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Originally Posted by Unfair
Bla, who says, "here comes that thundering v6" if you can't hear/feel it coming, it's not a muscle car.
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I understand what you're saying - but I can't help pointing out that the Ford Thunderbird and a lot of big trucks have V8s, so if hearing and feeling it coming is a primary consideration, you have to find a way around that little hiccup, unless you want to say a V6 Camaro is necessarily inferior to those things simply for a lack of two extra cylinders. I don't think it's totally out of line to recognize that today's V6's really do an impressive job of blurring that line between pony and muscle, either - even if sound and feel and number of cylinders are what counts most.
By the way I saw this linked on Wikipedia - old story, but interesting.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/13/r...unner-concept/
Yes, it's just a rendering, and yes, Plymouth is long gone, but I wouldn't mind seeing a reborn Road Runner. I guess the biggest problem with reintroducing a muscle car is, it's already being done! Today's V8 Mustangs, Challengers, Chargers, and Camaros are already in a place where they're out-performing much of the classic muscle. Chevy is already showing trepidation at creating a Camaro which challenges the Corvette, and I'm sure Dodge wouldn't be too pleased introducing an in-company competitor to the Viper either. I think we already have new muscle.
That said, a classic-inspired Road Runner or Torino would be great to see. Clearly there's a market for these cars out there.