"Had a 70 Buick GS 455 Stage 1"--

That reminds me of when I had just received my drivers license, in late 1969...I went to the Buick dealer with my Mother, as she had to drop off her Buick for service and the dealer offered her a "Loaner car". The service manager said "what would you like to drive as a loaner" ?, my Mother , knowing that I liked fast cars, said, "I want the fastest car that you have" !.
They brought out a GS455 as a loaner car ! Needless to say, I had a great time with it !!!!
A great memory from my childhood, that I'll never forget....

I have been eyeballing the new 14 Jeep SRT with the 6.4L V8, 0-60 in 4.5 seconds for a SUV...

I really like the new Jeep Grand Cherokee and the SRT is badass. Combined with a supercharger and you've got a Lambo/Porsche/Ferrari killer.

I own a modified B5 Audi A4. Personally I'd really love to own the new Audi S3. 0-60 in 4.9 seconds (conservative) with a 2.0 4-cylinder turbo:

Not really a fan of muscle cars, I had a car that gave me a huge petrol bill on weekends. We had the Fuji Speedway close enough to Tokyo and some parts of the track would be accessible. Then I came back to this part of USA and now everything's in a few blocks' radius; I take the free shuttle or a Zipcar if I need it.

You are one of the few people who call it petrol I guess. I kept hearing about 'gas' everywhere in USA (it was 2008 and oil's bull market of all bull markets was ongoing!)

When a guy from India (who learns based on what the Brits injected down here) walks into America he needs a term translator like this:

(Non USA) -> (USA)
petrol -> gas
bill -> tab
notes -> bills
doubt -> query / question


and so on.... (too many to list here)


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It doesn't sound like a BIG BLOCK (85 kw Battery ) but that is fast!

There's a video kicking around YT where the GTR beats ten of the world's best supercars over the quarter...Motortrend or Top gear.

Will see if i can find it. Its great value at 85k.

XS

I'm an absolute car fan. I especially like European sports cars. A guy I know has a Bugatti Veyron and I thought that was the absolute fastest car I would ever see then I saw this, the Koenigsegg. This is really impressive.

Different means of going fast, any riders here?

I think @vegasfoster might be. Also I want to say @GaryD but can't remember for sure.

Mike

Forgive me, but since there are a few other "Off-Topic" posts I thought I would add this Thunder Mustang. It is a carbon fiber Kit Plan that is a 3/4 scale of the P-51 Mustang.

Always been a fan of this fast mover too:

Forgive me, but since there are a few other "Off-Topic" posts I thought I would add this Thunder Mustang. It is a carbon fiber Kit Plan that is a 3/4 scale of the P-51 Mustang.

Well, since we're talking about muscle...I thought I'd throw up a pic of the bird I used to fly....a Boeing 747-300. She's a -200 model with a -400 wing on her and GE CF-6 power.....51,800 lbs of thrust at sea level....per engine! Heavy Metal....(think Iron Maiden) ....similar in overbearing obnoxiousness to a 67' 427 tri-power vette.

She was a real dream to fly....as long as you didn't get on her bad side.

Happy 4th of July everyone!

That's a big aircraft...still the king of the sky, you used to fly cargo?

@xiaosi...well yes, I guess you could call it 'cargo'

I love spitfires and mustangs...and those Merlin engines!

What powers the kit?

XS

Nice piece of kit to go with a nice kit!

Now, I have to ask...what's the cost of a full kit with the v12?

Serious muscle...thanks for the aircraft stuff guys.

XS

Pikes peak 2013 in Loeb's car (do not watch if you have heart problems!):

My first stang was a 91 GT, GT40 upper and lower, stage 1 heads, custom cam, dumped exhaust and lots of other stuff. I researched everything myself and my friend @Gary and I did a lot of the mods ourselves. He also had a couple stangs.

My second stang was a 99 Cobra. Also had a 99 SS around the same time but didn't do much to that car. Both cars saw action around Greenville Ave and Forest Ln for those who know Dallas This was when I was around 18.

Over the years I've had two Vettes as well, finally selling all that post-divorce and going back to sensible cars. That may not last much longer, as last year I bought a 12 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x4 with the Hemi, and enjoy it so much that I have been eyeballing the new 14 Jeep SRT with the 6.4L V8, 0-60 in 4.5 seconds for a SUV...



(Ignore youtube title, it's a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT not the Dodge)

Mike

The ultimate guide.

The Ford Mustang is already the lightest of the current crop of muscle cars, at around 3,600 pounds for a GT coupe with the six-speed manual transmission. That's almost 260 pounds less than a Chevrolet Camaro SS and about 450 pounds less than a Dodge Challenger R/T, which means the Mustang has a pretty big advantage when it comes to handling, braking, accelerating and economy. More good news: The next Mustang will be even lighter.

According to a report from Edmunds, the sixth-generation Mustang, which is set to debut at the 2014 North American International Auto Show, will shed an additional 400 pounds of body fat. That 11-percent weight reduction will be thanks to lightweight materials, with a particular focus on using stronger, but less material in construction. Aluminum will feature heavily, but Edmunds' inside source warns that there is "nothing terribly exotic" coming to the original pony car.

The other big news is that the new Mustang will be smaller overall. It's going to be 15-inches shorter than the 188.5-inch Mustang on sale today, while it'll also be 6.5 inches narrower. Shorter overhangs, both in the front and rear, are also good signs for those that want an agile Mustang.

Of course, these improvements aren't going to come cheap. Depending on what sort of equipment is selected, the max price is going to jump about 10 percent according to Edmunds. Still, a bit of extra cash for a lot less weight is a deal we're happy to live with.

BTW... Gas (diesel) in Ecuador is $1.03 a gallon. I am going to sell my 12 Jeep Grand Cherokee (unleaded) and pick up a 14 model year Diesel to import into Ecuador...

On an interesting note, unleaded down there is around 2.50 a gallon. Glad to see Diesel is so much cheaper (subsidized).

Mike

Ummmm...

MI man injured in crazy Nissan Titan crash caught on video - Autoblog



Mike

Woah! I half expected that clip to dramatically pause in midair so Waylon Jennings could say something wry like "friends, I don't know about y'all but I think that boy is in real trouble now!"

Love this comment





Mike

BTW... Gas (diesel) in Ecuador is $1.03 a gallon. I am going to sell my 12 Jeep Grand Cherokee (unleaded) and pick up a 14 model year Diesel to import into Ecuador...

On an interesting note, unleaded down there is around 2.50 a gallon. Glad to see Diesel is so much cheaper (subsidized).

Mike

Probably not ultra low sulfur and cheaper to make as well, I would guess.

Good stuff

Mike