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This article comes via Alex and is a thoughtful look at past and present muscle cars. The paragraph below really sums it up: old vs new technology. But in a lot of cases the same principles still apply: cheap and fast.

This time around, they will come with all of the required safety and emissions equipment in place, not to mention sophisticated suspensions, stickier, longer-lasting radial tires that are much better for cornering and wear, ABS disc brakes, traction control, stability control, electronic fuel injection instead of carburetors, and six-speed manual and automatic transmissions for highway fuel economy. Add to that serious stereo equipment instead of 8-tracks and cassette players, iPod ports, and clean, green V-8 engines that make more real power than the old monster engines. Let’s take a look at some.

Modern Muscle - AOL Autos