The GTO was one of the biggest success stories in automotive history.  For the first time an inexpensive fast performance car was available to the masses, creating a whole new market segment called muscle cars. Within a few years just about every American auto brand had at least one muscle car available to the buying public. 

For 1968 the GTO still remained the sales leader in the muscle car segment, however Pontiac noticed a new GTO competitor, the 1968 Plymouth Road Runner.  Pontiac was watching the Road Runner carefully since it had a very low base price, which was lo

Life is full of compromises. Usually you must give something up to get something in return. So it is always a nice surprise to find something that is not a compromise. The 2009 Challenger SRT8 is just such a find. It is a serious performance car that throws all practicality to the wind. The Challenger does not pretend to be something it is not. It is what it is; the complete reincarnation of the 1970 Challenger R/T.

The Challenger SRT8’s looks are of a different era. Dodge could have given the Challenger the slick aerodynamic “egg shape” of just about every other mode