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Originally Posted by The_Blur
I think we need to be open-minded to the possibility of calling an import a pony car. In a market that has had some support for the classic American car, foreign companies are trying to match that American car feel. Many enthusiasts won't tolerate a FWD import, so they're trying to build cars that will beat many of America's classic domestic pony cars. If we're going to call the 1967 Camaro a pony car, maybe we need to include in that class cars like the new Genesis.  In order to call the Genesis a pony car, we need to define what a pony car is. Apparently, it must be RWD; it clearly isn't exclusive to the V8 because the V6 Camaro is also a pony car; pony cars apparently have to be 2-door coupes; the torque number hasn't always been more or close to the horsepower number, so that doesn't really matter; it doesn't have to be a top performer since some of America's best performers were pretty mediocre due to initial CAFE regulations. Basically, what I'm saying is that the definition of a pony car may include some imports, and we car enthusiasts need to be open-minded to including other cars in this class. |
To me the biggest thing to take into account is the looks and the styling. If the car has the hp, torque, etc of a pony car but has the looks and styling of a tuner, it will always be a tuner regardless of its performance. I have no prob calling a import a pony car but it must fulfill all aspects of the pony car and not just the performance aspects.
Pretty much what I'm saying is if you look at the pics and if they said Chevy Camaro or Ford Mustang would you call it a pony car?
