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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack vs. Ford Mustang Dark Horse: State of the Muscle Car

Does electrification mean the end of the muscle car? We pit the new electric Dodge Charger Daytona against the V-8-powered Ford Mustang Dark Horse to find out.

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The keyboard warriors said it wasn’t a “real truck” and they were wrong. Meet the 2026 MotorTrend Truck of the Year: the Ford Maverick, a compact pickup that just outperformed bigger, more powerful, and far more expensive competitors. After two weeks of intense testing, including highway drives, city commuting, off-roading, towing, payload hauling, and deep dives into technology and safety, the Maverick proved why it deserves the crown. Whether you're here for the specs, the design, or to see why this compact pickup is shaking up the entire truck segment, this deep dive explains exactly how the Maverick earned its title.

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The Compact Truck That Beat Them All. MotorTrend's 2026 Truck of the Year: The Ford Maverick.

Choosing between the Honda CR-V and the Toyota RAV4 is like choosing between pho and ramen—both amazing, but totally different flavors. In this deep-dive comparison, we put these two hybrid SUVs head-to-head to find out which one truly deserves the title of best compact SUV of 2026. From driving dynamics to comfort, tech, and design, we test everything that makes these two the gold standard in their class. Can the CR-V’s balanced handling and smooth hybrid powertrain outshine the all-new RAV4’s rugged look and stronger performance numbers?

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2026 Toyota RAV4 vs. 2026 Honda CR-V: Hybrid SUV Battle!

MotorTrend gathered 8,302 horsepower worth of American performance cars and trucks on an Air Force runway. See how these domestic dynamos performed in the ultimate drag race.

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World’s Greatest American Drag Race: 8,302 Horsepower, One Air Force Runway

The RS3 and M2 are very different cars reflecting different car-making philosophies, but they have a lot more in common than you might think.

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2025 BMW M2 vs. Audi RS3 Comparison: Different But Similar

After 26,700 miles and a full year of daily driving, road trips, camping, snow, and off-roading, it's finally time to return our 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser. In this long-term review, we break down everything we loved and everything we didn't. From a 9,000-mile Alaska adventure to weekend trail runs and everyday commuting, we've put the Land Cruiser through just about every scenario we could think of. Despite a few frustrations, including disappointing fuel economy and expensive windshield replacements, the Land Cruiser proved to be an incredibly capable, comfortable SUV that's easy to understand why so many buyers want one.

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2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Long-Term Review- The Good, The Bad & The Surprises

Working in Base Fuel and Base Timing tables of Holley’s HP ECM, refining air/fuel ratios and ignition timing in the low-rpm range, Rick Trunkett of BIG3 Racing “cruised” on the chassis dyno at GTR High Performance and totally transformed the ProCharger F-1C supercharged 2002 Ford Mustang GT’s driving manners at low speed. The once-fussy beast now idles, cruises, and shifts like a civilized street car, and that’s on Cali’s weaksauce 91-octane gas, no less.

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2002 Ford Mustang New Edge GT Build - Part 7 Holley EFI Installation & Dyno

For those rejecting the SUV, there are thankfully still excellent midsize sedans to consider. We assemble four of the best, sub-$40,000 cars currently on the market and compare them all. Which one came out on top? Watch to find out!

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Family Sedan Face-Off: Toyota Camry vs. Kia K5 vs. Hyundai Sonata vs. Honda Accord

When you put the spurs to the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, a tuned version of Ford’s naturally aspirated Coyote V-8 pushing an even 500 horsepower howls through a standard active exhaust. In our testing, we hustled a manual-transmission-equipped model like the one we had at Chuckwalla to a 0–60-mph time of 4.1 seconds.

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2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse: 2024 PVOTY Finalist

Car Craft builds a 1989 Mustang and 1985 Camaro Z28 for a track battle of epic proportions. Both cars will be modernized with new engines, transmissions, brakes, and suspension systems. Once done, we will shoot the cars out at Willow Springs International Raceway. Who will come out on top?

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Car Craft's Battle of the 80s: Mustang vs. Camaro Part 1

Should you run a carburetor, or should you try the new and easy self-learning EFI setups? We’ll dish up answers in this episode of Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL. Host David Freiburger, Steve Dulcich, and Steve Brule strap a 5.3L LM7 engine to the engine dyno and look at the price, installation, and power of a Holley 750-cfm double-pumper versus Holley’s Terminator throttle-body EFI. The guys come up with a big part-mismatch nightmare along the way—one you should also watch out for. As you’re watching the episode, keep in mind that most of the carb-vs-throttle-body info applies to any engine, not just the LS-style test mule. However, Holley does provide very simple, plug-in kits to power the LS platform. In fact, if you have a complete junkyard LS that still has the intake manifold, throttle body, and injectors, you can get a much cheaper LS controller that plugs right in. But if you’re a carburetor guy considering your first foray into fuel injection, this episode of Engine Masters is for you.

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Carburetor vs EFI Shootout!

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