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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2044 on: April 17, 2024, 01:53:17 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 17, 2024, 12:22:36 PM
I think this one is pretty attractive, and for a sporty car, it's not terribly impractical or hard to drive daily.



Yup.  It's not as fancy as that 50th edition but I love driving my daughter's convertible Mustang.  Sporty car indeed.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2045 on: April 17, 2024, 02:02:14 PM »
And, there are a lot of folks who've commented on the similarities in looks between the AM and the Mustang.



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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2046 on: April 17, 2024, 02:34:44 PM »
The rental 'stangs are not great to drive in my experience, but the last one I had in San Diego was for whatever reason better than the first few.  The first couple were V6 models, and then the rest were I4s with that 10 speed, which I did not care for.

But they are practical for two people on a trip with modest luggage.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2047 on: April 17, 2024, 02:41:49 PM »
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2048 on: April 17, 2024, 02:44:27 PM »
I remember when raised white letter tires were "racey".  My '73 Nova had'em.  Firestone Wide Ovals.  I was unclear what a wide oval might comprise, but I preferred having round tires.

 the GT took that one step further. Not in terms of actual performance, as its only powerplant was the 258 (4.2 L) six, although it did pack a pretty decent 120 net hp for that era, thanks to a two-barrel carb. The 304 V8 had been cancelled back in 1976. But the ’78 Gremlins did get a badly needed new dashboard, shared with the Concord, and the GT got those big fender flares.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2049 on: April 17, 2024, 02:53:43 PM »
hard no on the AMCs back in the day
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2050 on: April 17, 2024, 03:21:43 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on April 17, 2024, 02:53:43 PM
hard no on the AMCs back in the day
I don't know anything about their quality, reliability, or driving experience, but the AMC Javelin had some pretty nice looking models back in the day.  Obviously styled similar to the Challengers, Camaros, and Mustangs of the same vintage.


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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2051 on: April 18, 2024, 07:42:44 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 17, 2024, 09:36:57 AM
  Today, if I could pick one, it might be this one.  At my age, I'm finding comfort to be more important than performance.

Feeding it gas would be a bit painful.


Sharp - what is it ? I can't make out the emblem and I haven't had the chance to ya know shop for one. Cleaning out the space left by my 2002 VW and might be in the market for one :D
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2052 on: April 18, 2024, 07:48:19 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 17, 2024, 02:41:49 PM

Kind of resembles a 2 dr Rabbit/Golf with an extended front end. Must be when Corporate America started lying to the public - ya paint a number on it.Sure the CEO and the BoD all had one
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2053 on: April 18, 2024, 08:04:19 AM »
My green ragtop is a Bentley.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2054 on: April 18, 2024, 08:46:18 AM »
The Man Who Finally Made the Corvette Mid-Engine Is Retiring (motortrend.com)

Corvette Executive Chief Engineer, Tadge Juechter, is retiring. All good things must come to an end it seems, even if that good thing lasts for over three decades. Juechter began working with Corvettes in 1993, joining at the tail end of the C4’s reign as America’s sports car, but just in time to dig into the then-revolutionary C5. Prior to the launch of the C7 Corvette, Juechter was promoted to Corvette Chief Engineer, just the fifth person to hold that title. When the Obama administration realized that Corvette was one of the only profitable model lines, the C7 arrived. Tadge and his team followed it up with the brilliant, mid-engine C8 Corvette, the machine that took home our 2020 Car of the Year honors. The raced-out Z06 iteration then won our 2023 Performance Vehicle of the Year award. Not bad, Tadge.  
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2055 on: April 18, 2024, 08:59:29 AM »


This is the Hennesey tuned version with 1000 hp.  I figure Caddy could tune that themselves if there weren't tradeoffs aside from mpgs.  The odd thing, to me, is the extra hp is largely wasted.  It's still RWD.  It won't be any faster 0-60, maybe in the quarter you might shade a few tenths?  Maybe from 60-120 it's faster?  Maybe a higher top end?  So, in the world of extra legal speeds it might be a touch faster.  You could run slicks and get a few more tenths.

Contrast this with adding AWD (which isn't feasible) which would probably reduce 0-60 times by a ~second with the same engine.

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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2056 on: April 18, 2024, 09:20:13 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 18, 2024, 08:59:29 AM


This is the Hennesey tuned version with 1000 hp.  I figure Caddy could tune that themselves if there weren't tradeoffs aside from mpgs.  The odd thing, to me, is the extra hp is largely wasted.  It's still RWD.  It won't be any faster 0-60, maybe in the quarter you might shade a few tenths?  Maybe from 60-120 it's faster?  Maybe a higher top end?  So, in the world of extra legal speeds it might be a touch faster.  You could run slicks and get a few more tenths.

Contrast this with adding AWD (which isn't feasible) which would probably reduce 0-60 times by a ~second with the same engine.



The tune = paint a number on the door.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2057 on: April 18, 2024, 09:39:17 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 18, 2024, 08:46:18 AM
The Man Who Finally Made the Corvette Mid-Engine Is Retiring (motortrend.com)

Corvette Executive Chief Engineer, Tadge Juechter, is retiring. All good things must come to an end it seems, even if that good thing lasts for over three decades. Juechter began working with Corvettes in 1993, joining at the tail end of the C4’s reign as America’s sports car, but just in time to dig into the then-revolutionary C5. Prior to the launch of the C7 Corvette, Juechter was promoted to Corvette Chief Engineer, just the fifth person to hold that title. When the Obama administration realized that Corvette was one of the only profitable model lines, the C7 arrived. Tadge and his team followed it up with the brilliant, mid-engine C8 Corvette, the machine that took home our 2020 Car of the Year honors. The raced-out Z06 iteration then won our 2023 Performance Vehicle of the Year award. Not bad, Tadge. 
odd comment - Tadge a big supporter?
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