Ranger#1
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- ford
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- Automatic
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I spend a lot of time in the M1116. I won't argue how impressive they are offroad nor will I argue that they grip extremely well on just about any surface. I just hate the fact the weather stripping does nothing to keep the -30 degree outside air out of the vehicle, and I also hate how worthless the transmissions are. They fail a lot and hunt for gears at highway speeds, its ridiculous, these vehicles should have been built with an overdrive gear or a suitable manual transmission.#3--AMG Hummer. My first offroad vehicle, small size one anyway, I drove 5-tons first. I spent a lot of time messing around in these. The huge width, 37" tires, 18" ground clearance, triple Torsens and diesel engines--these are like a video game offroad. Just point it and it grumbles over anything. It will go straight up a hill that you will need to pull out the throttle lock and squat in the seat to see. They might tip over on the RTI ramp, but in practice, they are hugely impressive.
Aren't those a 300+ hp V-6 though?we have a 2010 camaro in our town at the dealership its gay its yellow, v6 and an automatic
How much do they cost?Not with the surely heavy Camaro. GM stropped using truly lightweight materials in the 60's. Or maybe I should say their materials haven't been considered lightweight since the 60's.
I am certain this car will be a disappointment just like all the recent American "muscle". Similar HP numbers to the European and Japanese cars with WAY more displacement. It will likely be heavy and slow in the corners with handling of naval proportions.
The Chevy fanboys don't seem to know what a good car can do so they will, just like most American sportscar fans, settle for horrific understeer and brakes that simply don't.
Only the GT and new ZR-1 can compete on the world stage.
I think your best bet for cheap motorsports excitement is to build a big old 50's style three-point hydroplane from plans for $500 out of Gorilla Glue and whatever the best wood is you can get at Home Depot. Then go to column B and find an interesting engine. It needs no transmission, it's direct drive. You could get a small american V8. I see a $500 Acura TL engine--about 280hp, right in the first few motors out of 4,500 listed. Don't even paint the thing--just seal it to protect the wood but leave it dangerous and ugly looking. And with $1,000 invested in it, and wearing your Army Surplus WW2 leather aviator helmet and goggles and grandpa's old leather bomber jacket he wore over Cologne in 1945, you go out on a calm day, cigar stub clenched in the corner of your jaws and punish the lake and all those sissy metal flake bass boats.It is much more interesting when you don't have any tires on the pavement.
The V-8 Camaro will turn your Beemer inside out on a drag strip though, it all depends on what you want to do.A BMW 3 series or Z4 would cast about the same or less than the V-8 Camaro but will spank it hard on a road course. I can't wait for Top Gear to test it.
Actually grandpa was a radio operator in Japan during Korea... he was only 15 in '45.I think your best bet for cheap motorsports excitement is to build a big old 50's style three-point hydroplane from plans for $500 out of Gorilla Glue and whatever the best wood is you can get at Home Depot. Then go to column B and find an interesting engine. It needs no transmission, it's direct drive. You could get a small american V8. I see a $500 Acura TL engine--about 280hp, right in the first few motors out of 4,500 listed. Don't even paint the thing--just seal it to protect the wood but leave it dangerous and ugly looking. And with $1,000 invested in it, and wearing your Army Surplus WW2 leather aviator helmet and goggles and grandpa's old leather bomber jacket he wore over Cologne in 1945, you go out on a calm day, cigar stub clenched in the corner of your jaws and punish the lake and all those sissy metal flake bass boats.