Dodge Challenger: American hero

plans for the big machine, this SRT-8 range-topper has a 6.1-litre V8 and costs the equivalent of just over £20,000. In comparison, its 0-60mph time of 4.9 seconds matches the Maserati GranTurismo 4.7 - and that will set you back £90,000! The engine is the same as in the top-of-the-line 300C SRT-8,

but with new twin rectangular exhausts, the 425bhp unit sounds even spectacular. Press the starter button and a deep burble fills the air. Every dip of the throttle gives a deafening bark - it sounds every bit the archetypal American muscle car, and it looks the part, too.