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otispunkmeyer

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http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/100-...3-large/116-vauxhall-lotus-carlton.jpg


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Lotus_Carlton

this was vauxhalls effort at a 4 door family saloon, released in 1986. 4 years later lotus get their mits on it.

3.6litre twin turbo I6 engine (garret T25 turbos), 377bhp, 419fl-lbf torque, 6 speed tranny from the corvette at the time, rear drive, 4 doors and a boot. and still looked like a boring beater of a vauxhall

0-60 in 5.2
177mph top speed.

they only built 950 between 1990 and 1992
 
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fbrdphreak

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Not bad.

But I think the ultimate sleeper would be a Ford Taurus Wagon with a tweaked SHO engine and converted to RWD/AWD :p

Or maybe those Miata's with GM V8's in em?
 
Demon-Xanth

Demon-Xanth

Lifer
Feb 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: NutBucket
GNX FTW.
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The Buick T-Types were sleepers. The GNX was much more in your face. The T-types had the same underpinnings as the GNX w/ the standard Regal trim.

The ultimate sleeper would be a 1995 Buick Roadmaster wagon w/ Impala SS suspension parts and a Lingenfelter 383. Not even the cops would see you coming.
 
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CVSiN

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Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Not bad.

But I think the ultimate sleeper would be a Ford Taurus Wagon with a tweaked SHO engine and converted to RWD/AWD :p

Or maybe those Miata's with GM V8's in em?
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Monster Miata with a Ford 5.0 with Vortech supercharger..
they used to build these alot...

remeber boys and girls Ford controls alot of Mazda interests.. the 5.0 fit perfectly in there =)
 
ScoobMaster

ScoobMaster

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Jan 17, 2001
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Originally posted by: NutBucket
Originally posted by: ScoobMaster
Nah,

my vote for ultimate sleeper has to go to..........

TURBO MINIVANS!

("Dude, you just got smoked by a Dodge Caravan!")

;)
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Yeah, but I think we're limiting this to showroom stock cars?
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Believe it or not - Chrysler actually *DID* produce some factory turbo minvans in the 80s!
 
NutBucket

NutBucket

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Originally posted by: ScoobMaster
Originally posted by: NutBucket
Originally posted by: ScoobMaster
Nah,

my vote for ultimate sleeper has to go to..........

TURBO MINIVANS!

("Dude, you just got smoked by a Dodge Caravan!")

;)
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Yeah, but I think we're limiting this to showroom stock cars?
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Believe it or not - Chrysler actually *DID* produce some factory turbo minvans in the 80s!
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But they weren't rockets out of the dealer;)
 
vi edit

vi edit

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Take the "STI" badge off and looks like a normal WRX. It just happens to have 300 ponies instead of 225(or whatever the standard WRX has).
 
GuitarDaddy

GuitarDaddy

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Nov 9, 2004
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Of course the original sleeper car, which inspired the beach song "Little old lady from Pasadena" was the 64 fury which came with a monster big block and 3x2 barrel carb, known as the six pack. I've got a buddy that has fully restored one, and it is sweet, from outward appearance it looks like a grannymobile. But fire it up and its a dead giveaway, sounds like the drag strip car that it is.

I just bought an 06 impala ss a couple of months ago, and this thing is quite the sleeper also. With the relatively bland styling, and overall lack of bling (except for a couple of small SS badges) it looks like any other 4 door sedan impala/camry/avalon/etc... on the road, but the beast that lies under the hood is amazing:) With 303hp of V8 goodness this thing performs almost on par with GT mustangs and the mopar hemi beasts (charger r/t, and 300C srt)
 
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b0mbrman

Lifer
Jun 1, 2001
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Ultimate sleeper would have to be any normal car with a sweet ass driver behind the wheel. ;)
 
GuitarDaddy

GuitarDaddy

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Nov 9, 2004
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Originally posted by: thirdeye
Haha, cool car, though I can't say I'd be proud own an car called a Carlton. For some reason that sounds less than appealing to me.
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Yeah I think "Fresh Prince of Belaire" ruined the name Calrton:)

 
nakedfrog

nakedfrog

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Apr 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: thirdeye
Haha, cool car, though I can't say I'd be proud own an car called a Carlton. For some reason that sounds less than appealing to me.
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A little too "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" for you? :p
Heh, GuitarDaddy beat me to it.
 
thirdeye

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Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Originally posted by: thirdeye
Haha, cool car, though I can't say I'd be proud own an car called a Carlton. For some reason that sounds less than appealing to me.
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Yeah I think "Fresh Prince of Belaire" ruined the name Calrton:)
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Yes, I'm quite sure that's where the negative feelings from the name Carlton were spawned.
 
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manlymatt83

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Oct 14, 2005
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Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Not bad.

But I think the ultimate sleeper would be a Ford Taurus Wagon with a tweaked SHO engine and converted to RWD/AWD :p

Or maybe those Miata's with GM V8's in em?
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What is a sleeper car?
 
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