Todays topic is on the all american muscle car. The muscle car is the American performance cars, for decades american companies like ford dodge and chevy have competed in the muscle car category to see who can have the biggest numbers. who has the highest horsepower, most torque, and the most new technology features.
Starting off our list at number one is the 2011 to 2014 (S-197) ford mustang GT. The mustang started it all back in the early 60s where Ford advertised it as a family friendly weekend car. then other companies like dodge and chevy started to make more performance oriented cars, so Ford followed by making the mustang more performance oriented. the mustang GT comes with the mighty 5.0 liter coyote V8 which puts out 420 horse power and 390 pound feet of torque which is mo0re than enough to get those back tires smoking. Some mustang GT’s come with manual transmissions which make the car much more fun to drive. you can easily find a nice clean example of a 2011-2014 Ford mustang on dozens of used car websites for under 20k which is a lot of money but you will get a lot of car.
Next up we have the 2008 and up dodge challenger. If you are looking for classic car styling with modern car performance then the challenger is for you. there are many engine and drive train options for the challenger. you can get it with a massive 6.1 liter V8 with rear wheel drive and a 5 speed manual transmission you can put down all 425 horsepower to those rear wheels whenever you want to. the challenger is a very worthy contender to our list and nice examples can easily be found for well under the 20,000 budget we have for this list.
Next up we have the renowned Chevrolet Corvette, a name that has lead the american performance car segment for over 50 years. This model shown above is the C5 which was made from 1997 to 2004 making it the oldest on the list. you can get this model corvette with a 5.7 liter V8 making 345 horsepower and torque numbers that match. If you can find a 2001 and up model with the 6 speed manual you can get this corvette up to 174 miles per hour, only on the race track of course. you can easily find very nice, well kept corvettes for under the 20k mark and some will even come with a soft top convertible !
Well there we have it, my top 3 picks for the best American muscle cars for under $20,000. be sure to tune in next week for the next exciting list of cars!
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