Muscle car showdown

[BiTurbo]

Originally posted by Egg Nog
I agree that we should be comparing tuned versions of all of these cars, but unfortunately, that's not what this thread dictates. And just for the record, I do love all three of these cars. Actually, the 'Vette Z06 is my favorite of the three

Nothing is better than a Vette -
compare it with anything at its price.

[fpv_gtho]

Originally posted by BiTurbo
Nothing is better than a Vette -

thats pretty optimistic dont you think?

[Batmobile_Turbo]

Originally posted by Egg Nog
I agree that we should be comparing tuned versions of all of these cars, but unfortunately, that's not what this thread dictates. And just for the record, I do love all three of these cars. Actually, the 'Vette Z06 is my favorite of the three

i think the Z06 my third favorite car but the Viper is in my top ten.

[BiTurbo]

Originally posted by fpv_gtho
thats pretty optimistic dont you think?

Compare it with car of a similar price -
I don't mean 0.74AU¢ to US dollar -
more like a year's average wage maybe -
the Vette comes out on top.

[fpv_gtho]

thats just your opinion though. keeping it to sports cars around the Vette's price, there might not be much that can match its straight line performance for price, but there are cars out there that meet different needs as well as matching the Vette. its all just a matter of opinion

[Batmobile_Turbo]

i think the only car that can perform almost as well as the vette at the same price is the lotus elise.

[DwZX35]

you dont know shit either,

you think a saleen could beat a vette, hell no, they have no engine at all,

and as far as none of them being muscle cars : a 2 door car with a certain amount of horse power compared to the weight of the car (i.e. a 300 horse power engine pushing a small car would be a muscle car, a fat ass hippo car with 300 horse would not be)

a saleen, is basically a beefed up mustang (which was the first pony/muscle car made)

a vette is the greatest muscle car ever made, obviously youve never seen a '61-'92 vette, (they are pure muscle baby)

and a viper is just a beefed up peice of shit,

p.s. im not hating on you or misho, i just think you are miss guided

"you think a saleen could beat a vette, hell no, they have no engine at all,"

Well, you say, a Saleen, if you mean any saleen, I'd like you to meet the S7 and SR

"a saleen, is basically a beefed up mustang"

(most) saleens could also kill a vette easy

"and a viper is just a beefed up peice of shit"

which could ALSO kill a vette easy

"a vette is the greatest muscle car ever made, obviously youve never seen a '61-'92 vette"

I understand, but the Corvette should not be considered a muscle car, save the 60's vettes

maybe you should lay back on the insults.

[SHAKER]

a viper a peice of shit?.....gawd id like to see what you consider a good car....well in 1999 i bought a video called"americas fastest cars"....and they had the viper the vette and mustangs and a few others in there, and it was the salleen mustang that was the quickest car that could be purchased from a dealer.it was a supercharged 5.4 making 500hp. I dont know what has happened since, seeing we dont get much news from the u.s over here, except for the monaro being exported there and being called a gto........which i think is a discrace.

[super-man001]

i think the pagani zonda is the best

[super-man001]

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[Viper007]

a vette is the greatest muscle car ever made, obviously youve never seen a '61-'92 vette, (they are pure muscle baby)

and a viper is just a beefed up peice of shit,

That 1983 vette sure was awesome.....almost as awesome as your post.

In regard to the best muscle car, I would have to say the Viper. The viper is essentially huge displacement with little electronic aids. Its a simple formula: huge engine, driver, gas. After all, the car just got ABS in 2001.

The best sports car would have to go to the Corvette, because of the panty dropping style of the Z06, the incredible performance, and of course the price.

[Super GT]

One for ZO6. Big Fan!!

[ThisBlood147]

I'm know someone pointed this out already, but I can't help it. The Vette and the Viper are NOT musclecars. They are sportscars. Always have, always will be. And as far as I know, the Saleen SR was a prototype race machine....wasn't it? I don't recall it ever being sold to the public. And I'm not sure I'd call the SR a musclecar either.......more of a supersport edition ponycar.

By pure definition, the musclecar was a RWD everyday man's car (4 seater) with a nice strong V8 that could be made to compete with cars of a higher class than its own. Back in the day, they were usually average 4 door cars with beefed up powertrain option packages. Of course, nowdays the term is usually reserved for cars that were once considered "pony cars"......such as the Mustang and Camaro. This is generally because the pure musclecar, as defined in the 60's and 70's, isn't a class of car that is still seen today. Three exceptions to this would be the SRT-8 spec model Chargers, 300Cs, and Magnums.

[mustangmuscle]

muscle...saleen founded muscle!!

[kingofthering]

muscle...saleen founded muscle!!

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