Modern Day Muscle

[ShnOmac]

Originally Posted by comiskeybum

well seriously to say mustang is BARELY a muscle is just idiotic.

yes the GTO is the original but the Mustang brought the muscle car to popularity

Seriously....... get over it..... do you see the smiley next to it???? Obviously it was a joke. If you cant take a joke about your mustang you may want to stay away from a CAMARO forum.

Originally Posted by comiskeybum

and pleae dont call any of those foreign cars muscle cars........they dont appreciate it.......and neither do americans.

HUH????

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by comiskeybum

but anything with 4 doors IS NOT. that means charger.

sorry.........4 doors wiht high horses = sedan

a muscle car needs 1 and only 1 criteria.... it has to have muscle.


whether its a sports car or a sedan, if its got balls, its a muscle car. the new chargers, while ugly IMO, come pounding some power. same way the Impalla's and Caprice's did back in the day.

go look back at muscle car history...

look at the '57 AMC Rambler Rebel. 4 door sedan with a 5.4L big block... that was faster than the corvette of the day. is that a muscle car? lol

[Zabo]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

look at the '57 AMC Rambler Rebel. 4 door sedan with a 5.4L big block... that was faster than the corvette of the day. is that a muscle car? lol

...Hmm, so a Honda Civic with an LS9?

...

Ow, my brain muscle hurts.

[Tactical Z]

Originally Posted by carsismeZ06

Today I was thinking about the release of the Pontiac G8 GXP and how it's basically another muscle car entering the ring. That led me to think that we have a lot of cars today that can be considered as modern day muscle cars. Here's a list IMO of cars that can be considered modern muscle machines.

Chevrolet Camaro
Dodge Challenger
Dodge Charger
Ford Mustang*
Pontiac G8 GXP
BMW M3
Lexus IS-F
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
Audi RS4
Cadillac CTS-V
Jaguar XF-R

*Barely
If you think about it, all of these cars are muscle cars. Big engines, fast quarter miles, and tire smoke. They've also been modernized with good handling, braking, ect. What do you guys think?

You must classify those as European Muscle.

[carsismeZ06]

It has to be from the factory. A Civic with an LS9 equals failure.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by Zabo

...Hmm, so a Honda Civic with an LS9?

...

Ow, my brain muscle hurts.

doesnt count if its a swap. the Rambler came with that motor from the factory

[lil_chef]

Originally Posted by Tactical Z

You must classify those as European Muscle.

lexus isnt from europe

[Zabo]

Originally Posted by lil_chef

lexus isnt from europe

Neither is Jaguar..

And I know that whole factory thing, Spike, it's just the concept..

Ow. Brain Muscle again..

[Gentry78]

Originally Posted by Zabo

...Hmm, so a Honda Civic with an LS9?

...

Ow, my brain muscle hurts.

that might be fun

[Tactical Z]

Originally Posted by lil_chef

lexus isnt from europe

Originally Posted by Zabo

Neither is Jaguar..

And I know that whole factory thing, Spike, it's just the concept..

Ow. Brain Muscle again..

FINE, it they can be classified as shiza.

[carsismeZ06]

Another thing about the sedans in the list is that because of the changing times, people want a more practical car, and so muscle cars have evolved to grow two more doors.

[nUcLeArEnVoY]

A muscle car is generally defined as a vehicle made in the late 60's and early 70's that is either a compact to midsize coupe with a big eight cylinder engine, lots of options (emphasis on being able to strip it to no options), and can be bought on a budget...

Half of the cars on that list are for rich folk. Not muscle cars. The Porsches, Jags, Audis, etc., etc. of that time were usually comparatively powerful to the American muscle cars but were never given the term. They were European sports/luxury cars then and they're European sports/luxury cars now.

The only reason I call the modern Challenger, Camaro, and Mustang muscle cars is because it's more of an endearing term for them. The nameplates are all synonymous to muscle cars.

[ShnOmac]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20car

muscle car
One entry found.


Main Entry: muscle car
Pronunciation: \-ˌkär\
Function: noun
Date: 1969
: any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving

[BAD BRAD]

Originally Posted by 2010 2-Tone

Please kill the caps!!!! We can hear you!!!!

OK ONE MORE TIME THIS COMP IS USED FOR IM BETWEEN STORES ONLY COMP WITHOUT FILTER SORRY BUT HAVE EXPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES IT ONLY WAY I CAN TYPE:mad 0260: