View Poll Results: Which RWD coupe would you choose?
Chevrolet Camaro
10
11.49%
Dodge Challenger
11
12.64%
Ford Mustang
28
32.18%
Hyundai Genesis
4
4.60%
Mazda RX8
1
1.15%
Nissan 370Z
24
27.59%
Other
9
10.34%
Voters: 87. You may not vote on this poll
Muscle Car to me means big V-8. I don't care if the V-6 or I-4 or whatever has turbos, or 500hp or whatever...V-8 is mandatory.
While I agree the Camaro interior is ridiculous, I just think its a fantastic looking car and the Vette engine inside makes me cream. I love the updates to the Mustang but incremental performance differences don't mean much to me.
So Camaro gets my vote.
Since the list is wide, my wide vote for muscle car goes to a used IS-F or E55....
While I agree the Camaro interior is ridiculous, I just think its a fantastic looking car and the Vette engine inside makes me cream. I love the updates to the Mustang but incremental performance differences don't mean much to me.
So Camaro gets my vote.
Since the list is wide, my wide vote for muscle car goes to a used IS-F or E55....
I guess there are two approaches to the term "muscle car", thus my putting it in quotes in the original post.
Traditionally, yes it must be RWD with a V8 and pretty much just go in a straight line.
Non-conventionally, cars like the Z, Supra, and RX7/8 have always challenged the necessity of 8 cylinders and done equally as well with 6 or fewer. Not to mention that they have always been pretty good handling cars as well.
Different cars...different philosophies...roughly the same money
Traditionally, yes it must be RWD with a V8 and pretty much just go in a straight line.
Non-conventionally, cars like the Z, Supra, and RX7/8 have always challenged the necessity of 8 cylinders and done equally as well with 6 or fewer. Not to mention that they have always been pretty good handling cars as well.
Different cars...different philosophies...roughly the same money
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With the Mustang GT and Camaro at around 40k or less it seems like these are great bargains for their performance. makes you wonder if it worth spending an extra 20k-30k for a C63,isf or m3.
As some others stated, I don't think of anything with less than 8 cylinders as a "muscle car." Though it's a boat, I'll vote for the Challenger here.
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I picked the challanger, but really if I had the money, I would buy a used IS-F. With 400hp the IS-F is a true power wise, muscle car!
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As usual, the Mustang is the benchmark.Originally Posted by knihc2008
Seems like the new Mustang 5.0 is THE CAR to beat in this group.
Pole Position
i will take camero,,,put some 24s and im good
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haha calling a 370z a "muscle car" is weird but i can see why its called that. anyway i would choose the 370
Camaro gets my vote.
That gorgeous exterior and the drive train options are just to good to resist.
That gorgeous exterior and the drive train options are just to good to resist.
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Agreed Originally Posted by 05EX
I'd pick the Mustang with the Trac pack option, the optional brembo big brake kit, Strap on the blower that Shelby is putting on there GT350 and go prowling "closed courses"
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Originally Posted by LIMS407
i will take camero,,,put some 24s and im good
huge, heavy wheels on a sports car? really?i'm voting camaro Z28. manual trans, big brakes, staggered wheels, yes indeedy!
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V6 stang + performance package is around $25k, GT Stang is 30.5k and has all the performance options the V6 + perf package gets, might as well get the GTOriginally Posted by 05EX
I'd pick the Mustang with the Trac pack option, the optional brembo big brake kit, Strap on the blower that Shelby is putting on there GT350 and go prowling "closed courses"