That car was advertised to do 0-60 in 7.5 sec, if I remember correctly. I define "muscle car" as 0-60 in under 8 sec. Or, 1/4 mile in under 16 sec. The original 330cu 442 was I believe 8.2 sec in stock form.
While that seemed fast in 1960 or in the 80s, some may choose other numbers considering the latest stuff. Still, despite the large selection of vehicle models in theory surpassing that perfomance, only a small percentage of those actually on the road can do so. Bruce Roe 3 Jun 2006 Joe Vahabzadeh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At 10:57 PM 6/1/06 -0400, ron wrote: > >I may be wrong about the achievia, but they did make a front wheel > drive > >442 with a quad 4. and although it may have sounded mean. > >It was in no respect a muscle car > > Late 80s or early 90s Calais, if I recall right. Given the the car > weighed > only like 2700 or 2800 lbs, and the fact that it produced something > like > 180 (I think) horsepower, I'm sure it could move. > > Of course, that was with (then) exotic technology on a 4 cylinder, > high > compression (10:1), and you had to spin the snot out of it. I think > peak > horsepower was at or just above 6000 rpm. Torque, as you might > guess, was > a bit shy, but then again, it wasn't a heavy car. > > I dunno, though. Would it qualify as a musclecar? What would make > it > qualify, what wouldn't? > > - Joe Vahabzadeh >
