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Topic: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)

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utee94

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4256 on: July 23, 2026, 11:05:55 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on July 23, 2026, 11:04:16 AM
A Purdue fan would dig that.
Ah yeah now I get it.  I forgot about Purdue's colors.  No offense intended.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4257 on: July 23, 2026, 11:26:19 AM »
I hear they don't allow Purdue license plates in California ....
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4258 on: July 23, 2026, 11:30:08 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on July 23, 2026, 11:04:16 AM
A Purdue fan would dig that.
I'd actually prefer this one...


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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4259 on: July 23, 2026, 11:31:30 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 23, 2026, 11:26:19 AM
I hear they don't allow Purdue license plates in California ....
Well not if they mention pork products... :57:

I had a coworker who was a Boilermaker who had the license plate "DFEAT IU"

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4260 on: July 23, 2026, 11:34:40 AM »
I find it interesting how much the car mags like the new GS Corvette even without driving one.  Would I pay the extra over the Stingray myself?  Probably not at my age.  I'd pay for the 3LT trim and convertible, hypothetically.  I don't really understand the $2 K for the center exhaust.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4261 on: July 23, 2026, 11:35:29 AM »
I still am amazed at the output of a "pushrod" engine with 2 valves per ...  and it's still nominally a small block at 409 CI.

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4262 on: July 23, 2026, 03:17:35 PM »
Sporty


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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4263 on: July 23, 2026, 03:38:46 PM »
A lot of cars today are fast, some really fast, without being IMHO "sporty".    Some cars are relatively slow, in herstory, and still sporty.

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4264 on: July 23, 2026, 03:58:41 PM »
Yeah I'll go way out on a limb and say that I'm guessing that Mercedes-AMG GT63 PRO 4Matic+... is pretty sporty.  

Might even be sporty enough to impress CD.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4265 on: July 23, 2026, 04:05:24 PM »
My own definition of "sporty" is a pretty narrow list of criteria.  I thought about this while driving a CTS V at COTA.  It was fast, but not very sport, to me.

The smaller ATS V was closer to being sporty, but still not, they were all automatics.

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4266 on: July 23, 2026, 11:21:40 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 23, 2026, 11:34:40 AM
I find it interesting how much the car mags like the new GS Corvette even without driving one.  Would I pay the extra over the Stingray myself?  Probably not at my age.  I'd pay for the 3LT trim and convertible, hypothetically.  I don't really understand the $2 K for the center exhaust.
I was always told and experienced a better sound if the speakers were placed more than a few feet apart
I understand exhaust notes aren't in stereo, but................

I'd guess some expensive euro cars have center exhaust, so folks think it must be somehow better - or maybe they just prefer the look?
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4267 on: July 24, 2026, 08:47:19 AM »
My wife likes her GLC but now, a month later, wants the GLE.

The same GLE I tried to get her to want.

Happy wife...

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4268 on: July 24, 2026, 08:55:12 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 23, 2026, 11:35:29 AM
I still am amazed at the output of a "pushrod" engine with 2 valves per ...  and it's still nominally a small block at 409 CI.


especially impressive 520 lb-ft of torque at 4,600 rpm

the flat plane Z06 at 460 lb-ft
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4269 on: July 24, 2026, 08:55:49 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on July 24, 2026, 08:47:19 AM
My wife likes her GLC but now, a month later, wants the GLE.

The same GLE I tried to get her to want.

Happy wife...


the dealer LOVES her
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