They were called muscle cars because they had huge engines and a lot of power at the time.
I can no longer afford new cars and have not kept up with the newer models for at least 20 years. Maybe a year ago I got free subscriptions to “Motor Trend” and “Road and Track”.
I started reading the specs and they are getting incredible amounts of horsepower out of small and medium sized engines. Actually more than the old 427, 426s.
While I agree that they’ve been doing amazing things with engine tech; didn’t they change the way HP was measured/defined some years back?
What is your gotta-get-down-the-road car now, if you don't mind my asking. The one you turn to when you really need it.