News & Car Culture

NHRA Wrap-Up: Line, Wilkerson, Brown & Arana Win in Atlanta

Our friends at Summit Racing couldn’t have scripted their sponsored NHRA race any better. Team Summit drivers Jason Line and Greg Anderson squared off in the Pro Stock final round, which Line won. And Tim Wilkerson in Funny Car—also sponsored by Summit Racing—got around Ron Capps in the finals for his first win since 2011.

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Chevrolet Introduces All-New 2016 Camaro…What Say You?

[portfolio_slideshow id=42393] Well–it finally happened. After weeks of slowly leaking out information on its new sixth generation Camaro, Chevrolet unveiled its redesigned pony car. To the naked eye, the long-running pony car seemed to receive minor cosmetic upgrades to the basic existing design. However, the new Camaro shares only two parts–the rear Chevy Bowtie emblem

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Photo Gallery: Dissecting the Cars of Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road, the latest in the Mad Max series, debuts in theaters tomorrow. While the movie itself looks plenty cool, we’re excited to watch some of the 150-plus modified vehicles that will patrol the post-apocalyptic landscape. Based on the previews we’ve seen, you won’t be seeing any pristine C7 Vettes or rare collector cars tooling around

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2016 Camaro (Slow) Reveal: The Latest News Ahead of Chevrolet’s Official Unveiling

[portfolio_slideshow id=42280] The official unveiling of the new sixth-generation Camaro is just two days away, and many Chevrolet and Camaro enthusiasts can barely contain their excitement. Neither can the folks who actually designed the much-anticipated 2016 Camaro, apparently. Although we won’t get our first clean, full look at the Camaro until Saturday when Chevrolet officially unveils

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2016 Dodge Viper ACR Will Make 645 Horsepower

Dodge announced plans to release a 2016 Viper American Club Racer with 645 horsepower and 600 foot-pounds of torque—a purpose-built track car that is still street-legal. The 2016 Dodge Viper ACR will feature an 8.4L V10 engine typical of other Viper models. Engineers improved the performance of the 2016 Viper ACR by improving the vehicles

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2015 Roush Stage 3 Mustang Churns Out 670 Horsepower

It’s a great time to be an American muscle car enthusiast. The Hellcat has upped the standard for production horsepower, Chevrolet is about to release the sixth-gen. Camaro, and tuners are turning up the power on already-potent factory cars. Case in point: Roush Performance and its Stage 3 Mustang. In case you missed it, Roush has

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Ride Guides: A Quick Guide to Identifying 1961-66 Ford Pickups

Want to know what model year you’re looking at? That’s what Ride Guides are for—to help you learn to how to be an automotive year/make/model encyclopedia. We gave you the map for learning how to identify the first three generations of Ford F-series trucks in our Quick Guide to Identifying 1948-60 Ford Pickups. Now, we’re

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Tom Hoover “Godfather of 426 HEMI,” Dead at 85

Tom Hoover, the famed Chrysler engineer credited with developing the 426 HEMI, died last week following a bout with a long-term illness. He was 85. His work on high performance engines (including the Slant–Six Hyper-Pak, Max Wedge V8, and the 426 HEMI) earned him the nickname “Godfather of the 426 HEMI.” In addition to developing

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