: any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving
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Hardin is a parody of a rebel, with his leather jacket and muscle car, but there’s a freshness to the beginning of their love that’s lost in the later movies, and a sense of possibility that is repeatedly dashed by the mostly shoddier sequels.
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Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Photo : Mecum Auctions Petty owned this iconic muscle car from 1982 to 2013.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
There’s no exhaust note in an EV, of course, but Dodge understands muscle cars performative as well as performance aspects.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
The artist emerged crouched on the hood of a muscle car, moody and looking downward.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Photo : Mecum Auctions Petty owned this iconic muscle car from 1982 to 2013.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
There’s no exhaust note in an EV, of course, but Dodge understands muscle cars performative as well as performance aspects.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
The artist emerged crouched on the hood of a muscle car, moody and looking downward.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for muscle car
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“Muscle car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20car. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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