05-06-2010, 05:38 PM | #1 |
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Is the V6 Consisdered a muscle car?
My brother keeps throwing in my face, for one its not a V8. HE liked it when he thought it was a v8. Also he keeps going its not a muscle car and compares it to the old classics. He said dont even try to tell me its a muscle car. So..is it? Any good points to throw back at him to support that it is?
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05-06-2010, 05:42 PM | #2 |
Technically no. Back when "muscle cars" were still around small engine cars weren't making enormous power.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_car
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05-06-2010, 05:43 PM | #3 |
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Technically..it is, but isnt a "proper" muscle car.
Hell, even the base Charger and Challenger had a slant six as base engine..the Mustang started with a straight six. So..yes, but no? |
05-06-2010, 05:45 PM | #4 |
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Tell your brother to get his car out and see.
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05-06-2010, 05:46 PM | #5 |
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Tell him you'll race his V8 Camaro.
OH WAIT, HE DOESN'T HAVE ONE. |
05-06-2010, 05:48 PM | #6 |
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Technically it's a "Pony Car"
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If the V6 is not a muscle car then no car will less then 312hp now or in the past can be considred one I guess
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05-06-2010, 05:54 PM | #10 |
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Here we go again... who cares what he thinks, just enjoy your car.
BTW what does HE drive?
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05-06-2010, 05:55 PM | #11 |
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Yes its a muscle car. Especially when it will out run alot of the older Camaro V8's out there. Your brother is probably a little jealous. With 312 hp I say, Damn right its a muscle car, want to go for a ride????
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It took a really well-driven showroom-stock '67-'69 Z28 to run the 1/4 mile in the mid-14s...a time the V6 can match...
Pony Car is probably the proper term of reference for ALL Camaros/Mustangs/Challengers, like it was "in the day"... Muscle Car is almost a generic term, today, but originally related to a back-seat-usable, Big Block-powered "Intermediate" or bigger car...GTO, Malibu SS396/454, Roadrunner, Torino Cobra, AMC Machine etc. An SS427 Impala or COPO Malibu was a "musclecar", a COPO Camaro was a "ponycar", a 427 Vette was neither... W30 Olds, yes. W31 Olds, kinda-sorta... The lines are simply blurred today... Last edited by LOWDOWN; 05-06-2010 at 06:09 PM. |
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so a 69 Camaro with a 200HP 307 V8 2 barrel carb single exhaust and a powerglide was a muscle car? I don't think so.
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