Ride along with HOT ROD as Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy No. 4014 completes its historic America 250 coast-to-coast steam ...

Jim Addington waited decades for his dream Mopar. His 1970 Dodge Challenger now packs a 709-hp Hellcat Hemi, six-speed manual ...

Learn why catalytic converters fail on modified engines and how proper tuning, fueling, and heat control can keep ...

A 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe sold for $42.905 million at Pebble Beach, becoming the most expensive American car ever ...

See the winners, standout cars, autocross action, and Editor’s Picks from HOT ROD Power Fest 2026, featuring a full day of ...

Jeff Gordon swept both 2026 IROC races in Washington, D.C., beating Kurt Busch and racing legends in equally prepared ...

John McGann reflects on revisiting Route 66 during the 2026 HOT ROD Power Tour and how a road trip 23 years ago launched a ...

Australian GM engineer Steve Metcalf transformed a worn 1956 Chevy 3100 farm truck into a 600-hp turbocharged pro-touring ...

John “Fritz” Kayl, co-founder Engineering, has died after a career shaping championship engines for Corvette Racing, NASCAR, ...

HOT ROD Power Fest returned to EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, after decades away with Pit Road Drags, autocross, ...

Why? A very short sentence to talk about a very big subject. Why do we, in various forms, spend a good chunk of our lives and treasure building, racing, cruising, and generally messing with cars? What ...

Flint’s Back to the Bricks brings more than 1,500 cars downtown for a laid-back celebration of Michigan automotive history ...