The average top speed for a current NASCAR race car is 199.46 MPH, and 200 MPH laps are commonplace. Before 1969, nobody had ...

The muscle car has proven a resilient component within American car culture. From its earliest rumblings in the mid 1950s to the current version of the Ford Mustang, American automotive enthusiasts ...

Happily, in this increasingly limited field, there is still one de facto muscle car, complete with a “big muscle” naturally-aspirated V8 that still evokes the smoking quarter-mile runs of 1960s ...

Pontiac not only kicked off the muscle car craze but took it to new heights during the 1960s and 1970s, and these five legendary engines stood at the heart of the GM division's most iconic models. In ...

Ah, the daily commute: heavy traffic, potholes, and terrible drivers. It’s enough to make you forget that driving can be fun. However, all is not lost and choosing the right car can inject fizz back ...

Though the GM division didn't prioritize performance, Oldsmobile unleashed some of the most epic muscle cars ever built. Founded in 1897 by Ransom E. Olds, Oldsmobile became the first high-volume ...

Historically, pony cars were smaller, less powerful, and better-handling than muscle cars. But today, the categories overlap ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Pontiac had a very good run during the classic muscle car era. It was a time when Detroit's auto-making divisions were focused on stuffing high performance engines into great-looking packages. While ...