This is an example of a Muscle Car.

When you think of Muscle Cars, you immediately think of America. They are a huge part of automotive culture and history going back to the early 1900's.

The most powerful Muscle Car WAS the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon.

But, Dodge just came out with this...

This Demon 170 has 1,025 horsepower when running on E85 gas, a special type of drag racing gas. Also, the device on the back is a parachute to slow it down because it goes so fast!

They are typically rear-wheel-drive, two door AMERICAN Muscle that are equipped with large V6 or V8 engines, wide rear tires, and large hoodscoops.

You may now be wondering what the fastest Muscle Car is. Well, by 2023 the fastest  Muscle Car is the Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock.

The number 1 selling Muscle Car is the Dodge Challenger.

What is better:  manual or automatic transmission? Automatic transmissions are the most popular. They only have simple gears:  park, back up, neutral, and drive.  If you're looking for an easy to drive car that you're going to drive on the streets, you should consider automatic transmission. But if you are going to race on a drag strip or a windy track then consider manual as your best option. A manual has many different numbers. You'll need the manual because you need to better control your speed.

FUN FACTS: 

- America's favorite Muscle Car is the Ford Mustang. The nickname for Mustang is "pony car." 

- The Dodge Charger Daytona is banned from NASCAR because it won so many trophies and beat the world record in a 200 mph race.

- General Motors was the first company to call their cars "muscle cars." 

- The Pontiac GTO was the first Muscle Car.