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Old May 7, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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i dont consider the LS4's muscle cars. maybe if modded up id say modern muscle...
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Old May 7, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RedHotG8
I don't consider a 300hp V8 FWD vehicle a muscle car since there are many V6 powered cars that put out that much power. I don't even consider the V6 G8 a muscle car and it's rear wheel drive. The Lincoln LS has a V8 with RWD and that's not a muscle car either, since the motor puts out 250hp.

Go flaunt your G8 in that section. Oh that's right, you don't have anything special in there. You don't have to disparage LS4 w-bodies just because you may not agree or have something newer. Head to your local middle school on Monday afternoon and try to impress some girls there.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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Easy, Killer...
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Old May 7, 2011 | 04:24 PM
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Eh hard to say. most FWD cars have a v6 or i4, which is definitely not whatd youd have in a muscle car..our car has a v8 but is still fwd...So my answer is I DONT KNOW, leaning towards its not a muscle car but a midsize coupe...But i do know that it does the same thing regardless of what its called..

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Old May 7, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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I say they are a Sport Sedan(Coupe for the Monte).
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Old May 7, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by texasGXP08
Go flaunt your G8 in that section. Oh that's right, you don't have anything special in there. You don't have to disparage LS4 w-bodies just because you may not agree or have something newer. Head to your local middle school on Monday afternoon and try to impress some girls there.
I had 3 Grand Prixs and they are great cars. So I'm not saying this because I have a G8 or putting them down in any way. And since I make custom parts for the w-body cars I have a lot more interaction with the w-body owners than the G8 owners.

Here's a pic of my previous car:

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Old May 7, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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What wheels were those? And did they come in 17x9?
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Old May 7, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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They are chrome Eagle 077's in 18x8 size. They were also available in 17x8 too. They were a popular wheel on the Grand Prix's until they stopped making them. I also had them on my 99 GP.

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Old May 7, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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Cool, thanks. Just looked and only had 17x8, guess I could live with that, but they're awfully heavy...

http://www.eaglewheels.com/077.htm
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Old May 7, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclec...finition.shtml


I dOnt worry about how my car is catagorized. You can call it a muscle car, or a grocery getter. End of the day it is what it is, I can race it abs hold my own, or my girl can take it to get groceries. Just sayin
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Old May 7, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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And according to that, at least what I got out of it, a g8 gt wouldn't be a muscle car, only a g8 gxp?? Correct me if I'm wrong
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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i agree, sport sedan
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dapope1
And according to that, at least what I got out of it, a g8 gt wouldn't be a muscle car, only a g8 gxp?? Correct me if I'm wrong
I know the G8 GT is a muscle car so you can think what you want. See all the smoke coming off the rear tires in my sig pic?
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:42 PM
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I've seen I4 cars with more smoke.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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Yeah but the smoke is coming from the wrong wheels, lol
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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Ohh but according to the definition it's not. So if you can make up your own rules so can I. My car is a muscle helicopter
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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Most of you here have already said that a muscle car has a V8 with 300+ hp and RWD.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RedHotG8
Yeah but the smoke is coming from the wrong wheels, lol
S2000 and 240SX.

I typically say performance sedan, a few of my friends say modern muscle. I just like to stir the pot in this threads.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:52 PM
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Can't hear you, it's to loud in muscle helicopter!!!!!
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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Mine doesn't have that problem, DoD delete is the best mod ever.
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