View Poll Results: Is the C6 a sport or muscle car?
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C6 sports car or muscle car?
12-10-2012, 04:24 PM
#41
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I have always defined it as this:
Muscle car - designed and built to go fast, in a straight line, typically 1/4 mile at a time. Fun to ride in, slow(cruising). Not very comfortable. Somewhat heavy.
Sports car - designed and built to go fast, anywhere. Typically lower in the overall height dimension so cornering capabilities increase. Fun to ride in at any speed. Very comfortable. More on the lighter side of the scale.
However, today, some cars are both. I didn't find the new Camaro very "sporty", so to me it's more of a muscle car. Same for the Mustang.
Muscle car - designed and built to go fast, in a straight line, typically 1/4 mile at a time. Fun to ride in, slow(cruising). Not very comfortable. Somewhat heavy.
Sports car - designed and built to go fast, anywhere. Typically lower in the overall height dimension so cornering capabilities increase. Fun to ride in at any speed. Very comfortable. More on the lighter side of the scale.
However, today, some cars are both. I didn't find the new Camaro very "sporty", so to me it's more of a muscle car. Same for the Mustang.
12-10-2012, 04:27 PM
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I have always defined it as this:
Muscle car - designed and built to go fast, in a straight line, typically 1/4 mile at a time. Fun to ride in, slow(cruising). Not very comfortable. Somewhat heavy.
Sports car - designed and built to go fast, anywhere. Typically lower in the overall height dimension so cornering capabilities increase. Fun to ride in at any speed. Very comfortable. More on the lighter side of the scale.
However, today, some cars are both. I didn't find the new Camaro very "sporty", so to me it's more of a muscle car. Same for the Mustang.
Muscle car - designed and built to go fast, in a straight line, typically 1/4 mile at a time. Fun to ride in, slow(cruising). Not very comfortable. Somewhat heavy.
Sports car - designed and built to go fast, anywhere. Typically lower in the overall height dimension so cornering capabilities increase. Fun to ride in at any speed. Very comfortable. More on the lighter side of the scale.
However, today, some cars are both. I didn't find the new Camaro very "sporty", so to me it's more of a muscle car. Same for the Mustang.
I had both a Camaro IROC-Z and Mustang. Muscle Cars; Yes, Sports Car; No.
12-10-2012, 05:23 PM
#45
Safety Car
Regardless, as others have said the Vette is a sports car with plenty of muscle......end of discussion !
12-10-2012, 06:10 PM
#47
Le Mans Master
OK here it is from the dictionary
sports car
n.
An automobile equipped for racing, especially an aerodynamically shaped one-passenger or two-passenger vehicle having a low center of gravity and steering and suspension designed for precise control at high speeds.
musclecar
n.
any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving
sports car
n.
An automobile equipped for racing, especially an aerodynamically shaped one-passenger or two-passenger vehicle having a low center of gravity and steering and suspension designed for precise control at high speeds.
musclecar
n.
any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving
Last edited by ls1121; 12-10-2012 at 06:14 PM.
12-10-2012, 06:16 PM
#48
Le Mans Master
SO.......according to the dictionary my Z28 IS a Muscle car. Unless you have more authority than the Webster Dictionary.
12-10-2012, 06:40 PM
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OK here it is from the dictionary
sports car
n.
An automobile equipped for racing, especially an aerodynamically shaped one-passenger or two-passenger vehicle having a low center of gravity and steering and suspension designed for precise control at high speeds.
musclecar
n.
any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving
sports car
n.
An automobile equipped for racing, especially an aerodynamically shaped one-passenger or two-passenger vehicle having a low center of gravity and steering and suspension designed for precise control at high speeds.
musclecar
n.
any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving
12-10-2012, 08:23 PM
#50
Safety Car
I lived and drove in the era of the muscle car !
I don't know how old you are but 'the' muscle car era was the sixties into the early seventies, you and 'Webster' can believe what you want.
The Trans -Am road racing era was synonymous with the 'Pony Car'...ie. Mustang, Camaro, Cuda, Challenger, AMX/Javelin.
While some believe the original 'Muscle car' was the Chrysler hemi of the fifties, most give Delorean the nod with the GTO
12-10-2012, 08:42 PM
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
I do !!
I lived and drove in the era of the muscle car !
I don't know how old you are but 'the' muscle car era was the sixties into the early seventies, you and 'Webster' can believe what you want.
The Trans -Am road racing era was synonymous with the 'Pony Car'...ie. Mustang, Camaro, Cuda, Challenger, AMX/Javelin.
While some believe the original 'Muscle car' was the Chrysler hemi of the fifties, most give Delorean the nod with the GTO
I lived and drove in the era of the muscle car !
I don't know how old you are but 'the' muscle car era was the sixties into the early seventies, you and 'Webster' can believe what you want.
The Trans -Am road racing era was synonymous with the 'Pony Car'...ie. Mustang, Camaro, Cuda, Challenger, AMX/Javelin.
While some believe the original 'Muscle car' was the Chrysler hemi of the fifties, most give Delorean the nod with the GTO
Pony cars were called that for several reasons, not the least of which was they were smaller. That's not true any more, so saying a new Mustang or similar with a V8 and more power than any muscle car of the 60s-70s isn't a muscle car is just silly.
12-10-2012, 08:51 PM
#54
Safety Car
correct....one of which was the first one...'Mustang'...ie 'pony' !
fully aware of that, my original rebuttal (#45) was in reference to the seventies era........hell by the mid seventies there was NO muscle !
I know full well how the two terms have homogenized over the past twenty-thirty years, but back in 'the day' we knew the difference !
not the least of which was they were smaller. That's not true any more,
I know full well how the two terms have homogenized over the past twenty-thirty years, but back in 'the day' we knew the difference !
12-10-2012, 08:52 PM
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12-10-2012, 09:00 PM
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
fully aware of that, my original rebuttal (#45) was in reference to the seventies era........hell by the mid seventies there was NO muscle !
I know full well how the two terms have homogenized over the past twenty-thirty years, but back in 'the day' we knew the difference !
I know full well how the two terms have homogenized over the past twenty-thirty years, but back in 'the day' we knew the difference !
12-10-2012, 09:02 PM
#57
Burning Brakes
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12-10-2012, 09:20 PM
#59
Drifting
I do !!
I lived and drove in the era of the muscle car !
I don't know how old you are but 'the' muscle car era was the sixties into the early seventies, you and 'Webster' can believe what you want.
The Trans -Am road racing era was synonymous with the 'Pony Car'...ie. Mustang, Camaro, Cuda, Challenger, AMX/Javelin.
While some believe the original 'Muscle car' was the Chrysler hemi of the fifties, most give Delorean the nod with the GTO
I lived and drove in the era of the muscle car !
I don't know how old you are but 'the' muscle car era was the sixties into the early seventies, you and 'Webster' can believe what you want.
The Trans -Am road racing era was synonymous with the 'Pony Car'...ie. Mustang, Camaro, Cuda, Challenger, AMX/Javelin.
While some believe the original 'Muscle car' was the Chrysler hemi of the fifties, most give Delorean the nod with the GTO
12-10-2012, 09:28 PM
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Safety Car