I guess I didn't mean "detroit muscle" as in the car physically came from detroit. However, the original american musclecar FEEL is alive and well in the modern GTO. Sure, it handles better, it's much friendlier to drive, but it's still got that menacing growl at idle, which builds to a full blown roar at redline...it's got that breakneck low-end torque, just like the original musclecars. You can still do a burnout which will be the envy of every pimply-faced 17 year old male at the local fast food joint. The car is just a blast to drive. There's really nothing like it in the japanese line of cars and there's absolutely nothing like it anywhere in the world for the price.
So "detroit musclecar" is more of a *feel* to me, it's nothing that you can buy, steal or reproduce...some cars have it, some don't. Sorry for starting all the turmoil in this thread! haha