351wstanggt

GTO = overpriced Holden
SRT-4 = 4 cylinder, FWD
Cobalt = 4 cylinder, FWD
SVT Focus = 4 cylinder, FWD
Saturn "?" = most likely 4 cylinder, FWD

the GTO and Mustang are about the only cars even coming close to being muscle cars, ---- the GTO isn't even an American design

the mustang has a 4.6, DOHC dogg

SVT Lightning = no longer in production
Hemi = decent, but by no means meant to be a tire roasting 1/4 mile terror
SRT-10 = Overpriced
Joe Gibbs Performannce SS = decently priced 385HP blown 5.3 (327) bare bones truck, has the most muslcle out of the 4 in my eyes

J-SMITH69

cadalliac has the V line.
dodge has the r/ts and SRTs
chevy has SS / Z
ford SVT

there is no real definition of what a muscle car is, but most people consider a muscle car a production car, with a big engine, lots of power, *yes they do have creature comforts*.

big engine + no suspension / brakes to handle it :-p

my SS chevelle had power steering & a/c and so did lots of other cars of the time & power windows ex...

american cars continue to dominate the affordable performance car market.

corvette
mustangs
magnum
SRT4
GTO
COLBALT SS
HEMI 300c
SS silverado
CTS-V
XLR
SRT-10 RAM
SVT lightning
grand prix GTP (new LS4 5.3l V
saturn ION redline
SVT focus
Monte carlo SS
impala SS
SRT Crossfire
Ford GT
Viper


even the hemi powered Jeeps, RAMS, durangos are faster than most import cars, all hondas except S2k and NSX. Hemi durangos run low 15s stock. so does the Jeep.

BTW most of these new V8 power'd cars have displacement on demand and get great gas mileage.

351wstanggt

the corvette, svt lightning, srt-10, gto, and the cts-v are all rather high priced, them being all over 30 grand, the svt lightning and gto at a few g's over 30, the vette's over 45 (for a bare-bones model), while the caddy is easily in the thirty's and the srt-10 over 50, not all that affordable IMO

J-SMITH69

the SRT-10 is 43k

but thats why affordable was in italics

351wstanggt

i see what ur sayin, but i guess IMO nothin newer then something from 1975 will be muscle car

Turbo242

im tired of all the "retro" designs its just an excuse for them to copy old designs because they cant think up any new ones. i almost threw up when i saw the new mustang, i dont like mustangs to begin with but that jsut pissed me off

i've seen pics of a new charger,falcon,and camaro only 1 that looks decent is the falcon(austraillian touring car)

Bone1

Time for round 3 of the muscle car era.

I was born during the first round, caught the car bug in second round, now ready for round three.

FURACERMAN

Honda should go back down the CRX route. And everyone else needs to stop stuffing their cars with crap that a race doesn't require. If I wanted that I'd get a mini van.

slowpoke

did you guys see the new z06 yet? its ------- sick 500whp, runs 11s stock, 6 piston calipers, and sticking to its heritage, shitty plastic interior, they are going to sell them for a whopping 70k lol. its 3 inches wider than standard corvettes, and there using wider wheels and tires.

FURACERMAN

I saw a new vette up close, and it looks kinda weird IMO. It looked to high, and I prefer the old front end.