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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #42 on: April 26, 2020, 11:39:26 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 26, 2020, 07:32:11 AM
An early model Porsche called the Ferdinand (or Elephant) Ca. 1943, driven a fair but in Russia.


The Wehrmacht also used this Porsche design.

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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #43 on: April 27, 2020, 08:20:59 AM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on April 25, 2020, 09:28:39 AM
Here's my dream car...





Of course, if you want something sporty, I sure wouldn't mind this...


You and I share the same dream. :)
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #44 on: April 27, 2020, 08:30:15 AM »
Those Cobra's with a 427 had 4-5 second 0-60 times but they could do quarter miles in the 12-14 second range, which was very fast for the day.

https://www.zeroto60times.com/vehicle-make/shelby-0-60-mph-times/

My guess is they did not handle that well, but that isn't the reason to own one of course.  

A Ford Mustang GT will accelerate roughly the same, and that's not the top model any more.  For both types, traction off the line becomes problematic.  A GT convertible I think would be a nice vehicle, reasonably roomy considering, nice styling, good handling, good brakes,  OK fuel economy ...
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #45 on: April 27, 2020, 10:54:27 AM »
I haven't driven a V8 Mustang in years, but I drove the neighbor kid's new(ish) Mustang with the turbocharged ecoboost engine and that was really fun.  Plenty of pickup, little to no noticeable turbo lag. 

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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #46 on: April 27, 2020, 10:56:44 AM »
We had an eco-boost convertible Mustang as a rental and I hated it.  The 10 speed transmission was never in the right gear it seemed and the noise was horrible.  It also did not have much power it seemed to me unless I really nailed it.  The car may have been "tired".  I was surprised how slow it was.  I checked under the hood to see if it had the old V6 in it.

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« Reply #47 on: April 27, 2020, 11:02:55 AM »
Definitely wasn't my experience, although the one I drove was not convertible.

But I will say that the larger ecoboost engine in my F150, has more kick than the Mustang did.  Especially when I put it in "Sport" mode.

In unrelated news, I no longer allow my i s c & a aggie wife to drive in "Sport" mode. :)
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #48 on: April 27, 2020, 11:07:30 AM »
I am used to the sudden urge you get from a manual transmission.  The car mags have it 0-60 in 5.5 seconds, which is half a second faster than my GTI, but it didn't feel like it.  Maybe somebody dumped E85 gas into it or something although I did refill it a couple of times, had it in wine country.

i didn't like the steering either.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #49 on: April 27, 2020, 11:44:30 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 27, 2020, 11:07:30 AM
I am used to the sudden urge you get from a manual transmission.  The car mags have it 0-60 in 5.5 seconds, which is half a second faster than my GTI, but it didn't feel like it.  Maybe somebody dumped E85 gas into it or something although I did refill it a couple of times, had it in wine country.

i didn't like the steering either.
I hate automatics in nearly every vehicle, but especially in sporty vehicles.

I realize that they're now considered faster than manuals, but they're no fun.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #50 on: April 27, 2020, 11:47:35 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 27, 2020, 11:07:30 AM
I am used to the sudden urge you get from a manual transmission.  The car mags have it 0-60 in 5.5 seconds, which is half a second faster than my GTI, but it didn't feel like it.  Maybe somebody dumped E85 gas into it or something although I did refill it a couple of times, had it in wine country.

i didn't like the steering either.
well, it was a Ford
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #51 on: April 27, 2020, 12:12:45 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on April 25, 2020, 09:28:39 AM
Here's my dream car...



[img width=500 height=332.983]https://i.imgur.com/ZJFHdLD.jpg[/img]

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Shelby wanted to win at Le Mans, but the Cobra (early chassis/body combo with the 289 engine) had too much drag, limiting it to 157 mph on the Mulsanne Straight, compared to the ruling Ferrari 250 GTO, which could go about 30 mph faster.
So he put Pete Brock to work on designing a closed car with less drag.
Brock produced this.


By the time they got this car--the Daytona Coupe--sorted out, Shelby had moved on to the Ford GT40 project, so Brock and a few other California hot-rodders were left to campaign this in international competition.  All they did was win the World Championship of Makes in the GT category, the first world championship for any American car.
Here's the story
Here's the story.
Because this was a triumph of an underfunded afterthought, it's an even cooler story--IMO--than "Ford vs. Ferrari."
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #52 on: April 27, 2020, 12:38:29 PM »


Dodge Demon General Lee.....gonna need to get rid of the front lip and change the suspension for all the jumps I'd be doing.  And smokin' Hellcats, Vettes, or Mustangs off the line.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #53 on: April 27, 2020, 12:43:42 PM »
that's racist!
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #54 on: April 27, 2020, 01:14:46 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 27, 2020, 08:30:15 AM
Those Cobra's with a 427 had 4-5 second 0-60 times but they could do quarter miles in the 12-14 second range, which was very fast for the day.

https://www.zeroto60times.com/vehicle-make/shelby-0-60-mph-times/

My guess is they did not handle that well, but that isn't the reason to own one of course. 

A Ford Mustang GT will accelerate roughly the same, and that's not the top model any more.  For both types, traction off the line becomes problematic.  A GT convertible I think would be a nice vehicle, reasonably roomy considering, nice styling, good handling, good brakes,  OK fuel economy ...
I just believe that the AC Shelby Cobra was about the sexiest car ever made. And it's hp to weight ratio was pretty awesome also. 
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #55 on: April 27, 2020, 01:47:16 PM »
As I recall, for a long time it held the record for 0-100-0, as well.
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