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Old May 7, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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That's what you get for driving a helicopter!

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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.
You forgot the Pontiac Solstice.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 07:04 PM
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What's that? Some awful looking thing based on the Opel GT? The Sky looks WAY better.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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The sky only looks better if your driving a helicopter. (Lame joke) The road looks better to me.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 07:12 PM
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G8's are gay, helicopters are the new wave
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Old May 7, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RedHotG8
The sky only looks better if your driving a helicopter. (Lame joke) The road looks better to me.
Nice!
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Old May 7, 2011 | 08:01 PM
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Old May 7, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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Muscle car= HELL YA........... that V8 music is sweet to my ears... No Helicopter here...DOD gone bye bye
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Old May 7, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dapope1
G8's are gay, helicopters are the new wave
I'm starting to think that when I have to put $70 a week in the G8 cause it sucks the gas down, and that's only going 20 miles to work.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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Trade it in and get a muscle helicopter, they run on hopes and dreams
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Old May 7, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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That's gotta be cheaper than gas. At the rate it's going up it'll be $5 a gallon soon.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 09:51 PM
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i drive about 35 minutes all together each day to and from work and i fill up with 93 octane about once a week which usually cost about $65

and in my sig you cant tell where the smoke is coming from lol
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Old May 7, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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That seems worse than the mileage I'm getting. I drive about an hour there & back everyday but it's mostly on the highway. I don't feel so bad now.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 05:34 AM
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heck i thought the G8's would do better than that on fuel.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 10:56 AM
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I have DOD disabled and a heavy right foot so it is possible to get better gas mileage with my car. I just started this job a month ago and before that I hardly ever drove on the highway, so that's why I have DOD disabled. I might turn it back on and see if my mileage increases. My avg mpg has increased from 15 to 17 since I've been traveling on the highway to work, so I might be able to get it up to around 20 mpg if I do that.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 11:10 AM
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To me Muscle cars are RWD and have 2 doors with big engines, cool decals and functional hood scoops.

I'll go to bat for the Monte carlo guy's and say that the SS has always been Chevrolet's muscle car.

The G8, 4 door LS4's, CTS-V, and sunch are considered sports sedans, which is pretty much a name adopted from the european automotive world.

And the Corvette is not a muscle car it's a sports car!
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Old May 8, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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"THE" SS??? Which one? LOL Going by that there are a lot of weird muscle cars running around... TBSS anyone?
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Old May 8, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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The new CTS-V also comes in a coupe now, so your theory about a CTS-V not being a muscle car is flawed. The G8 basically has the same motor as the GTO (6.0 V8) so if the GTO is a muscle car then so is the G8. Just because it has 4 doors doesn't mean a high powered RWD sedan isn't a muscle car.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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Back then they had the impalas with 4 doors that were SS's as well. In that one link the OP provided earlier, impala was a full-sized muscle car (SS trim only) but I do believe however you must have RWD. Can't drift in these LS4 cars
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Old May 8, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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Chill out.. There isn't just ONE definition. It can be loosely translated.
"any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving."
There goes any 4 door.
For larger cars available in the U.S., the full-size, 4-door Chevrolet Impala SS was available
Redhot you have no authority to make any decision on what is or isn't a muscle car, period. Nor do I or anyone else in this thread, on this website, etc.

There are a few things that can make a car NOT a muscle car no matter what... And a few that can make a muscle car no matter what. Loose translation.


http://www.insidemusclecars.com/blog...inders-you-bet

http://www.mypowerblock.com/group/mu...52:Topic:42188
I had a 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado (front wheel drive), a W-34 with a factory 400 hp 455. Runs low 15s in the quarter mile. A musclecar by most standards. "End of lesson"?
http://www.shannons.com.au/library/i...091_medium.jpg

This could go on for days..

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Old May 8, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RedHotG8
The new CTS-V also comes in a coupe now, so your theory about a CTS-V not being a muscle car is flawed. The G8 basically has the same motor as the GTO (6.0 V8) so if the GTO is a muscle car then so is the G8. Just because it has 4 doors doesn't mean a high powered RWD sedan isn't a muscle car.
Your car is not a muscle car, its a sports sedan with V8 muscle that is RWD.

My car is a sports sedan with FWD and V8 muscle.

Not trying to turn this into a who's car is better match, since your car is considered the new Grand prix by a few. Newer is better?

Yes the CTS-V is a coupe now..I was using the older 4 dr as an example.

Too, me the new Hi-po CTS-V is a sports car and it falls under the G37 and such type cars.I might be wrong thinking about that now

Chevy has done some weird *** **** with the SS. I can't stand the
mexi-early 90's SS trucks what about the mid 90's SS Impala's? Muscle truck, Muscle SUV, Muscle sedan, Muscle cars are from the mid 60's and early 70's.

I should just buy a Stang and be done!
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