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MERCURY COUGAR ELIMINATOR

September 10, 2026 by Petrolhead

Mercury Cougar Eliminator: the pony car with a muscle car heart that nobody names Let’s get the labels straight first, because almost everyone gets this wrong. The Mustang and the Cougar aren’t muscle cars, they’re pony cars: compact, affordable coupes born from the formula the Mustang launched in 1964. A real muscle car is a … Read more

Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO

May 29, 2026 by Petrolhead

Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO: The Car They Changed the Rules to Stop Most race cars lose because something breaks, or because the driver lifts, or because the thing in front is simply quicker. The 1989 Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO managed something rarer and far more telling. It lost a championship while being the … Read more