Although V8-powered muscle cars have been the staple of America’s automotive industry and culture, we’ve seen numerous sports cars born in the states powered by four-cylinders and, in some cases, capable of outperforming their V8-powered contemporaries. Think of the Chevy Cobalt SS, Dodge Neon SRT-4, Ford Focus RS, Pontiac Solstice GXP, and the supercharged Saturn Ion Red Line, to name a few.
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