Originally Posted By: SilverSnake
Originally Posted By: gmh101357
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
And my 395 hp Hemi RAM is a hoot to drive as well. Personally I don't favor turbo engines. This is not because of some imagined reliability issue, it's the undignified gasps and burps from under the hood. The 2.7 Ford IMO is the worst one. But most any modern PU is such a nice thing compared to any of the good old daze machines we all grew up with.
My 4 door luxury car can easily blow away my old 70 Chevelle 454 in almost any performance metric while getting far better fuel mileage and NVH...
Yeah but your 70 Chevy had soul....nothing beats the sound of that 454....todays cars for the most part are fwd econo boxes that look alike. I have a 72 mach 1 4 speed, am radio, roll up windows ...but it has A.C. and a 06 GT Mustang ....guess which one i like the most
Go test drive a Scat Pack or SRT392 Challenger or Charger and then tell me nothing beats the sound of that 454. IMO the 6.4L Dodge is the best sounding high performance V-8 I have ever owned (and that is with the factory exhaust system). I have owned more than a few muscle cars. To name a few, Firebird 400, 5.0 Mustang, Shelby GT 500, 4 Corvettes to include a 2015 Stingray).
I've driven the rental challenger with the smaller v8 and I still prefer my c3 vette with 350. I could only imagine what it'd feel like with a big block. These new cars are just too civilized and safe. If I'm not heading in a perfectly straight line when it chirps 2nd the car will hang the tail out and try and spin. I nearly gave an old lady a heart attack one day when I almost lost it.
The sound, the smell, the feel, the uniqueness, the scariness. Naw, nothing beats the experience of an old hot rod. I stand around and watch guys fire up their rides at the end of the car show. A 427 c2 stingray with just enough rumble that you can hear the mechanical lifters chattering, oh man.