<VV> Apples and Oranges - "Dull" cars No Corvair.

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/26/2011 2:26:16 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
corvairgrymm at gmail.com writes:

There  are two FOUR DOOR japanese cars that will
pretty much blow the doors off  almost any "muscle car" from the 60's or
70's.  The cars I'm referring  to are the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, and
the Subaru WRX STi.  The  Evo has been shown to run low to mid 13 second
quarter mile times BONE  STOCK, and the Subaru comes in in the mid to high
12's bone stock.   These are FOUR door cars that very handily do double duty
as a grocery  getter/family car.

Compare that to 14.4 seconds for a 69 GTO Judge, 70  Chevelle SS LS6 at 
13.7,
and a 70 Hemi Cuda at 14  seconds.





Ray - Those are apples to oranges comparisons. According to most sources  
the EVO and WRX are mid-13s - As tested - stock. That is very fast! But that 
is  on 2010 tires. (Four wheel drive on both) Put those 60's muscle cars - 
or their  newer versions onto the same types of tires 2010 sticky DOTs, not 
slicks -  (Only two needed for these cars) and they go fast as well. Newer  
Challenger/Camaro/GTO to low 13s and some into the 12's. Both the 4WD turbos 
and  the newer muscle cars respond to tweaking as well. Then you are into 
the 12's  and some into the 11s.  My 2005 C6 Corvette is shown as a 12.6 and 
the  newer (non-Z06) are well into the 11s. And they can do it all day.  
Admittedly, I cannot carry the groceries that a Subaru can.  
 


Seth Emerson

C's the Day! -  Corvair, Camaro, Corvette
San Jose, CA