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  1. Stew
    You are drunk. Model S is slower in every performance measure. this does 0-50 in 2.3, or 2.1 with the normal 5 MPH rollout most manufacturers use. The Tesla comes NOWHERE near 9s in the /4 mile and if you pay the $2 (yes 2 dollars) to add the seats back, this will still be a low 10 second car on 91 and still in the 9s on 100. The Hellcat is also a great handler and even though these are drag radials, they are still far wider and stickier than any anything a previous Hellcat had so it isn' going to drive like like some fish out of water and still provide more handling that 99.999999999% of people will ever use. Hell, the regular Hellcat could already outhandle the Model S which is really very bulky in the turns. A muscle car is 500% more likely to see a 1/4 mile track that a road course, if it ever sees a track at all. They will have no problem moving the 300 of these they are building for the 18 model year. The comparison with the Veyron is the fact that this beats it to take the world records for 0-60, 1/4 mile, and even lateral G pulled during acceleration....... The hellcat is an excellent all around car itself, it just happens to be bigger which gives it a grown up size trunk and real seating for 5.
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    It is here. 808 hp on 91 with the wide front tires 9.9 in the 1/4 mile. 840 with 100 octane and the skinniest 9.65@140 and 0 to 60 in 2.3. Oh my. Will lift the front tires even in 91 mode with the wide tires. Quickest factory car in the world.
  3. Stew
    Eastern time so just over 3 hours
  4. Stew
    The Embargo lifts at 8:30 I am kind of excited haha.
  5. Stew
    Can't wait until 8:30 for the official Demon review. Ran on a possible detail and I hope it is true, bu no guarantees. It will have 3 power modes. 1. 757 2. 815 3. With a special PCH that is included and on race gas........... 1023 HP!!!! We will find out if this is accurate very soon........
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    Sure it wasn't a 92-93 with the old TBi V8? Both my LT1s (96 Roadmaster and Caprice) would fly for their size and time. My TBi Fleetwood (93) on the other hand, you could measure it's acceleration on a sundial........
  7. Stew
    This is way too true. Reminds me of when i bought my 96 Roadmaster. Salesman swore it was a 3.8 V6, I knew it was an LT1. imagine the shock when we popped the hood to show a that big V8. This was a Buick dealership too and the car was a one owner originally bought there too.
  8. Stew
    Hopefully a few things will be changing over the next few months to allow it. fingers crossed.
  9. Stew
    I spend over 2 hours on the road 5 to 6 days a week. Really want to move closer, but can't right now.
  10. Stew
    That is what I get for working 50+ miles from home haha. I pile on the miles, what can I say lol.
  11. Stew
    True, but me and you have lived with these on a daily basis. i have already put over 15k miles on the bug!
  12. Stew
    My Bug certainly does not feel like a weak 2.5 at 1500 RPM under 1/3 throttle. Oh well though. Is what it is is. Also keeping in mind, if ou have an auto, it is going to downshift. Try hem both as manuals and the V6 still has to build RPM to make power just as the turbo. I used to be a lot more anti-turbo, but after living with this car i can tell you, you do not have to be WOT to get the power. It just isn't remotely true.
  13. Stew
    Nice jeeps and beautiful scenery. I have got to get back into some photography the last couple weeks first the first time since last Nov and the first pics with my iPhone.
  14. Stew
    Honestly, i was waiting for it haha. Guess it did kind of surprise since the amount of jobs are staying the same.
  15. Stew
    Modern turbos do not take a lot of time to spool, and agin, i do not go WOT all the time, probably more than I should, but hey, the place is littered with twisty roads. That said, a turbo bug is light, 3000 pounds, as is a Malibu at 3300. A V6, especially a DOHC has to build revs to get into it's powerband so it is not like it has instant max power. Different ways of doing the same thing. It is like the max torque curve. Many a turbo can hit max torque at 1500 RPM, while a DOHC v6 may need 4500 RPM to hit peak torque and the difference can be felt. At 1500 RPM you do not have to go WOT to get that torque.
  16. Stew
    OMG, i can't believe trump and our stupid governor Bevin are taking credit for Toyota's investment in the Camry plant in Bowling green. They are freaking retooling for the TNGA Camry........
  17. Stew
    It is an indicator of how it performas. maybe better is the C&D street start 0-60. I seriously doubt these mags are brake torquing to get into the boost so the 0-60 gives you an idea of how close they are Didn't one of the mags used to do a street start 0-60? And this is just a friendly convo. Some cars i like V6 and others the turbo. i drive my bbeetle everyday and I can't go WOT from a stop very often because even with my new tires it wants to spin through 1st and into 2nd.
  18. Stew
    Mine is a 12 so the rated HP is actually 200 :0 Still, 0-60 in 6.3 and when that version of the 2.0T appeared in 2006 we had 200 HP 3.0 Fusions, 3.8 GM vehicles, 2.7 Chargers with 200 HP, etc, etc. Heck, then a supercharged 3.8 was good for a max of 260 HP (gen 3). It is a matter of more then peak HP as well, the torque and hp spread even on my 12 beetle means it is always in the powerband. heck, i can climb steeper hills around here in top gear and still accelerate without downshifting if I need too. Looking at more recent 2.0Ts, a 220HP GTi is good for 0-60 in 5.7 (DCT) to 5.9 (manual). A 3.6 17 Lacrosse isn't much quicker than the 17 Malibu 2.0 which hits 60 in 5.7 seconds with a 9 speed auto to keep it in it's power curve., That is a quick a 16 200 with the 3.6 and the much im[proved version of the 9 speed auto (given the Malibu is from MT and 200 from C&D and given the 200 is a considerably heavier car (roughly 3300 for the new Malibu and 3550 for the 200 V6 FWD). It is all application, the specific engine, the transmission, tuning, gearing, etc, etc, etc.
  19. Stew
    Or they follow you around like a lost puppy or even if they do leave you can just feel their eyes burning into you from across the lot lol.
  20. Stew
    Some around here give you hell even if you say ou are just looking. i prefer sundays after closing to browse haha.
  21. Stew
    So much of it depends on the particular engine. Alot of DOHC sixes give up torque for HP and feel soft on the low end. On the hand thanks to modern advances like DI, twin scroll turbos, etc, you can have a turbo 4 that has surpior low end torque feel and does not have to be wrung out, but rather just driven normally (my bug is one of those, as was the Fusion). THe question comes to long term reliability and true gains in FE. i average over 30 MPG in my my bug, averaged 24 in my stock GTP (went up to 26 once I modified it), my brother's ATS averages in the mid 20s, as did the Fusion. Proper application is also key. The problem with the Taurus and 2.0 is it is a 4000 pound beast, way too much for the turbo 4. Same with the turbo 4 Explorer, even for the 2.3 it is heavy. A focus, a bug, a GTi, even a malibu or Fusion is a different story because you are talking 600+ pounds lighter than the Tuarus. Anywho, it is preference and has a lot to do with the vehicle. a 2.0T in the Encore tuned for say, 200 HP and 200 pound feet of torque would feel like totally different and far more satisfying beast. And i can't see one of the older Regal GS with manual and turbo 2.0 being anything but fun to drive.
  22. Stew
    I have yet to find one I would give rave reviews.
  23. Stew
    There are idiots out there, those that have to be first adopters at all cost. I have no problem waiting until I can get a nice unmolested used one Remember, a fool and his money are soon parted haha. It is insane. i remember when the local Mopar dealer got their first 08 Challenger SRT8 and added 20k in markup. local Ford dealer did the same with the 13 GT500s and Raptors had a 10 or 20k markup when they came out. Most amazing is that for most they found buyers, but it seems at least one of the T500s was marked to below under MSRP after sitting there for well over a year. Dealers kill me.
  24. Stew
    Oh, true there. I am saying they will not appear with discounts (talking Trackhawk only) and there will be markups, it is inevitable anytime that something like this appears. We have seen it on GT500s, Hellcats, the original SRT8s, ZL1s, Z28s, even the SS and Rapotor (that is just touching the surface haha). All dealers are greedy and if they think that demand will let them pull a fewe extra grand in, they will do it. Luckily there are dealers that don't play that game, but I ouldn't bet on even getting any off MSRP from them, at least the first year or so.
  25. Stew
    You don't have to floor them. i don't my bug unless I want to go in a hurry (just like an NA motor), and I didn't have to the 2.0 Fusion either. The ease of getting going really impressed me there and it was stronger even at part throttle off the line that the Impala. Most DOHC do suffer some softness in the low end generally and that has always been an issue. Oh, I am not surprised your Encore feels under-powered because every GM i have driven with the 1.4 turbo fel weak and the auto trans was always reluctant to downshift, even if you are losing speed at full throttle while climbing a hill.
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