Era of the Muscle Car is over

DooDooBrown · 03-09-2010, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mergnthwirker

Have you seen the latest Toyota Prius ad with the happy green car driving up the mountain, birds singing, trees greening, etc. etc.??

Makes me want to puke!

Too bad my Z is distroying the roads, running over the birds, all before wrapping around one of the trees!

Zsteve · 03-09-2010, 09:27 PM

now the prius is in the news about it Fing up too. Green = crap.

GingaBreadMan · 03-10-2010, 10:00 AM

I doubt it. With all of the electronic gizmos, safety equipment, and sound deadening cars are only going to get heavier. Instead of making a car that handles well they have a computer control body roll (magnetorheological shocks). I enjoy big power, but not in exchange of increased weight. The funny thing is that muscle cars in the past weighted less than most sports cars now. If you want to do burnouts and go fast in a straight line you get a GT500, or a Challenger. You wanna have an all around kick a$$ vehicle you get a Z.

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Originally Posted by dad

What goes around comes around! The Z will be in the same category in the future!

j.arnaldo · 03-10-2010, 10:12 AM

The only muscle car/Sports car manufactured in America that I like is the 'Tang, but the reliability of the Japs I've owned keeps me going back, especially Nissan. So, U.S. car manufacturers are gonna have to adapt to survive, I guess.

Zsteve · 03-10-2010, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by GingaBreadMan

I doubt it. With all of the electronic gizmos, safety equipment, and sound deadening cars are only going to get heavier. Instead of making a car that handles well they have a computer control body roll (magnetorheological shocks). I enjoy big power, but not in exchange of increased weight. The funny thing is that muscle cars in the past weighted less than most sports cars now. If you want to do burnouts and go fast in a straight line you get a GT500, or a Challenger. You wanna have an all around kick a$$ vehicle you get a Z.

There is one company, not sure which it is off the top of my head, its a spyder convertable, I know that, and they made it with no stereo, no AC, even no cup holder, so they can save on weight. Its a pure sports/muscle car.

edit: Its a Porsche boxster spider $61K

370Zsteve · 03-10-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by hot370z

Never American Muscle CAR!!!!!!!!!! will never END. It's in are blood.

Yes! Can you say GT500, Grand Sport, Z06... the muscle lives.

Jamaica · 03-10-2010, 11:24 AM

I may be young but I love muscle cars. My dad has a 67 GTO with Tri Power four speed. That car is a beast. I am a young guy not even 23 yet and I have two cars including my z. i feel blessed to have them and my dad was telling live life to your fulliest because 2tm isnt promised. Sounds stupid but its true. The 370z is an amazing car. Before I got the car, I looked at the gt mustangs, ss camero, sti, wrz but the z just stood out to me. Its kinda crazy how the american car markers are bringing back the old body styles into this new era. For that 28k i spent for my z with sports package i wouldnt take it back. But i really think the muscle car era is going away and next thing you know its we will have a electic z that turbochargerd lol

wishihadnav · 03-10-2010, 11:30 AM

end of the muscle car?..is this a trick question?..lol..seems like every domestic manufacturer is bringin back there "muscle cars"...more streamline with more power..but to answer your question it would have to be no.

PapoZalsa · 03-10-2010, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Agree about the muscle cars...MotorTrend just said the same thing during their Mustang, Challenger, Camaro comparison this month.

Last generation of the Z though...fat chance. Nissan has a huge Z following and automakers are struggling to be profitable. Unless this Z falls flat on its face with sales, I think we're bound to see more iterations in the future.

I love the Zs but Nissan is pissing me off with all thier lies and poor customer service. I think is about time Toyota and/or Mazda bring back the Supra and/or RX-7.

03-09-2010, 09:27 PM	#92 (permalink)
Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 21	now the prius is in the news about it Fing up too. Green = crap. __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

03-10-2010, 11:30 AM	#98 (permalink)
wishihadnav A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 90090 Posts: 1,851 Drives: Force Fed Nismo Rep Power: 183	end of the muscle car?..is this a trick question?..lol..seems like every domestic manufacturer is bringin back there "muscle cars"...more streamline with more power..but to answer your question it would have to be no. Last edited by wishihadnav; 03-10-2010 at 11:45 AM.

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