What was the baddest muscle car ever made?

These Are The 10 Absolute Worst Muscle Cars Ever Made
  • 8 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass.
  • 7 1981 Mercury Capri.
  • 6 1975 Chevrolet Camaro.
  • 5 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2.
  • 4 1976 Ford Gran Torino.
  • 3 1978 Oldsmobile 4-4-2.
  • 2 1974 Pontiac GTO.
  • 1 1974 Ford Mustang King Cobra.
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What was the most powerful muscle car?

THE HEART OF THE BEAST

The 2022 Dodge Challenger isn't one to be messed with. Thanks to its Supercharged 6.2L High-Output HEMI® V8 engine, the SRT® Super Stock has the highest horsepower of any production car and is the most powerful muscle car( Disclosure3).
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What is the most badass car?

6 of the Most Badass Classic Cars You Can Find Today
  • Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. ...
  • Shelby Mustang GT500. ...
  • Dodge Charger R/T. ...
  • Plymouth Road Runner Superbird. ...
  • Pontiac GTO. ...
  • Ford Mustang Mach 1.
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What car is the king of muscle?

The muscle car war between Challenger, Camaro and Mustang has been going on for years. We might be a little biased in our opinion of who's the best, but we'll let the numbers do the talking. The results are in and Challenger is crowned king.
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What is the rarest old school muscle car?

The 1967 Dodge Coronet featured a 487 Road and Track engine and is possibly the rarest model of muscle car in the world. Only two were made in 1967 and another two in 1970.
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Top 10 Muscle Cars of All Time



What is the holy grail of cars?

The Ferrari 250 GTO is the "Holy Grail" for car collectors. All 39 made still exist, and owning one of these exquisite V12 road-registerable racing cars is the ultimate badge of success.
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What is the fastest old muscle car?

Fifteen of The Fastest Muscle Cars on Earth
  • The 1969 Camaro ZL1. ...
  • The 1970 Hemi Cuda. ...
  • The 1969 Corvette Coupe. ...
  • The 1966 Corvette L72 427. ...
  • The 1966 Plymouth Satellite. ...
  • The 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400. ...
  • The 1969 Dodge Charger 500. ...
  • The 1969 Plymouth Barracuda 440 Super Commando V-8.
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What is the goat muscle car?

GTO is often known as The Legend or The Great One, and has also been referred to as The Grandfather of Muscle Cars. However, the name of “The Goat” is what defined its reign, and remains common when it comes to classic GTOs.
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What does GTO stand for?

GTO: Meaning And Origins

Grand Turismo Omolgato in Italian (Grand Touring Homologated in English) refers to road-racing vehicles. In this case, the additional “O” is added to denote that the cars produced are not one-offs with limited production and public sales.
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What is the godfather car?

The LaSalle models produced by Cadillac were smaller and less luxurious than the pure luxury cars of the parent company and were offered until the end of the brand in 1941. A LaSalle was featured in the 1972 movie The Godfather, in which Sonny Corleone, played by James Caan, appeared on the screen.
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What was the 1st muscle car?

The Pontiac GTO is credited as the first muscle car, and it inspired a whole generation of fast American vehicles. Its star faded over the years, but it remains an automotive icon. Aug. 19, 2022, at 3:38 p.m.
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What is the most cursed car?

Known as “The Most Evil Car in America”, The Golden Eagle is famous for the sheer number of people it has allegedly killed. Originally purchased for the police force in Old Orchard Beach in Maine, it only made it through three officers driving it before it was sold.
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What is the scariest car to drive?

The scariest cars for Halloween
  • Hennessey Exorcist. ...
  • Mitsuoka Orochi. ...
  • Rolls-Royce Ghost. ...
  • TVR Cerbera. ...
  • Phantom Corsair. ...
  • Reva G-Wiz. ...
  • Dodge Charger. Wheels of Terror isn't the best horror movie of all time; it scores a middling 4.3 on the IMDb website. ...
  • Porsche 911 Turbo. It was known as the 'widowmaker' for a reason.
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What car has the highest HP ever?

1. Rimac Nevera (1,914hp)
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What is the loudest muscle car?

Before putting the Corvette through the mid-engine refresh, the ZR1 was crowned as one of the loudest street-legal machines available. The Corvette ZR1 hits an astounding 99 decibels from its supercharged V8 engine, which by the way, is good for 755 horsepower.
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What old muscle car has the most horsepower?

Highest Horsepower Classic Muscle Cars
  • 1967 Shelby Cobra. ...
  • 1969 Chevy Camaro ZL1. ...
  • 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Hemi. ...
  • 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454. ...
  • 1974 Pontiac Trans Am 455 SD. ...
  • 1969 Ford Mustang Super Cobra Jet. ...
  • 1970 Buick GS. ...
  • 1971 Corvette Stingray LS6.
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What does GTR stand for?

GTR - aka 'Gran Turismo Racer' - has been an acronym saved for only the most sacred of automotive machinery of the last few decades. Be it Japanese, Italian, German or British, GTR is a badge that can never be bought; only earned.
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What year GTO was the fastest?

However, of all Pontiac production models, none is as fast as the 2006 Pontiac GTO, a budget-friendly fastback Coupe. According to Accelerationtimes, "the 2006 Pontiac GTO has a top speed of 170mph, it can accelerate from rest to 60 mph in just 4.3 seconds and to 160 mph in 11.2 seconds.
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Why do they call a GTO a goat?

Somewhere along the way, the guys on the street began to call GTOs “Goats.” Only it wasn't a reference to “Greatest of All Time,” it was a play on the letters and a term of affection. By 1969, it even appeared in a corporately controversial GTO advertisement championed by DeLorean and Wangers.
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What was the GTO nickname?

In marketing efforts Pontiac referred to the car as the “GTO Tiger,” but its youthful buyers had already developed their own affectionate nickname: The Goat.
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What is the rarest GTO?

Amongst all Pontiac GTO models, the 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible is the rarest and most valuable. Pontiac made only 108 units of the 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible and the 'Judge' trim was discontinued in 1971.
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What was the last year for Pontiac GTO?

2006 GTO. A sporty two-door coupe with seating for four, the 2006 Pontiac GTO has a 400 hp 6.0L V8 under the hood and has entered its final year of production.
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What car broke the 300-mph?

Not only that, but the Chiron Super Sport 300+ also became the first car to break 300 miles per hour on the track. The final record was 304.773 mph with racing driver Andy Wallace at the wheel on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien test track in Germany.
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What is the slowest muscle car?

1 1967 Camaro SS: 0-60 MPH In 8.0 Seconds

Sadly, it is not enough to make this car a speedster worthy of current times. It crawls to 60 mph in 8 seconds.
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What car has the biggest V8?

For 2022, Chevrolet brings the COPO Camaro back. But this time, it's not packing 7-liters of American V8. It's got a 572 cubic inch, or 9.4-liter monster of a V8 motor with forged internals, making it the largest car engine that GM makes, and indeed America's largest V8.
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