While imports have their merits — sleek designs and precision handling—they often fall short of the raw power, rich heritage, ...

rear-wheel drive platform – but muscle cars remain an American phenomena. They were born in a post-war era dominated by cheap ...

Eileen Falkenberg-Hull leads the Autos team at Newsweek. She has written extensively about the auto industry for U.S. News & World Report, CarGurus, Trucks.com, AutomotiveMap, and American City ...

The 1960s and 1970s birthed the American ... wheels. He has been contributing to Popular Mechanics for nearly 20 years and lives in Venice with an eclectic collection of vintage pickup trucks ...

specifically on American roads. They pack at least 400 lb-ft of torque, giving them exceptional power under the hood. Most of a muscle car’s torque is in the rear wheels for fast acceleration.

Sales are so bad that the Mustang Mach-E outsold the American muscle car with ... due to inflation, and cars are no exception. On the bright side, you can get behind the wheel of a Mustang in ...

The reliability of American ... the few FWD cars with a powerful V8 engine. The Impala platform was designed for a V6, so the eight-cylinder engine is sandwiched between the wheels, but its ...