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Is the horsepower war out of control?
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Siddhartha
Lifer
Have you seen the movie?
flamingelephant
Golden Member
morons who cant drive will buy them, crash & die.... its called natural selection. Only crappy part is they can hurt others in the process
DivideBYZero
Lifer
S2000: 2 litre -240Hp.
You do the math.
PricklyPete
Lifer
How is this out of control. In my perfect world, all cars have over 500 hp.
You mean the golden age of cars that can only go in a straight line.
ThaPerculator
Golden Member
So true... I grew up helping my dad restore a bunch of classic Mopars... over the years you realize NOTHING will come close to the essence of those cars.
DivideBYZero
Lifer
How does that effect the 120hp per litre figure? :rolleyes;
That isn't really true. Several of those old muscle cars handled very well, given the tire technology of the day. Example- '69 Camaro Z-28 with 302 ci small block was a very nice car to drive in the twisties.
But I do think we are in the midst of another golden age, there's never been so many interesting cars to choose from as there are right now.
btw, with Cadillac and Chrysler both having cool luxury performance models, when is Ford going to develop a new hot rod Lincoln ? If they aren't working on one it's a damn shame.
FrustratedUser
Lifer
<sneaks up behind, ready to steal the 67 stang> 😛
Understandable, but the majority of todays cars will outhandle cars of old.
Regs
Lifer
People drive like idiots no matter how powerful their cars are. So that point is irrelevant.
It seems to be becoming a common trend with everything and not just automobiles. "More Power". They know the car manufacturers are making these cars for glory hounds and thrill seekers. Just like how gun companies that make finger print proof handles know they are selling them not only for law enforcement who don't want their guns to rust.
The richer get richer and they are running out of things to buy.
It seems to be becoming a common trend with everything and not just automobiles. "More Power". They know the car manufacturers are making these cars for glory hounds and thrill seekers. Just like how gun companies that make finger print proof handles know they are selling them not only for law enforcement who don't want their guns to rust.
The richer get richer and they are running out of things to buy.
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
Who cares? I won't be happy until all my cars have 500hp!!! 😀
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
Actually, it is true. The muscle cars from the 60s don't handle anywhere near the limit of todays street legal performance cars. Not to mention the fact that most of them had underbolstered seats and poor safety ratings compared to todays cars.
IHateMyJob2004
Lifer
How much does a Saleen Mustang cost?
IHateMyJob2004
Lifer
It's going to be funny when more power means adding another motor (electric). People will no longer be able to brag about 500 horsepower. I can't wait!
Oh, and electric will make cars VERY powerful hypothetically. And all four wheels could get tehre own motor!
No it isn't. You aren't answering the original claim, you are answering your own reframing of the original claim as if it was a comparison of that era's cars to todays. The original claim was that the older era cars were only fast in a straight line, which isn't true.
Compared to other cars of their day, European sports cars for example, some of the muscle cars handled well.
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