America invented the muscle car.

The likes of Ford, Chevrolet and Pontiac became famous for its two door saloons with V8 engines, rear-wheel drive and a whole lotta attitude.

But our friends across the Atlantic also un-invented the corner which meant these brutish motors with awesome soundtracks were great on a straight but you needed Steve McQueen’s prowess to take one through a bend a speed.

For years this has been the case however everything has changed in recent times as the USA appears to be building some cracking performance cars.

Devon GTX

We won’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of Devon Motorworks – it’s a new company founded by a fella called Scott Devon who’s known in the states as a frozen food supplier. So far so bad.

However, Devon has assembled a crack team of individuals to build a bona fide supercar which uses an 8.4-litre V10 engine developing 650bhp.

Gallery: The Devon GTX

No performance figures have been released yet but the GTX is sub-4 second 0-62mph car which will be able to exceed 200mph.

And despite having that big engine out front, the GTX has been proved a nifty handler, setting an unofficial lap record at the Mazda Raceway aka Laguna Seca, beating the Nissan GT-R.

It’s going to cost a little more than the£56,000 Nissan GT-R with the GTX getting a £310,000 price-tag. Devon handed the GTX its official debut at this year’s Pebble Beach show in California, getting a fairly good reception considering this concourse is an event more targeted at 1930s car lovers.

Corvette ZR1

Chevrolet is one of motoring’s most iconic brands thanks to models such as the Stingray and Corvette.

Its greatest engineering achievement is the new ZR1. With a 6.2-litre V8 engine, the ZR1 has 634bhp spinning the rear wheels from 0-60mph in 3.4 seconds and 0-100mph in 7 seconds.

And unlike many American sports cars over, the ZR1’s handling was honed on the Nürburgring racetrack in Germany. As a result of all the testing undertaking on the gruelling 14 mile circuit, the 205mph ZR1 lapped the track in 7 minutes 26.4 seconds.

In comparison, the Ferrari Enzo lapped the same track in 7 minutes 25.3 seconds.

But while you’ll pay more than £800,000 for a used Enzo today, you can get a ZR1 for £109,000.

SSC Ultimate Aero TT

Many people are still adamant that the Bugatti Veyron is the world’s fastest production car, but in today’s world 253mph doesn’t really cut it.

The SSC Ultimate Aero TT entered the Guinness Book of Records for fastest car in2007 when it hit an astonishing 257.45mph.

Now that’s impressive, but the fact it was driven by a 71-year old by the name of Chuck Bigelow never fails to amaze us.

This ridiculous speed is down to a 6.2-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine which develops 1,183bhp and 1,094 lb/ft of pulling power. Oh, and it wheel spins at 190mph.

SSC claims its latest version of the Ultimate Aero TT will hit 270mph. We like.

Gallery: SSC and the world's fastest cars

Dodge Challenger

The Fiat 500, VW Beetle and Mini are all good cars which have been bought back from the dead with retro styling and up-to-date mechanicals.

These three are all hailed as successes but the best comeback king is the Dodge Challenger which never fails to put a smile on our faces.

It stays faithful to the original Challenger with that unmistakeable narrow front grille and twin headlights.

With a 6.1-litre V8 Hemi engine developing 425bhp, the Challenger also has a fair bit of grunt – capable of 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds. This puts it in the same ballpark as the BMW M3 but while it won’t match the German car’s handling finesse it is infinitely cooler.

While Dodge doesn’t officially sell the Challenger in the UK, many dealers have imported models with prices starting at around £37,000.

Cadillac CTS-V

This is a Cadillac which probably doesn’t interest Florida’s pensioners (unless Chuck Bigelow is in town) because the CTS-V is a genuine rival for the BMW M5.

As with most GM-based performance cars and many other American motors, the CTS-V gets a 6.2-litre V8 engine tuned to develop 552bhp and 550lb/ft of pulling power.

Gallery: Cadillac CTS-V

Thanks to this steroid-fuelled strength, the CTS-V will accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds and all the way to 191mph. In a four-door American saloon with air-con and leather.

And it costs just £56,500 – nearly £10k less than the BMW M5. Simply sensational.

Video: Watch the Cadillac CTS-V in action below