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In our most ambitious comparison test yet, we line up the Shelby Mustang GT500, the BMW M8 Competition, and the Polestar 1. Spending plenty of time on the road and then on the track, we evaluate the cars and choose our favorite – the best modern muscle car. #bmw #gt500 #polestar

Start 0:00
Introduction 1:00
GT500 On-Road 1:53
Polestar On-Road 4:47
BMW On-Road 6:59
Track Test 9:37
Picking A Winner 18:20

See these three muscle cars go head-to-head in our drag race video:
   • Drag Race! Shelby GT500 vs. BMW M8 Co...  

Each of these sporty coupes represents the heart and soul of its respective manufacturer. The BMW M8 Competition, for example, benefits from the automaker’s heavy investments in suspension and all-wheel-drive technology to help the driver achieve speed and comfort. The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, meanwhile, adds a supercharger to the Blue Oval’s most exotic V8 engine, then tosses in active dampers and a thoroughly modern gearbox. Our most controversial entrant is likely the Polestar 1, an all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid powered by a humble 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine (albeit one strengthened via a supercharger and a turbocharger, along with two electric motors).

In our crusade to pick the best contemporary take on a decidedly nostalgic segment, we would evaluate the BMW, Shelby, and Polestar over an 1,800-mile road trip, culminating in a full day of track testing at the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research (NCCAR). In that time, we’d critique each vehicle’s comfort and tractability in heavy traffic, nimbleness in mountain passes and country roads, fuel economy, and outright speed in a controlled environment.

Each of these three offers its own take on the modern muscle car formula, so we set out to decide which one does it best.

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