The SCTA-RPM Nationals Dirt Drags brought vintage hot rods back to El Mirage for the first drag race there in nearly 80 years ...

We spent a week driving the 2026 CT5-V Blackwing to see if its 668-hp supercharged LT4 V-8 lives up to the hype. Here's what ...

Many of today’s most popular performance upgrades trace their roots to racing. Here’s how competition helped shape the ...

Dave Mancuso transformed a $500 1978 Ford Mustang Cobra II into a 1,200-horsepower, twin-turbo 7.3L Ford Godzilla-powered street car that makes a compelling case for Ford’s most misunderstood Mustang.

In 2014, Larry Larson debuted his 1998 Chevy S-10 pickup, the truck HOT ROD nicknamed the Doomsday Machine. It was built to dominate street-car competitions, but also became a rolling test bed for a ...

Creating a Ridler-winning car these days is a passion project to create the best of the best. The check the winner gets is barely enough to cover the cost of one wheel, so it’s certainly not done as ...

“There’s a performance look hiding in every vehicle.” That was my takeaway after spending some time with the legendary Chip Foose at his shop in Huntington Beach, California. And he’s right about that ...

Few transmission debates generate more opinions among GM enthusiasts than the 4L60E versus 4L80E. Mention either one on a forum or social media, and the responses are predictable. The 4L60E is often ...

Anybody who’s built a vehicle for SEMA knows the overwhelming mix of emotions, ranging from excitement and anticipation to frustration and despair. Most people do it once and swear they’ll never make ...

MotorTrend’s Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge became an unexpected showcase for two generations of Mopar performance. The Direct Connection Grudge Match placed Dodge’s newest hot-rod engine, the ...

There was a lot to see at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, and one of the more intriguing vehicles wasn’t making laps on the Woodward Avenue dragstrip. We got our first look at the 2027 Hennessey ...

How Did We Get Here? When was the golden age of hot rodding? For many, it was the muscle car wars of the late 1960s; others would say it was a more vintage time. One could easily argue it peaked ...