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The third-generation Ford Mustang, also known as the Fox-body Mustang, wasn't the fastest and most powerful iteration of the nameplate, but it's an excellent tuning platform. Some turn them into crate engine-powered restomods, while others transform them into dragsters. It's that versatile!

Toyota is dumping the big V8 engine in the latest redesign of its Tundra full-size pickup truck, a bold move in a market that likes big, powerful engines.

With the 2022 Chevrolet Camaro available for order, we can wonder what the 2023 model year will bring. One of the possibilities comes in the form of the 2023 Camaro ZL1, which may not fill the space left by the expected Z/28, but it should be exciting, nonetheless.

There's really no need to make it clear that automotive lovers come in all shapes and sizes. One master woodworker has even achieved the impossible and built what could be the world's smallest functioning V8 engine.

When it comes to supercars, there are quite a few U.S. automakers that compete in this niche right now. There's small shops like Hennessey, Shelby Super Cars, and Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, while Ford joined in a few years ago with the second-generation GT. The latest, mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette will also enter the supercar realm when the next-generation ZR1 arrives.

This year's Amelia Concours d'Elegance was packed with more than 100 classic vehicles, ranging from 1960s muscle and 1970s race cars to 1980s and 1990s supercars. But the event also saw a few modern cars join in. The Hennessey Venom F5 was one of them and it made quite the racket by flexing its massively powerful, twin-turbo V8 engine.

autoevolution 24 May 2021, 13:31 UTC · by Introduced in 1991, the Astra is Opels longest-running nameplate. And it soldiered on for 30 years with small-displacement four-cylinder engines only until 2015, when the Germans added three-cylinder units. But from 2000 to 2003, Opel ran a V8-powered Astra in the DTM racing series. 1 photo Developed as a replacement for the race-spec Calibra V6 4x4, the Astra V8 Coupe failed to win any DTM championships but scored a resounding victory at the 24 ...

Cuban Chrome fame has seen a lot of tough projects, but this 1959 Cadillac, owned by his buddy Ignacio, is particularly memorable. Of all the problems it could have, it just won’t start. Even better, it’s inconveniently located in Ignacio’s garage, tailfins covered with dust. It’s truly a sad sight to behold. Once upon a time, 1959 Cadillacs such as this one were used in Cuba as protocol vehicles, shuttling foreign dignitaries and important people when it was brand new. In fact, Cuba h...

The Fast Lane has the first Ram TRX delivered in America or at least the first one documented on YouTube. Either way, the crew put a lot of miles on the clock pretty fast, and this performance truck has seen some abuse.

autoevolution 15 Mar 2021, 17:09 UTC · by Like many European carmakers focusing on affordable vehicles, Citroën didnt offer a V8 engine. The French experimented with V8s in the 1960s, but it mostly stuck to four- and six-cylinder mills. Someone just fixed that by dropping a V8 engine in a Traction Avant. 7 photos Wait, what? Yes, Im talking about the iconic executive car that Citroën built from 1934 to 1956. A revolutionary vehicle that pioneered the mass-produced monocoque body and ra...