Muscle caur

Muscle caur is a term uised tae refer tae a variety o heich performance automobiles. The term refers tae American 2-door rear wheel drive mid-size caurs equipped wi lairge, pouerful, V8s, an sauld at an affordable price for street uise an drag racin, formally an informally.

This 1966 Pontiac GTO is an example o classic muscle

1968 Plymouth Road Runner

As sic, thay ar distinct frae twa-seat sports caurs an expensive 2+2 GTs intendit for haich-speed tourin an road racin, awtho in mony examples the road holdin wis substantially upgraded ower the model frae which it wis derived. Thir upgrades war eften a key sellin pynt, an a common misconception is that cornerin prowess wis dismissed in the development o muscle caurs.

Buildin on the American phenomenon an developin simultaneously in thair awn markets, muscle caurs an aa emerged in thair awn fashions in Australie, Sooth Africae, the UK, an elsewhere.

Definition

Accordin tae the Juin 1967 issue o Road Test magazine, a "muscle caur" is "Exactly what the name implies. It is a product o the American car industry adhering to the hot rodder's philosophy o taking a small car and putting a BIG engine in it [...] The Muscle Car is Charles Atlas kicking sand in the face o the 98 hp (73 kw) weakling." Author o the beuk Muscle Cars the quote is drawn frae, Peter Henshaw, furthers that the muscle caur wis designed for straucht-line speed, an did nae hae the "sophisticated chassis", "ingineering integrity" or "lithe appearance" o European heich-performance caurs

Houiver, opinions vary as tae whether haich-performance full-size caurs, compacts, an pony caurs qualify as muscle caurs.