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Originally posted by 89transam
Seems to me stock or stock new imports are pretty badass compared to old musclecars , so if you have the money why not get something better?
2002 Neon SRT4 14.2 @102 mph 2.4 4 cylinder
1969 Corvette 13.56
1969 Shelby GT-500 13.87@104.52
1970 Chevelle SS454 13.12@107.01
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Sure, the later ones are super badass and yes, technically quicker, but those are some eliete musclecars and they only get slower from there. The engines are 3 times as big but only manage a second in a quarter mile. On the street I would bet you couldent tell a difference.
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A second in the quarter mile is usually very noticeable. This is especially true because most muscle cars have really weak 1st gears (the tires back then would go up in smoke no matter what, so it was pointless to have deeper gears), but its great once you start moving.
Also, those 1/4 mile times were probably on tires of the day, which are crap even compared to modern walmart specials.
Why does it matter how big the engine is (at least in the US)?
Overall, though I agree that there are a lot of nice cars coming out now. I wouldn't really put the neon in that list, but I can understand why some would.