Nice cars... Vette and Camero both.
I'd personally rather buy a 350Z though.
I'd personally rather buy a 350Z though.
2006 Corvette Z06
- Thread starter Hello Kitty
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I've always hated vettes, because you see one on every street corner. To meet they've never been anything special. I've read debate after debate on this new Z06, and I have to admit it's growing on me. Somebody slap me for saying that.
Corvette is the working mans supercar. It certainly loses some sexiness when compared to it's European stablemates. But for the same price of a Ferrari you could get a Corvette and about 50 really really nice bikes. Or the way I look at it I can go slower in my Subaru and have 8 nice bikes for the same price as the Corvette.
My all time personal favorite American muscle car is the 69 Dodge Charger R/T...
Don't confuse the Corvette with a muscle car. They do try to make it do more than go in straight lines, at least the modern ones.N8 said:
is this what you were talking about?Incubus said:
taken from the topgear site.
POWER LAP TIMES
1st - Ferrari F60 Enzo - 1.19.0
2nd - Porsche Carerra GT - 1.19.8
3rd - Mercedes McLaren SLR - 1.20.9
4th - Ford GT - 1.21.9
Joint 5th - Ferrari 360 CS - 1.22.3
Joint 5th - Porsche GT3 RS - 1.22.3
Murcielago - 1.23.7
Zonda - 1.23.8
Koenigsegg - 1.23.9
Noble - 1.25.0
Gallardo - 1.25.8
Lotus Exige - 1.26.4
Chevrolet Corvette - 1.26.8
Porsche 911 GT3 - 1.27.2
TVR 350c - 1.27.5
BMW M3 CSL - 1.28.0
Dodge Viper SRT-10 - 1.28.5
MG SV - 1.28.6
Porsche 911 Carrera S - 1.28.9 (very wet)
Mitsubishi Evo VIII - 1.28.9
BMW Alpine Z8 - 1.29.0
Mercedes CL65 - 1.29
Alfa 3.7 GTA - 1.30.0
Subaru Impreza STI - 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT - 1.30.4
Audi S4 - 1.30.9
Porsche 911 turbo - 1.31.0
Vauxhall VX 220 turbo - 1.31.3
Honda NSX Type R - 1.31.6
BMW M3 - 1.31.8
Nissan 350Z - 1.31.8
Mazda RX8 - 1.31.8
Ford Focus RS - 1.32.2
Lotus Esprit V8 - 1.32.5
Audi TT V6 - 1.32.7
MG ZT - 1.33
Noble - 1.33.1
Mercedes SL 55 AMG - 1.33.2
Volkswagen Golf R32 - 1.33.2
Volvo S60R - 1.35.0
Ferrari 575 - 1.35.2
Alfa 147 GTA - 1.35.6
Lotus Elise - 1.35.6
Aston Martin Vanquish - 1.36.2
Renault Clio v6 - 1.36.2
Honda Civic Type R - 1.36.5
Saab 95 hot aero - 1.37.9
Mazzer - 1.38.0
Bowler Wildcat - 1.39.4
Bentley Arnarge - 1.40.8
Overfinch - 1.44.0
if i remember correctly thats the one, not bad performance at all, considering all the cars ahead of it either cost a lot more or are designed with track use in mindif you ask me, but i'm not a huge fan of the styling, not really into that kind of car.
That IS very impressive concidering the high $ cars its up against.steve45 said:
Best Vette ever made IMO
1967, with a 427 w/435 stock HP
1967, with a 427 w/435 stock HP
As far as the bang for your buck the Chevrolet Corvette is THE hands down winner when you go up against the supercars that all of you are mentioning yeah there are faster cars but at what price? Hell if you really wanna get real the Saleen S 7 kicks everyones ass.
Is it just me, or does this thing look a lot like an early 90's Mitsubishi 3000GT?
-S.S.-
hands down the fastest and most wicked car that i have had the privlege to ride shotgun is the 1970 Hemi Cuda that a neighbor down the street owned he was the original owner and had the car in storage most of the time. being the young buck that i was i did a double take when i saw him out working on it one afternoon after having me drool all over the car and ask a million questions he finally asked if i wanted a ride. we took it out to some warehouses and he let the hammer down SH*T!!!! i had foot prints on the firewall and my hands were glued to the dash as this muther would snap my neck from the torque. the guy just laughed as i had the scared sh*tless look on my face as the end of the street came upon us faster than i had expected.
although i've owned some fast cars since then none of them have ever come close to the sheer brutal horsepower straight line acceleration as the cuda...i wish automakers would get back to building fun cars again.
although i've owned some fast cars since then none of them have ever come close to the sheer brutal horsepower straight line acceleration as the cuda...i wish automakers would get back to building fun cars again.
That is the one I was talking about. I thought it ranked even higher but again it's more than respectable given the price. Also,the car tested wasn't the Z06, rather it had the base corvette powertrain making 400hp.steve45 said:
For anyone that doesn't know, Corvette uses a leafspring to suspend the rear (Though it still has independant suspension, unlike the new mustang (solid rear axle
)) and an out-dated (by automotive journalism standards anyway) pushroad motor.
This is the level of ferrari....... :dancing:mack said:I think the only other american car that was better than a ferrari in its day is this...
foreing car, american muscle... the only other american car with such good history/name is the old ford GT 40 le mans car.
and this is american cars................... :nuts:
I gotta agree. Next to the Shelby Cobra, it's my dream machine.Brian HCM#1 said:Best Vette ever made IMO
1967, with a 427 w/435 stock HP
My boss just sold his viper to get one of these:
Only a 4cyl, but at 1900lbs curb weight, you don't need much to get it going.
It is more of a tight track/road sports car.
It looks much better in person.
Only a 4cyl, but at 1900lbs curb weight, you don't need much to get it going.
It is more of a tight track/road sports car.
It looks much better in person.
-BB- said:My boss just sold his viper to get one of these:
Only a 4cyl, but at 1900lbs curb weight, you don't need much to get it going.
It is more of a tight track/road sports car.
It looks much better in person.
What is that anyhow?
Also, isn't the Viper about due for a redesign?
Lotus EliseN8 said:
Lists for under $40k
That's a damn nice looking ride for sub $40k...-BB- said:
Man, that is one SASSY car!
-BB- said:My boss just sold his viper to get one of these:
Only a 4cyl, but at 1900lbs curb weight, you don't need much to get it going.
It is more of a tight track/road sports car.
It looks much better in person.
I know last week i saw one. A black example. It was really nice.
Those Lotuses (Loti?) are supposed to be the ultimate track cars. Though I'd still take one of these over it any day:
Ha! nobody can out run the InterceptorJMAC said:
Trust me, they will make it up in oil changes...my friend had a lotus and it was a money eatin machine.N8 said:
Hello Kitty said:Ha! nobody can out run the Interceptor
I just saw that flick in HD a couple nights ago....
What is that thing anyway? Some kind of Aussie Mustang II...?
Lefty said:
My Boss's one is black too.
You sit SO low in those things I'd be afraid that my azz would get road-rash.
Literally, your butt is about 6in off the ground.
-BB- said:
I had a 72 Gran Torino Sport that was so low that I was always knocking the damn muffler off that thing...
1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop / Coupe. This was a standard production model available in Australia from 1973 to 1976. Being a GT, it automatically came with a 300bhp 351ci V8, 4V heads, top loader, 9 inch diff - pretty much all the standard XB GT coupe features.N8 said:
Hello Kitty said:1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop / Coupe. This was a standard production model available in Australia from 1973 to 1976. Being a GT, it automatically came with a 300bhp 351ci V8, 4V heads, top loader, 9 inch diff - pretty much all the standard XB GT coupe features.
Were the other cops cruisers in Mad Max Falcons too? I was thinking they really looked like Mustang II's...
Some Wigger cuce in my development has a lowrider pickup that is so low he needs Hydrolics to lift it up when going over speedbumps.N8 said:
the answer to all your questions is here.... http://www.madmaxmovies.com/cars/madmax/N8 said:
That's ok... he can afford it.dh girlie said:
The car eh sold was Tupac's old Viper.
He said that it was in a few of his video's too!!
I'm not a BMW fan, but one of these has always tickled my fancy:Incubus said:
Although I'd rather have:
-S.S.-
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I can honestly say that I don't ever consider what is a cool car really. I look at Volvo XCs and say, that would be nice to have, but never really go look at cars. Saw an 8 year old telling his dad about cars one time and thought it was the weirdest thing ever.
I'm not an audi fan. Though the RS6 is hot. I used to live next to a guy that parked his on the streets of Boston.SkaredShtles said:
I however, would take one of these over an RS6. 507hp from a high-revving V10.
