Many domestic and foreign car companies are once again promoting power, in a horsepower race reminiscent of those of the late 1960's and early 1970's.

Plymouth was competitive from the dawn of the horsepower race.

The auto industry is getting into a horsepower race not seen since the "muscle car" era of the late 1960's.

The horsepower race is a calculated response to a competitive threat.

His current car is a full-size Dodge pickup, with a Hemi engine, the big V-8 that epitomizes the horsepower race.

None of these disadvantages were disabling until the "horsepower race" initiated in the early 1950s ensured the dominance of the overhead valve V8.

As the horsepower race continued, Chevrolet introduced a new version of their small block, with 283 cubic inches of displacement and 245 horsepower.

The horsepower race had begun, laying the foundation for the muscle car era.

Meanwhile, some technologies are being developed to minimize the disadvantages of front-wheel drive; these technologies may be increasingly used as the current horsepower race heats up.

The horsepower race reached its climax in the late 1960s, with muscle cars sold by most makes.