Actually it weighed a svelt 2600lb. 0-60 in a turtle like 15.2 seconds...or a hair over one quarter of a minute!!!!The best part is that Nissan has AWD, weighs 4000lbs AND has 87hp!!!
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Cop motor, cop tires, cop suspension. It is a model made before catalytic conververtors so it runs well on regular gas. Is it the new Blues Mobile or what?I'll consider anything with 2 doors cool, maybe add a hatchback depending on the rest of the package. Vette with a hatch back is definitely cool. Only a couple Hondas and Toyotas with 2 doors are cool.
As for a 4 door Charger Hellcat, reminds me of back in the early 90s a friend was telling me anyone could order a Ford Tarus with all of the Highway Patrol engine and suspension mods direct from Ford and it was pretty bad assed. Ya, but not "cool". Give me a Challenger instead!
Only "cool" 4 door vehicle is this one..
"HIT IT!"
Not a true muscle car but my son traded his cheater diesel Jetta for a 66 Mustang convertible. Fun ride in a solid American car. Cars like that were why American cars ruled back then.
By today's standard it's pretty horrible to go places in - especially compared to the Jetta. But for cruising around, it's magic.
Eric
Plus he's getting valuable experience mechanicing.
By today's standard it's pretty horrible to go places in - especially compared to the Jetta. But for cruising around, it's magic.
Eric
Plus he's getting valuable experience mechanicing.
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How about this AWD beauty with 76hp!!!!
that an 84-87 my dad had one, I really want a 88-91 Wagovan 4wd 6 speed they are quite expensive for a nice one though.... With a CRV transmission a B series engine 300 hp is possible. This one is the stock motor with turbo, that the guy made to look like a giant RC car.
My brother had a rally sport camaro back in the day. His was heavily modified. He got 5 mpg.
A lot of truth in that Phil! I find myself pushing my truck faster than I do my wife's Macan Turbo!. The Macan is just so capable you have to be doing insane stuff to really be working it whereas in the truck you need to focus a bit more when pushing on up the mountain. Of course even the truck has 375hp and a sub 7 sec to 60....
Will blow away most pre 2000 muscle cars....
Actually, American cars ruled in the 50s and 60s because most of the other steel production and durable goods factories were bombed all to hell in WWII leaving America with a fantastic monopoly when it came to steel and stuff made of steel. Germany and Japan got back up to speed in the 70s and have been kicking the crap out of us ever since then...
I'd take a nice 240/260/280 Z while we're talking little matchbox hot rods
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Ya, they are tempting me as well right now. One of the cars I have always wanted to own. They are now becoming collectible and prices are starting to rise which is not good news for us folks looking to own one.
Since the thread is drifting a bit, to include all cars. Which cars make your favorite sound? So many, but one of my favorite is this 1971 Skyline GT-R "Hakosuku". Especially around the 1:30 mark.
The Tesla goes 0-60 TWICE as fast as the fasted car of the 70's..think about that...THere are SUV's, Sedans and wagons that smoke the fastest cars of that generation.
I Loved my Buick Grand National (When I lived in Fl) sadly sold it when I moved back to NY and back to subaru's
had a lot of fun cruising 1-95 but that rear wheel drive didn't cut in Adirondack winters..and yes I beat a lot of cars at the 'green' light..
had a lot of fun cruising 1-95 but that rear wheel drive didn't cut in Adirondack winters..and yes I beat a lot of cars at the 'green' light..
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It's about the feeling you get and some nostalgia. A lot of folks just like the rawness and simplicity and that goes for any car from that time period. The uncluttered, simple layouts are a joy to get behind. After doing my tour of duty with rice grinders (and RSX-S, then a 99 4 door civic), I loved the mechanical, raw feel of my Mustang when I picked it up at the shipyard. It would get its ass handed to it from the V-6 version today, but today's version wouldn't be as enjoyable/visceral for me.
You are absolutely correct. Just as I say with skis, the same can be said with cars, don't get hung up on the numbers. Yes my 90 Miata goes 0-60 in maybe 9 sec. but it has such a raw feel. I recall in the early years comparing the NA Miata to the NB, the NA was a girl with a playful curiosity about sex as the NB, she grew into a woman with an insationable appitite for it.
Here's an interesting side-line to this. One of our "local" tracks was in trouble because of noise. Long story, the owner never applied for a permit to run a road course. Anyway, when I was talking to folks about this many said they would rather not race than have to race with stock exhausts on their bikes. I watch Formula E from time to time..and I see mfg's are interested...but we'll see if fans are interested..
Scott, I been on m/c for my whole life and I HATE loud bikes! While I agree that except for 'stock' classes, the factory exhausts do make a lot of compromises in performance. BUT, you can gain efficiency without getting stupid loud too...Many idiots throw on an open pipe without understanding how to actually jet or remap the system to get an actual performance gain. Often the bike is just LOUD and slower... 
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That is true, but for their time, they were shitz.
Please, no electric speak in this thread.
This is about 'suck-squeeze-bang-blow' type fun...
This is about 'suck-squeeze-bang-blow' type fun...