Sick Ass Car Thread

[sa_butta]

Butt ugliest car ever! :vomit

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

I 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!

[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

[Mixability]

I dont get american cars....

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

[Silver21_Black20]

2007 Ford Shelby GT500
5.4-liter V8
475 horsepower

2000 Saleen Mustang



I'd rather have the Saleen then the 2007.

[sa_butta]

How about the 2006








Even 2005 looks tough

[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!

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 ty 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.

[Silver21_Black20]

Hot Rods

[snowboarder]

The most advanced car on the market

[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.

[sa_butta]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...30767077503480

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 ty 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 do entary of some sort.

[Extra Stout]

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 do entary of some sort.

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.

[Mixability]

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. 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)

[Extra Stout]

and now Ford has the GT to try and compete. 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.

[Mixability]

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?

[Extra Stout]

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 ed up the looks of one of the best model of cars around. Thanks for that Nissan.