What are the best muscle cars for drifting??

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Originally Posted by sleekism

I think there should be an entire thread trying to define this.

I think originally your definition is right with the muscle cars being mid sized and the Pony cars being short wheelbase but by the late 60's the pony cars were only a few inches shorter than the muscle cars, weighed 1600 kilos plus and could be optioned with a big block.

While in America the muscle car died in the early 70's in Australia it continued well into the 80's where it dwindled and now is facing a resurgence.

I classify a muscle car.

1)Produced by Ford, GM or Chrysler
2)Rear-Wheel Drive
3)Large capacity straight six or V8
4)Affordable
5)Power to weight ratio of at least 150kw/tonne??

While a VL Commodore may look Japanese I think at least the Group A cars should be considered muscle cars. As well as such things as the XR8 sprint which I think offered performance comparable to the GTHO.

As hard as it is for me to say this as an xbgt/xd esp owner,Aus Musclecars ended with the demise of the phase 4/xu1v8/chargerv8.

A sprint is close to the musclecar formula,lightweight/most powerfull v8,but most gt's etc since have been luxo barges rather than an attempt at outright performance.

Musclecar=built to win races.