: any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving
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As the home of muscle cars, Detroit knows something about speaking softly and carrying a big engine.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Dodge has learned the hard way that most muscle car buyers are not really that interested in e-power.
—New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
Over the last decade, Detroiters and musicians alike have gravitated to the Hellcat and the Dodge muscle car bodies that house the engine.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
With the Cobra Jet’s 710 horsepower V8, 6-speed manual transmission, power rack-and-pinion steering, upgraded suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes, the car is ready and willing to thrill its driver in a track setting, in a way no traditional muscle car ever could.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Dodge has learned the hard way that most muscle car buyers are not really that interested in e-power.
—New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
Over the last decade, Detroiters and musicians alike have gravitated to the Hellcat and the Dodge muscle car bodies that house the engine.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
With the Cobra Jet’s 710 horsepower V8, 6-speed manual transmission, power rack-and-pinion steering, upgraded suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes, the car is ready and willing to thrill its driver in a track setting, in a way no traditional muscle car ever could.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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“Muscle car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20car. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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