I am laughing at the challenger though...all that weight and 425 horses and they can't best our 300 horse 05+ mustang
Kraw, you're misinformed. The old school definition of a muscle car is a huge engine in a small car. That meant a big block in a car that would never have otherwise had one. the mustang became an official muscle car in 1967 with the offering of the 390 big block. You wouldn't call a 69 mustang with a 302 a muscle car, but you certainly would call one with a boss 429 one, lol.
As for modern muscle cars
HowStuffWorks "Modern Muscle Cars"
there is a fun site that discusses them all, and yes the mustang is included.
As well, study up a little on what makes a big block..just because it has cubes doesn't mean it's a big block. My old 78 bronco had a 400 small block.
the modern mustang is still a pony car, and by all definition it's a modern "muscle car" too.
Kraw, you're misinformed. The old school definition of a muscle car is a huge engine in a small car. That meant a big block in a car that would never have otherwise had one. the mustang became an official muscle car in 1967 with the offering of the 390 big block. You wouldn't call a 69 mustang with a 302 a muscle car, but you certainly would call one with a boss 429 one, lol.
As for modern muscle cars
HowStuffWorks "Modern Muscle Cars"
there is a fun site that discusses them all, and yes the mustang is included.
As well, study up a little on what makes a big block..just because it has cubes doesn't mean it's a big block. My old 78 bronco had a 400 small block.
the modern mustang is still a pony car, and by all definition it's a modern "muscle car" too.