What is a muscle car

Ummm,...Something that has "real" muscle,...Identifiable by a nicely tuned "count every cylinder at idle" V8 Exhaust,...Something that scares little kids on startup,...A car with a clutch that when properly used, firmely plants yer *** cheeks into the seat,...Accompanied by the sound of many cubic feet of air being sucked through the intake,...

A Hondota or Mazduzu or a Neon with a fartcan exhaust???.....I think not...