: any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving
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The artist emerged crouched on the hood of a muscle car, moody and looking downward.
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The Dodge Charger and Challenger muscle cars, the Ram1500 TRX truck and other vehicles upward of $70,000 were the main targets.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Photo : Vigilante 4x4 The engine’s soundtrack starts to mimic that of a muscle car as the truck, which just loves to accelerate from any speed, seemingly pulls forever.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
The new Dodge is the only electric muscle car on the market today.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The Dodge Charger and Challenger muscle cars, the Ram1500 TRX truck and other vehicles upward of $70,000 were the main targets.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Photo : Vigilante 4x4 The engine’s soundtrack starts to mimic that of a muscle car as the truck, which just loves to accelerate from any speed, seemingly pulls forever.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
The new Dodge is the only electric muscle car on the market today.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Muscle car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20car. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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