T he 1960s were a golden era for American muscle cars, defined by raw power, aggressive styling, and tire-shredding straight-line speed. The decade saw the birth of many iconic mo ...

The top-shelf muscle and sports cars get all the attention, but there really were some amazingly fast cars that have been ... horsepower as the Hemi, and only 10 fewer pound-feet of torque.

After all, there's nothing quite like a piece of American muscle. Here are some of the cars that helped make that history by going fast. Let's start with the lone Ford on the list, the 1970 Ford ...

Muscle cars were often measured against another ... is still a 12-second car on the quarter mile. For best results, the 10-speed automatic transmission is necessary, which shaves a few tenths ...

SEE ALSO: Top 10 Fastest Cars Under $50,000 The choices ... Wait, isn’t the Dodge Challenger a muscle car? Why is it on the best AWD sports cars list? That’s because of the existence of ...

So yes, there are non-American muscle cars, and we took it upon ourselves to find the 10 best examples that fit the latter half of the definition best. We also took the liberty of splitting them ...