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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2282 on: July 16, 2024, 08:04:37 AM »
I figured if I spent $80 K on the car, I could pony up for BG delivery.  It looks pretty cool, and you get a free visit to the museum thrown in ...:)

It's kind of amazing to me now ho egress becomes a factor as one ages.  These low to the ground cars become less appealing.

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« Reply #2283 on: July 16, 2024, 09:04:42 AM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on July 16, 2024, 08:03:40 AM
No 1 too
Negatory.  The original Ponycar is the original.  The OG Camaro was certainly a beautiful car, though.
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« Reply #2284 on: July 16, 2024, 09:21:28 AM »
That Time Pontiac Turbocharged the Trans Am (motortrend.com)

The Pontiac Trans Am Turbo's performance numbers were, by standards of the day, reasonably strong. Its 0-60-mph time of 9.05 seconds was best of the bunch; same for its 17.02-second quarter mile, which just barely edged out the Porsche (17.10) and the Saab (17.23). The engine was supposed to feel like an old-school big V-8 rather than a high-strung turbo engine, and according toMotorTrend, it did: "There is no sensation of boost," they wrote, "only the rush and sound of a V-8 leaping out at 5,000 rpm." In an impromptu race against the Porsche 924—which cost more than three times as much—the two cars ran neck-and-neck.

MotorTrend's scribes noted the Trans Am's age: "You'll find that 4.9-liter engine to be the only thing different under its decade-old skin. The rest of the car is like stepping into yesteryear." But after they'd driven it, they apparently decided yesteryear was a fine place to be. "For a first-year car, the Turbo Trans Am is surprisingly complete," they wrote. "The no-nonsense interior is like coming back home, and the brutal WS6 suspension makes you never want to leave again."

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2285 on: July 16, 2024, 09:37:25 AM »

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« Reply #2286 on: July 16, 2024, 09:41:53 AM »
I had a Formula. The Trans Am had too much bling for my taste.
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« Reply #2287 on: July 16, 2024, 09:48:03 AM »
After watching Smokey and the Bandit about a bazillion times, the Trans Am was the thing for me.

But still, I always liked the Firebird Formula trim package that had the asymmetrical bump-out in the hood.



And I also liked the low racing stripe with giant "Formula" decal on this one:


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« Reply #2288 on: July 16, 2024, 10:05:45 AM »
Those are sharp.

I remember thinking I had a fast car at the time. Compare that to now and it's hard to think about how poorly those big V8's performed.
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« Reply #2289 on: July 16, 2024, 10:16:13 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on July 16, 2024, 10:05:45 AM
Those are sharp.

I remember thinking I had a fast car at the time. Compare that to now and it's hard to think about how poorly those big V8's performed.
Yeah even basic cars like a Honda Civic these days, rival those old tanks in performance. 

But they're not as pretty!
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« Reply #2290 on: July 16, 2024, 10:18:10 AM »
The article talks about the Pontiac going up against a Porsche.

Of course it was the 924. Porsche should have never released that model. It really cheapened the brand. Hard to believe they let it be sold for 10+ years.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2291 on: July 16, 2024, 10:47:39 AM »
0-60 in 9 seconds is at the slow end of slow these days.  Any CUV would stomp that, or edge it.

Maybe there is an exception somewhere.  The base Tucson is 8.5 if I recall correctly.

I liked the Formula a lot, the screaming eagle thingee was not my schtick.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2292 on: July 16, 2024, 11:09:12 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 16, 2024, 10:47:39 AM
0-60 in 9 seconds is at the slow end of slow these days.  Any CUV would stomp that, or edge it.

Maybe there is an exception somewhere.  The base Tucson is 8.5 if I recall correctly.
Hell, my giant Ford Flex can do it. Finding it hard to find numbers I can trust but I think it's between 8 and 8.5 s. 
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2293 on: July 16, 2024, 11:12:55 AM »
This is my "go to":

0-60 Times | Find 0 to 60 & Quarter Mile Times Car Specs (zeroto60times.com)
0-60 Times | Find 0 to 60 & Quarter Mile Times Car Specs (zeroto60times.com)

2016 Ford Flex Limited AWD

0-60 mph 6.2  Quarter mile 14.7

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« Reply #2294 on: July 16, 2024, 11:21:09 AM »
My F150 is something like 5.8 or 5.9 seconds.  More than fast enough for me, but the torque is what's most important for me whilst towing.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2295 on: July 16, 2024, 11:24:09 AM »
My limit in a new car would be 8 seconds, and that's a hard limit.  Six starts to feel pretty sporty.  Four is defintely getting there and traction limited usually.

To get under 3 pretty much requires AWD or a rear engine.  

For me, I want responsiveness, which usually means going 40-65 pretty effortlessly.
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