When you think of a quintessential American car, it’s likely the muscle vehicle breed is the first that comes to mind. North American manufacturers like Chevrolet, Dodge, and Ford perfected the recipe of taking a relatively normal-looking sedan or coupe, and then equipping it with an engine larger than an offshore oil rig. With all the extra grunt that resulted, you had a car that would get down the straights like a fighter jet, but then corner like an Airbus A380.
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