Since its birth as a pony car in 1970, the Dodge Challenger has become a legend in the performance car scene. Along with its smaller Charger brother, the Dodge Challenger went against other notable American icons like the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro. Some of the Challenger's main advantages against other pony cars were its bigger body, true 2nd-row seating, and its larger top-spec engines. Today, some purists contend that the Dodge Challenger is the only true modern muscle car, and the rest are ponies.