic sports, muscle, and race cars in his workshop. Like the glue we used to adhere numerous tiny plastic parts, we bonded over the hobby that he had growing up — and was passing along to me. Although I don’t spend […]

 The News Wheel

2017 Dodge Challenger GT Is First Muscle Car Designed for Winter Driving [Photos]

2017 Dodge Challenger GT Is First Muscle Car Designed for Winter Driving [Photos]

They say you shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet, but the rumor that Dodge was working on an all-wheel drive Challenger actually turned out to be true. Dodge made that news official today, Dec. 7th, when it issued a press release announcing the 2017 Challenger GT, which becomes the first ever two-door American […]

 The News Wheel

CarTech Releases New ‘Muscle Cars In Detail’ Books Spotlighting Chevelle, Mustang, and ‘Cuda

CarTech Releases New ‘Muscle Cars In Detail’ Books Spotlighting Chevelle, Mustang, and ‘Cuda

There’s a reason that muscle cars remain a venerated part of automotive history. A truly American creation that defined the culture of baby boomers in the ’60s and ’70s, muscle cars were an automotive legacy that deserves to be preserved. As an archivist of automotive history, publisher CarTech is releasing a new series of books that […]

 Aaron Widmar

Book Spotlight: ‘Selling the American Muscle Car’ by Diego Rosenberg

Book Spotlight: ‘Selling the American Muscle Car’ by Diego Rosenberg

As fascinating and treasured as classic cars are, an aspect of automotive history which often goes overlooked is the way those vehicles were marketed. Advertising in any industry offers insight into what people valued at the time and how companies reached them. That goes for the automotive industry too. Take a look at the early history of the […]

 The News Wheel

Review: ‘Lost Muscle Cars’ from CarTech Books

Review: ‘Lost Muscle Cars’ from CarTech Books

    Not all who uncover lost treasures are like Indiana Jones, punching Nazis with one hand while retrieving the priceless relic with the other. Many times, those who search for the lost treasures of yesterday are enthusiasts who are searching for those lost pieces of history by following the trail of paperwork, owner accounts, […]

 The News Wheel

Book Review: ‘American Muscle Cars: A Full-Throttle History’ Delightfully Recounts an Automotive Legacy

Book Review: ‘American Muscle Cars: A Full-Throttle History’ Delightfully Recounts an Automotive Legacy

    Whenever someone talks about American cars, it is hard not to think of a roaring engine packed into a mid-size car– whether a Dodge Charger or a ’60s Shelby Mustang–what became known as “American muscle cars.” With roots in war-time engineering and post-war thrill-seeking, America was characterized from the 1960s on by the […]

 The News Wheel

Dodge-Chevy-Ford “ChaMarAng” is an American Muscle Car Hyrdra

Dodge-Chevy-Ford “ChaMarAng” is an American Muscle Car Hyrdra

Self-professed “automotive manipulator” Theophilus Chin has rendered something that’s basically the American muscle car equivalent of ManBearPig—it’s half Challenger, half Camaro, and half Mustang. It’s called… the “ChaMarAng.” The name is a obviously portmanteau of the three cars it combines: the front-end of a Dodge Challenger, the basic body of the new sixth-gen Chevy Camaro, […]

 The News Wheel

Camaro Owners Explain Their Choice of Muscle Car [VIDEO]

Camaro Owners Explain Their Choice of Muscle Car [VIDEO]

For the recent 2016 Chevy Camaro debut, GM invited hundreds of Camaro enthusiasts from 35 states and Canada to attend the all-day event at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park. Many brought along their own vehicles for the ride, and chose to be among the 350 Camaros that paraded around the Belle Isle Grand Prix course. While they […]

 The News Wheel

American Muscle Car Tries Flexing, is Torn Asunder [VIDEO]

American Muscle Car Tries Flexing, is Torn Asunder [VIDEO]

The old Mae West one-liner about how “too much of a good thing is wonderful” doesn’t always hold true in the automotive world. For example, too much power can cause your beautiful American muscle car to basically self-destruct. [WARNING: Before watching this video, please turn down the volume on your computer, laptop, or mobile device. […]

 The News Wheel

2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Is the Fastest Muscle Car Ever

2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Is the Fastest Muscle Car Ever

It’s official: the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is the fastest muscle car ever, in addition to being the most powerful muscle car ever (at 707 horsepower). In fact, the Challenger SRT Hellcat managed a National Hot Rod Association-certified ¼-mile elapsed time of 11.2 seconds at 125 mph, riding on Pirelli P275/40ZR20 P Zero tires. […]

 The News Wheel

2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat Is Most Powerful Muscle Car Ever

2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat Is Most Powerful Muscle Car Ever

Boasts 707 horsepower—no, really.

If you haven’t seen (or heard!) the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat yet, stop everything you are doing (yes, even reading this article), and check it out now. (But please come back, okay?) Impressive, right? But wait, there’s more. We’ve just gotten word from Dodge that the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat is the most powerful muscle […]

 Caleb Cook

7 Gripping Thriller Novels About Cars, Driving, and the Open Road

7 Gripping Thriller Novels About Cars, Driving, and the Open Road

Sudden headlights on a dark and empty highway … a getaway driver taking on one last job … a mysterious stranger who needs a ride. Cars, driving, and road trips have always been fertile territory for literary thrills and chills, and these seven suspenseful novels are no exception.   More Behind-the-Wheel Thrills: Read our review […]

 Kyle Johnson

Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept is the Sexy Future of eMuscle

Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept is the Sexy Future of eMuscle

The Dodge Charger is dead. Long live the Dodge Charger. On Wednesday, Dodge wrapped three days of reveals at its Speed Week event with the unveiling of the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept, the much-anticipated first peek at the muscle brand’s electric future. Thinking About Making a Change: Get a quick and easy trade-in estimate with […]

 Aaron Widmar

Racing Down the Ramp: 10 Greatest Car-Themed Pinball Machines Ever

Racing Down the Ramp: 10 Greatest Car-Themed Pinball Machines Ever

Classic pinball games that captured the thrill of racing

We count down the top racing and car themed pinball games of all time! From Bally to Stern to Data East, these are the high-octane arcade titles that changed the playfield.

 Kurt Verlin

Cars That Get the Most Speeding Tickets

Cars That Get the Most Speeding Tickets

Does the data reveal something about police officers?

A common trait most of these vehicles share is affordability and sportiness.

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