Sick Ass Car Thread

[ALVAREZ6]

This car is fucking insane.

The Pininfarina Maserati Birdcage
http://www.italiancar.com.au/images/Birdcage75th_01_lg.jpg
http://www.nethirlap.hu/kepek/200503/080.jpg

http://blade.vg.no/bilder/bildarkiv/1109691007.94383.jpg

[ALVAREZ6]

This car is also fucknig insane.

the Lamborghini concept s

http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/11877/Lamborghini_concept_S_US_debut-1-resized-L.jpg

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_geneva/concepts/images/1.jpg

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/images/large/2219-1.jpg

[ALVAREZ6]

Why the hell did they add the word birdcage. Sweet car.
Who cares, that car is fucking sick.....

[ALVAREZ6]

I am in love with a fucking car....that Lamborghini is rediculous....

[ALVAREZ6]

this car is just insane

http://nathan21singapore.tripod.com//sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/kecc00-05.jpg

shit, it won't show...

[ALVAREZ6]

Look at the freakin steering wheel of the Pininfarina Maserati birdcage (first car)....

http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2005/06/stories/08/images/2/large.jpg

[Shelly]

PSP


:lol---it does look like one!

[TheAdmiral#50]

Camaro concept:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/CamaroConceptWhiteOranges.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/camaro1120066ht.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/0602camaroofsk019000lm.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/conceptCamaro10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/conceptCamaro09.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/conceptCamaro08.jpg

Nissan 450Z:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/nissan450z3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/nissan450z5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/nissan450z4.jpg

Charger concept:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/charger3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/charger2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/charger.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/dodge-challenger-concept-vehicle-28.jpg

[TheAdmiral#50]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/o_camaro_10232003_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/6720Ford20Mustang20Shelby20GT-500.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/77tam.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/mach1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/Batman/movie-batmobile.jpg

[SA210]

The new Nissans and Camaro's are awesome.

[GiG's Doctor]

Eleanor is so hot.

[TDMVPDPOY]

I think i be gettin a r34 or nissan 200sx s15, my budget is around those prices atm......

[ALVAREZ6]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/6720Ford20Mustang20Shelby20GT-500.jpg
:tu
:tu :tu
:tu

[Vashner]

Got to love that steering wheel.. Motorola.. it's fitting.

The guy (founder) invented the car radio btw.. and the name means "music in motion".

[ALVAREZ6]

Where the fuck would the air bag come out of on that weird ass steering wheel??

[Silver21_Black20]

but my all time favorite a 67.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/BishopRyan/67.jpg

I'm partial to musclecars too.

1973 Nova

http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/cars/80948big.jpg

1969 Camaro

http://www.jeprostreets.com/1969CamaroLS7/images/1969redLS7camaro%20003.jpg

1970 Chevelle

http://www.noneckschevelle.com/images/carpics/AdamGraham1970chevelless454.jpg

[sa_butta]

http://koti.mbnet.fi/cameleon/carpics/Various/ns2001gtrconcept03.jpg

skyline GTR

[Horry For 3!]

I wonder how much those cars cost. Probably a mil.

[sa_butta]

http://incantevole.hautetfort.com/images/medium_bugatti_veyron_18_4.jpgBugatti V16
1000HP
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-abc/Bugatti-EB-16-4-Veyron-engine-study-1280x960.jpg

http://www.seriouswheels.com/abc/Bugatti-EB-16-4-Veyron-Study-Engine-1280x960.htm

[KEDA]

SA BUTTA, its not a v16 its a quad turbo, W12 motor


engineering masterpiece!


if I am correct, I believe it has 4 billet aluminum crankshafts.

and BTW its not a 1000 bhp motor, its 1001 bhp.

[Mixability]

Camaro concept:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/CamaroConceptWhiteOranges.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/camaro1120066ht.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/0602camaroofsk019000lm.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/conceptCamaro10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/conceptCamaro09.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/conceptCamaro08.jpg


looks like the butt ugly new Mustangs. :pctoss

[bigzak25]

http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/cars/80948big.jpg


nice choice. :tu

[midgetonadonkey]

http://claudemartin63825.tripod.com/images/1970.Chevrolet.El%20camino.jpg

El Caminos are the fucking greatest.

[Brutalis]

http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/cars/105494_8big.jpg

How about some love for trucks? Chevy. Period.

[Zombie]

SIck ass car???
I thought this was about a broken down vehicle! :rolleyes

[midgetonadonkey]

This isn't really a "sick ass car", but it is a sweet ride I plan on buying in a couple of months. I can get a fully loaded, leather seats, six disk cd changer, high end v-6, for a little less than $20,000 with my sister's ford discount. I'm pretty excited about it.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4223/fordfusion10ml.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://www.autoworld.com/news/ford/fusion1.jpg

2006 Ford Fusion.

[Zombie]

This isn't really a "sick ass car", but it is a sweet ride I plan on buying in a couple of months. I can get a fully loaded, leather seats, six disk cd changer, high end v-6, for a little less than $20,000 with my sister's ford discount. I'm pretty excited about it.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4223/fordfusion10ml.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://www.autoworld.com/news/ford/fusion1.jpg

2006 Ford Fusion.
the 600 is better

[Brutalis]

But it's a Ford. :(

[midgetonadonkey]

But it's a Ford. :(

My sister works for Ford so in order to get her 3-5g discount, I have to buy a Ford. I can also buy a Mazda 6, which are pretty sweet cars, but my fat ass is too big for it.

[Brutalis]

I heard in a couple months Chevy and Ford are reducing prices up to 5k. So why not just wait then get the discount too?

[Zombie]

But it's a Ford. :(
What has Chevy or Dodge done lately? :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes

[midgetonadonkey]

I heard in a couple months Chevy and Ford are reducing prices up to 5k. So why not just wait then get the discount too?

I don't plan on getting this ride until at least March or April, so maybe the discount you speak of will be in effect by then.

[Brutalis]

What has Chevy or Dodge done lately? :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes
Fack Dodge.

I just come from a Chevy family is all.

Pepsi/Mt. Dew too. (coke and dp can goto hell)

[Brutalis]

I don't plan on getting this ride until at least March or April, so maybe the discount you speak of will be in effect by then.
Yeah a couple days ago the local news said Ford and Chevy was lowering prices up to 5 thousand because of pathetic sales and they are trying to find some way to make money.

But I don't see how that makes them any money.

But then again it costs them what, 2k per car to make? So yeah who knows.

[Zombie]

Fack Dodge.

I just come from a Chevy family is all.

Pepsi/Mt. Dew too. (coke and dp can goto hell)
I'll sell you a Chevy Malibu cheap! I won't mention the brake problems or water leak it has. :lol :angel
If you are interested, it's a 2001 with 70,000 miles. I had the oil changed every 3 months and it runs O.K. You just have to add water every other day and hold the steering wheel real hard when stopping. I'm asking $3000

[Brutalis]

I'll sell you a Chevy Malibu cheap! I won't mention the brake problems or water leak it has. :lol :angel
If you are interested, it's a 2001 with 70,000 miles. I had the oil changed every 3 months and it runs O.K. You just have to add water every other day and hold the steering wheel real hard when stopping. I'm asking $3000
The only car that Chevy makes that is worth a dime is the Impala.

[Zombie]

The only car that Chevy makes that is worth a dime is the Impala.
So you like Chevy, why? :lol
I have a '97 F-150 and have not had one problem with it, that tells a person something.
I will never buy another GM product again! :smokin

[Brutalis]

So you like Chevy, why? :lol
I have a '97 F-150 and have not had one problem with it, that tells a person something.
I will never buy another GM product again! :smokin
Really just their trucks.

FORD = fix or repair daily
FORD = found on road dead


I used to work at a shop, and we had an average of 5 to 1 Ford trucks coming in with problems compared to Chevy in the 1.5 years I worked there. Gary the boss kept track for over 25 years he ran the place and came up with a final total of 4 to 1 overall. Which he is a Ford guy too.

Across the south Ford overall has a bad rep as it is. I'm also sick and fucking tired of these Texas Ford Truck commericials in Arkansas when two thirds of trucks are Chevy's on the road.

This in the end means nothing, I just felt like saying it I guess. :lol

[Zombie]

my f-150 has 97,000 miles on it and never has been in the shop. Well except for the minor recalls.
I'm looking into a Ford 600 now. :smokin

[midgetonadonkey]

I have a 93 Ford Ranger that I've been driving for about 10 years now and I've only had 2 major problems with it. I had a cracked head, which was my fault for driving it with an empty radiator, and a blown transmission, which I had rebuilt. Other than that I've had no other problems with it. I love my Ranger and I refuse to ever sell it. I've banged over 15 girls in it and no monetary value can equal the memories I have in my ride.

[Zombie]

I have a 93 Ford Ranger that I've been driving for about 10 years now and I've only had 2 major problems with it. I had a cracked head, which was my fault for driving it with an empty radiator, and a blown transmission, which I had rebuilt. Other than that I've had no other problems with it. I love my Ranger and I refuse to ever sell it. I've banged over 15 girls in it and no monetary value can equal the memories I have in my ride.
Yeah, cause the girls you banged in it cost more than the truck! :lol

[midgetonadonkey]

Yeah, cause the girls you banged in it cost more than the truck! :lol

LOL Fuck yeah. You know how much it costs to get in a high school girl's pants? Movies, dinner, flowers...shit like that.

[Zombie]

LOL Fuck yeah. You know how much it costs to get in a high school girl's pants? Movies, dinner, flowers...shit like that.
Fess up, you cruise Broadway! Make sure you know what you are getting. Well, you are a midget, look real close, maybe you'll find a woman,

[midgetonadonkey]

Fess up, you cruise Broadway! Make sure you know what you are getting. Well, you are a midget, look real close, maybe you'll find a woman,

LOL I never cruised Broadway in that truck. Shit, I'm not ever from here, I just moved here in August. I represent Bishop Texas to the fullest. Also, I'm no where close to a midget. I'm 6'1 255lbs and I've had no trouble finding a lady.

[Zombie]

If you are from Bishop, you must have worked at Celanese(sp)

[midgetonadonkey]

If you are from Bishop, you must have worked at Celanese(sp)

I didn't, but my Grandpa and my Dad did.

[Silver21_Black20]

1970 Corvette Stingray

http://www.classicsportscars.com/11A048198.jpg
http://www.dyna.co.za/cars/1970_Chevrolet_Corvette_Stingray_Yelo_sf1.jpg

[chode_regulator]

SA BUTTA, its not a v16 its a quad turbo, W12 motor


engineering masterpiece!


if I am correct, I believe it has 4 billet aluminum crankshafts.

and BTW its not a 1000 bhp motor, its 1001 bhp.
lol
owned
and to everyone who posted the old muscle cars. i think theyre right. those are the best loooking cars ever made.
and this whole design bullshit that gm and ford are doing with the mustangs/camaro are fucked up. design a damn new car and stop being lazy. how pathetic is it these days, no new movies, no new music and now no new cars.

[chode_regulator]

Camaro concept:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/CamaroConceptWhiteOranges.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/camaro1120066ht.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/0602camaroofsk019000lm.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/conceptCamaro10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/conceptCamaro09.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/conceptCamaro08.jpg

Nissan 450Z:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/nissan450z3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/nissan450z5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/nissan450z4.jpg

Charger concept:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/charger3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/charger2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/charger.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/dodge-challenger-concept-vehicle-28.jpg
im pretty sure theres no such thing as a nissan 450z. there is however a new gtr concept that has just been unveiled like a month ago at the tokyo auto show. and its pretty much been determined taht it will be an infiniti in the states.

[KEDA]

that last pic above me is the interior of the Challenger concept, not the Charger concept.

also notice how the concept really looks nothing like the production model.

[ClintSquint]

WTF!? All these pics of cars and not one bikini-wearing babe?

[Brutalis]

1970 Corvette Stingray

http://www.classicsportscars.com/11A048198.jpg
http://www.dyna.co.za/cars/1970_Chevrolet_Corvette_Stingray_Yelo_sf1.jpg
http://www.schools.pinellas.k12.fl.us/gallery/variety/Heart.gif

Although I am not sure those are Stingrays..

[alamo50]

Where the fuck would the air bag come out of on that weird ass steering wheel??

:tu

[Mark in Austin]

Charger concept:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/charger3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/charger2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/charger.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/payton34smith22/STUFF/Cars/dodge-challenger-concept-vehicle-28.jpg

Daimler-Chrysler effed up big time by deciding not to go into production with this brilliant version of the Charger and instead going with the POS they wrapped around a HEMI.

[KEDA]

I kind of like the Charger, albeit its the SRT 8 version,but it is alright.

I think that MOPAR is going to release the Challenger due to the fact that the aero package sucks on the Charger for NASCAR.

Wouldnt be the first time it has happened, remember the 500 was going to replace the Taurus for Ford, until the wind tunnel tests went real bad. Wonder how the Fusion is doing at Daytona this past week.

[Vashner]

Those new dodges suck..

[T Park]

That camaro is absolutely disustingly awesome looking.


Ill have to think about trading up......


BTW, I bought a 06 HHR. Car is awesome to the fullest.

[SequSpur]

http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/metro_milano/imgs/6/8/68a0e58f.jpg
http://www.leblogauto.com/images/van2.jpg
http://twoday.net/static/iaablog/images/vanquish.jpg
http://static.shop.kolesa.ru/images/files/8422-6.jpg

Tell me this car doesn't make your hood rise!!!! This, one day, will be the car that I will marry :makeout It's my dream car! I love it, love it, love it!

-pseudofan (I'm too lazy to sign sequ out and sign in myself :angel )

[KEDA]

nice, I have allways wanted to look at a Vanquish up close.

I have driven a DB7 and was quite impressed, I could only imagine what a V12 could do!

[Silver21_Black20]

2006 Ferrari F430 Spider

http://images.intellichoice.com/images/AutoShows/Big/112_05gen_ferrari_f430_z.jpg
http://photos.velocityjournal.com/images/stk/2006/fr2006f430spider1776589m.jpg

[T Park]

This, one day, will be the car that I will marry

Better start taking out 90% of the old paycheck and putting it twords that....

[Silver21_Black20]

Prowler

http://www.4wheelz.net/plymouth/new/prowler/plymouth_prowler_1999.jpg
http://www.carpicsplus.com/sempower/imagesb/plymouth/prowler1.jpg
http://www.classycars.deena.ca/Chrysler/1999PlymouthProwler.jpg
http://liljoshhfx.tripod.com/prowler.jpg

I LOVE this car!!!!

[Kori Ellis]

When I saw this thread I thought it said "Suck Ass Car Thread". I was thinking, "Why so many pages on bad cars?"
:lol

[Kori Ellis]

BTW, LJ almost bought that Prowler but changed his mind.

[T Park]

LJ could buy a Porsche.

But he chooses not to.... :fro

[Kori Ellis]

LJ could buy a Porsche.

But he chooses not to.... :fro

:lmao

[T Park]

Thats how cool he is.

He could roll up in a Lambourgini making Sean Elliott choade at just the sight of it.

But chooses not to.


He could roll up in a tricked out Escalade that would make Derrick Dial jealous, but chooses not to.


Thats why TIMVP continues to be the pimp of pimps. :fro

[alamo50]

:wow

[sa_butta]

SA BUTTA, its not a v16 its a quad turbo, W12 motor


engineering masterpiece!


if I am correct, I believe it has 4 billet aluminum crankshafts.

and BTW its not a 1000 bhp motor, its 1001 bhp.
lol
owned.
LOL,
not owned all you had to do was look at the link I provided

8 liter W-16 engine: 2 V-8 cylinder banks at a 90 degree angle. 4 turbochargers

[Extra Stout]

Yeah a couple days ago the local news said Ford and Chevy was lowering prices up to 5 thousand because of pathetic sales and they are trying to find some way to make money.

But I don't see how that makes them any money.

But then again it costs them what, 2k per car to make? So yeah who knows.
No, it doesn't cost them 2k to make. It costs them 2k more than their competition because their line workers make $120,000, and get 90% of their pay if the factory goes idle or GM tries to lay them off, PLUS they still cover virtually all of their workers' health-care costs.

They might be able to overcome that were their management culture in Detroit not a clusterfuck of accountants and myopic silo-builders who think the entire country has Michigan's climate and horrific roads.

They got a reprieve with the SUV craze, but with $2-$3 gas, that market has softened immensely and the red ink has flowed. GM has about 900-1000 days of cash left.

It's like the steel industry all over again. Eventually you will buy a "Chevy" truck built by Hyundai or Toyota, much like people buy "Dodge" trucks built by the Germans.

GM loses their ass on every car they sell, but they lose less if they can move volume. Their fixed costs are insane. That said, the new Tahoe is really, really, sweet, if one is in the market for that sort of thing.

(That was for mookie.)

[KEDA]

thats correct, it is a W16.


I had just finished watching Transporter 2, that Audi has the W12.

so Butta and I were both incorrect.

[Extra Stout]

The big advantage of that W-engine is compact packaging, no?

[KEDA]

lighter weight, more cylenders (no replacement for displacement), higher revving motor (more consistant HP rise through the powerband), smaller package to fit in engine compartment.

[sa_butta]

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/2006/detroit/07.ford.shelby.gt500.convertible/ford.gt500.convert.f34.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/2006/detroit/07.ford.shelby.gt500.convertible/ford.gt500.convert.eng.500.jpg

2007 Ford Shelby GT500
5.4-liter V8
475 horsepower

Alot of sweet new rides here
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/AutoshowPhotoVideoIdx/baseid=339

[Mixability]

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/2006/detroit/07.ford.shelby.gt500.convertible/ford.gt500.convert.f34.500.jpg

2007 Ford Shelby GT500
5.4-liter V8
475 horsepower

Butt ugliest car ever! :vomit

Who's head ever turns at the sight of a Mustang? I'd rather have a Corvette. :fro

[sa_butta]

Butt ugliest car ever! :vomit

Who's head ever turns at the sight of a Mustang? I'd rather have a Corvette. :froI agree, I was just putting up what Ford is doing. It doesnt hold a candle to a vette but still a nice approach.

[Mixability]

I agree, I was just putting up what Ford is doing. It doesnt hold a candle to a vette but still a nice approach.

I might be too young to really know, but wasn't the Mustang made by Ford to compete against the Corvette. Damn, they went downhill with that huh? The Mustangs were having a hard time competing with the Corvette's little brother, the Camaro! :lol

[xcoriate]

I dont get american cars....

[JoeChalupa]

WTF!? All these pics of cars and not one bikini-wearing babe?

That's what I was thinking.

[ALVAREZ6]

One of my favorites, the Saleen S7

http://forums.autoweek.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/9-20229-447376-17631/saleen%20s7.jpg

http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/image_uploads/03-saleen-s7-04.jpg

[Mixability]

I dont get american cars....

I do.... which is why I'm looking at getting one of those new Tahoes.

:lol

[Silver21_Black20]

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/2006/detroit/07.ford.shelby.gt500.convertible/ford.gt500.convert.f34.500.jpg


2007 Ford Shelby GT500
5.4-liter V8
475 horsepower


2000 Saleen Mustang

http://www.allmustangandfordclub.com/imgages/MembersRides/RobKathy-DSC03380.JPG

I'd rather have the Saleen then the 2007.

[sa_butta]

How about the 2006





http://www.motorcities.com/media/image/640/05JAN400030687B/2006-Ford-Mustang-Saleen-S281-Coupe-Scenic-Roof-B.jpeg


Even 2005 looks tough

http://www.stangbangers.com/05_SaleenS281_Pic.jpg

[Extra Stout]

I might be too young to really know, but wasn't the Mustang made by Ford to compete against the Corvette. Damn, they went downhill with that huh? The Mustangs were having a hard time competing with the Corvette's little brother, the Camaro! :lol
The Mustang never competed with the Corvette. The Corvette was a specialty high-performance sports car selling small volumes. The Mustang was a sporty coupe for the masses that sold nearly 700,000 copies its first year. If it competed with any GM product, it was the Corvair Monza, but it thrashed it in sales.

Camaro sales were decent following its 1967 introduction, but didn't take off until 1974, when Ford abandoned the pony-car concept and slapped the Mustang label on a shitty economy car for five years.

[Extra Stout]

I dont get american cars....
1) Americans tend to be fat, so they need extra large vehicles.

2) American cities are spread out, and people like high-performance engines to get from point A to point B quickly, and are willing to pay for the gas to fuel them. American drivers on the road are hostile and aggressive, and use lots of horsepower to out maneuver one another on the road.

3) For patriotic, political, family, and habitual reasons, some Americans are willing to settle for inferior product from the domestic manufacturers. For example, poster "Brutalis" is a redneck who drives Chevy products because his daddy drove Chevy, and his grandpappy drove Chevy, etc.

4) Baby boomers drove high-performance (but crummy-handling) "muscle cars" in their youth, and like cars whose styling apes the cars they lusted after back then. Some baby boomers are upset with the Camaro concept because it is not a close-enough copy of the 1967 model.

5) Pontiac sells a rebadged Holden Monaro here as the GTO; it sells poorly here because it is shaped like a suppository, even though it is one of Pontiac's highest-quality models.

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Hot Rods

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/lopresti_speedstar.jpg
http://www.hotrodclassifieds.com/images/roddersbbq/2003/images/DSC00590.jpg

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The most advanced car on the market

http://www.alibaba.com/photo/50026554/Toy_Car.jpg

[E20]

No, Mclaren, M3, M5, M7.

Someone told me of a 'M9' is this true?

[Mixability]

1) Americans tend to be fat, so they need extra large vehicles.

2) American cities are spread out, and people like high-performance engines to get from point A to point B quickly, and are willing to pay for the gas to fuel them. American drivers on the road are hostile and aggressive, and use lots of horsepower to out maneuver one another on the road.

3) For patriotic, political, family, and habitual reasons, some Americans are willing to settle for inferior product from the domestic manufacturers. For example, poster "Brutalis" is a redneck who drives Chevy products because his daddy drove Chevy, and his grandpappy drove Chevy, etc.

4) Baby boomers drove high-performance (but crummy-handling) "muscle cars" in their youth, and like cars whose styling apes the cars they lusted after back then. Some baby boomers are upset with the Camaro concept because it is not a close-enough copy of the 1967 model.

5) Pontiac sells a rebadged Holden Monaro here as the GTO; it sells poorly here because it is shaped like a suppository, even though it is one of Pontiac's highest-quality models.

:rolleyes

[sa_butta]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6605730767077503480

Amazing 70 mph Mercedes Smart Car crash test

[Mixability]

The Mustang never competed with the Corvette. The Corvette was a specialty high-performance sports car selling small volumes. The Mustang was a sporty coupe for the masses that sold nearly 700,000 copies its first year. If it competed with any GM product, it was the Corvair Monza, but it thrashed it in sales.

Camaro sales were decent following its 1967 introduction, but didn't take off until 1974, when Ford abandoned the pony-car concept and slapped the Mustang label on a shitty economy car for five years.

Ok maybe "competed" was the wrong word. Wasn't the Mustang made in response to the Corvette or was it the other way around. I know I heard this statement on some car documentary of some sort. :wtf

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Ok maybe "competed" was the wrong word. Wasn't the Mustang made in response to the Corvette or was it the other way around. I know I heard this statement on some car documentary of some sort. :wtf
The Thunderbird was made in response to the Corvette.

Many manufacturers were developing a sporty, inexpensive coupe in the early-to-mid '60s. Ford's was the first to gain massive popularity.

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The Thunderbird was made in response to the Corvette.

Many manufacturers were developing a sporty, inexpensive coupe in the early-to-mid '60s. Ford's was the first to gain massive popularity.

and now Ford has the GT to try and compete. :lol Yeah, like I'd drop $100k+ on a car that looks like crap next to a Corvette or even a Viper for that matter. Ford should just stick to their E-crap line of cars (Explorer, Expedition, Excursion)

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and now Ford has the GT to try and compete. :lol Yeah, like I'd drop $100k+ on a car that looks like crap next to a Corvette or even a Viper for that matter. Ford should just stick to their E-crap line of cars (Explorer, Expedition, Excursion)
You sound like one of those Chevy vs. Ford minions. One rules, the other sucks, blah blah blah. Do you have one of those stickers on your back window where Calvin is pissing on the Ford oval? The truth is that both marques are in serious financial trouble.

The GT was not introduced to compete with the Corvette. It was introduced because the Ford brand was damaged by the Explorer rollover fiasco and they decided they needed a halo car. The GT recalls the GT40, the 1960's Ford supercar that beat Ferrari at LeMans. That was Ford's finest hour.

Chevrolet produces 30,000+ Corvettes per year. Ford rolls out a few hundred GT's. The GT is meant for the super-rich. While it retails for $140,000+, actual transaction prices are over $200,000. Upper-middle-class people can aspire to Corvettes, meanwhile.

The Corvette Z06 is Chevy's supercar, rather than the standard Vette. It is a better performer than the GT at a fraction of the price. For that matter, it meets or exceeds the performance of exotic cars from Porsche, Ferrari, and Lamborghini. GM should be proud of it.

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You sound like one of those Chevy vs. Ford minions. One rules, the other sucks, blah blah blah. Do you have one of those stickers on your back window where Calvin is pissing on the Ford oval? The truth is that both marques are in serious financial trouble.

The GT was not introduced to compete with the Corvette. It was introduced because the Ford brand was damaged by the Explorer rollover fiasco and they decided they needed a halo car. The GT recalls the GT40, the 1960's Ford supercar that beat Ferrari at LeMans. That was Ford's finest hour.

Chevrolet produces 30,000+ Corvettes per year. Ford rolls out a few hundred GT's. The GT is meant for the super-rich. While it retails for $140,000+, actual transaction prices are over $200,000. Upper-middle-class people can aspire to Corvettes, meanwhile.

The Corvette Z06 is Chevy's supercar, rather than the standard Vette. It is a better performer than the GT at a fraction of the price. For that matter, it meets or exceeds the performance of exotic cars from Porsche, Ferrari, and Lamborghini. GM should be proud of it.

I'm not basing my preference on anything but my eye for a nice looking sportscar, so keep you're "anti-anything not Ford" thoughts to yourself.

All I said is as far as eye-candy goes: Corvette/Viper > Mustang/GT

[JoePublic]

Where are the babes?

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I'm not basing my preference on anything but my eye for a nice looking sportscar, so keep you're "anti-anything not Ford" thoughts to yourself.

All I said is as far as eye-candy goes: Corvette/Viper > Mustang/GT
To me, the Vette is a no-brainer in that class. If a buyer makes a different choice, he's paying $30,000 or more to get the emotional appeal of a particular brand, or the exclusivity of a low-production exotic. He's not getting a better car.

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You like one design, your neighbor likes another. Whether a vehicle is "good" in an objective sense depends on whether it meets its business objectives.

Like that Bugatti? It's lovely that Volkswagen produced that thing, but at $1+ million a copy they're going to lose their ass on it. All it did was stroke the ego of that Ferdinand Piech guy.

I don't like Ford that much, BTW. They have good engineering because they bought Volvo and own 34% of Mazda, but Bill Ford is an insular executive surrounded by monkeys. They make stupid decisions.

[MI21]

That picture of a "450z" isn't not real. Would most likely be a new GT-R Skyline, can't recally hearing anything about Nissan making a "450z". On that topic, Nissan have completely fucked up the looks of one of the best model of cars around. Thanks for that Nissan.