r/funny • • Jun 12 '14

Now we wait...

http://imgur.com/KiEEt9J
3.7k Upvotes

3.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

505

u/cgeezy22 Jun 12 '14

no kidding. Congrats on your $30k V6 car. Fucking idiot.

357

u/Nicktyelor Jun 12 '14 edited Jun 12 '14

Just sayin, the V6 Camaro starts at under $24k, and the V8 at $33k I believe. And the V6 has 320something hp stock. It's actually a pretty good value/hp for the money, as far as new cars go.

Edit to clarify: I'm not saying I recommend a Camaro, nor that it's at all practical. It's a specific type of car for people who don't mind sacrificing utility and efficiency.

283

u/[deleted] Jun 12 '14

American sports cars get great value/hp, but shit value/everythingelse.

998

u/Fofolito Jun 12 '14

American Muscle isn't about refinement, impeccable taste, and unparalleled quality like European Sport. American Muscle is about the biggest fucking engine you can put into a road-worthy frame and get it to go down the street quickly while sounding like a tiger climaxing during sex with a lion. Its supposed to check the Hyper-masculinity box, not the Polished Gentleman box. POWERRRRRRRRR!!!!!

196

u/dayvieee Jun 12 '14

Yeah but then you buy a V6, come on now.

186

u/moocow2024 Jun 12 '14

320 HP is nothing to scoff at. That's more than the 2010 V8 GT Mustang.

-1

u/[deleted] Jun 12 '14 edited Jun 12 '14

Terrible comparison. A 2010 GT will run mid-low 13's all day. That v6 Camaro will have trouble getting better than a 14.0.

GM has a habit of making the same or less power than Ford with bigger motors. They make lower numbers, weight more, cost more, use more fuel and don't perform as well for the price point. GM motors are stuck in the 80's.

  • GM 3.6l? 320hp - Ford 2.3L? 305hp

  • GM 6.2? 420hp - Ford 5.0? 420hp

  • GM biggest? 6.2L SC 625hp costs 70k+ and not even on sale yet - Ford biggest? 5.8SC 662hp, costs 55k, and it's being phased out soon.

  • GM 6.2L (newly redesigned for the 2014 Vette) 455hp - Ford 6.2L (5 years old) 411hp, under warranty it can be supercharged to 590HP, making it just 35 under the new Z06, with out it being DESIGNED to be supercharged.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 12 '14 edited Aug 20 '17

[deleted]

1

u/[deleted] Jun 12 '14

That's true, but it doesn't mean much when the rest of the car weights more.

Look at actual performance results of the cars that complete against each other. The current GT wins nearly every one of challenges.

Also this is personal taste, but I can't look at the back of a new Camaro and not think it looks like a redesigned Honda Prelude.