The 1950s and ’60s are often celebrated as a benchmark for American car design and performance, even if many people living at the time didn’t quite realize it. It’s this writer’s opinion that we’re smack dab in the middle of another automotive golden age, one that began about a decade ago with the introduction of the Ford GT, a supercar that refused to concede to its competitors.

Today the hot topic in the auto industry is the pair of supercharged monsters known as the Hellcat, with the Challenger Hellcat carrying the flag as America’s most powerful production car. So what happens when you get a Ford GT and Challenger Hellcat together in the same driveway? The inevitable rev matching video, of course.

If you’re looking for some kind of in-depth, substantive discussion of the finer points between the Ford GT and Challenger Hellcat, you’ll have to look elsewhere. This is, for all intents and purposes, the automotive equivalent of a pissing contest, and just which car sounds better ultimately falls to brand loyalty. Can the 550 horsepower Ford GT hold a candle to the Hellcat’s 707 horsepower supercharged 6.2 liter engine? Depends on whether you align yourself with the Blue Oval or Mopar.

What is undeniable is that both cars sound incredible, and represent the peak of performance technology for their era. Though over a decade old, the Ford GT sounds every bit like a supercar built today, revving higher and faster than the more powerful Hellcat. The Hellcat, however, has a more raw, unrestrained sound to it, like a rabid mastiff that’s just begging to be let loose to ravage anybody foolish enough to stand too close.

American performance cars have never been better, and it’s undeniable that we’re experiencing an automotive renaissance. The question is, just how long will it last?