Detroit Muscle Cars

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Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance automobiles. The term refers to American 2-door rear wheel drive mid-size cars equipped with large, powerful, V8s, and sold at an affordable price for street use and drag racing, formally and informally. As such, they are distinct from two-seat sports cars and expensive 2+2 GTs intended for high-speed touring and road racing, although in many examples the road holding was substantially upgraded over the model from which it was derived. These upgrades were often a key selling point, and a common misconception is that cornering prowess was dismissed in the development of muscle cars. Building on the American phenomenon and developing simultaneously in their own markets, muscle cars also emerged in their own fashions in Australia, South Africa, the UK, and elsewhere.