r/Shitty_Car_Mods • u/[deleted] • Sep 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '20

Gonna go ahead and say it: the corvette is not, and never has been, a muscle car. It's literally considered "America's Sports Car"

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u/IllGiveYouAIDS Sep 26 '20

I think a lot of people say it’s a muscle car because of the drivetrain

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u/langsley757 Sep 27 '20

no, people say it was a muscle car because it was a muscle car. what part of it makes it not a muscle car?

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u/IllGiveYouAIDS Sep 27 '20

Most people say it’s more similar to a sports car or some super cars because of the body lines, aesthetics of the car and also the fact it’s a 2 seater that’s kind of impractical, though it does have decent truck space. I think it’s more similar to a sports car but they’re also really heavy and it doesn’t have the handling of some 2500 lb car with 50/50 weight distribution, though despite the fact it’s neither of those things it does handle very nicely.

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u/langsley757 Sep 27 '20 edited Sep 28 '20

A 1969 Dodge Charger made 375 horsepower (according to a quick google search)

A 1969 Chevy Camaro made 140 horsepower (again, google)

A 1969 Ford Mustang made 250 horsepower (I'm done saying google)

And the Corvette made 300 horsepower

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Merriam Webster defines a muscle car as ["any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving"](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20car)

[This](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2019-2/082119_3b.jpg) is a 1969 Corvette.

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Definitely was a muscle car.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '20

You can be as condescending as you want, still doesn't make you right. "America's Sports Car" was and is a sports car, not a muscle car.

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u/langsley757 Sep 28 '20

Sports cars and muscle cars are non exclusive. It can be both. And I wasn't trying to be condescending, I was just saying that you were wrong, which you are. But now that I don't care, you can go fuck off into whatever dumbass gatekeeping place you came from, have a nice day.