Hood scoops have been a perennial staple of powerful sports cars and muscle cars with wild hoods for decades. And from the early post-war era right up to today, they all served a similar purpose: ...

You never know what you have until it's gone, and the proliferation of hood scoops on turbocharged cars is a perfect example of that. Looking back in time a decade or two, it was more common for ...

Back in the olden days, hood scoops were – more often than not – functional. But when it comes to modern vehicles, hood scoops rarely serve a functional purpose. The Ford Motor Company's Bronco Sport ...

1 Locating the scoop means careful measuring to center it on the hood, but the fore and aft positions depend on taste and carb location. If the back of the scoop overhangs the rear of the hood, make ...

Automotive engineers will go to great lengths to eke an extra mpg or a few extra horses out of their vehicles, like using spoilers to help with downforce or working obsessively in the wind tunnel to ...