9 definitions by Key dawg
Cars that were built in America by American companies from the late 50's until 1972 during the oil crisis where they all sucked, they in the 80's they began to pick up again with the fox body mustang, mercury capri, iroc camaro, monte carlo ss, and buick grand national. They are popularly mistaken as having. Common misconceptions of muscle cars are as follows, poor handling, poor fuel effeciency, poor suspension, and chassis. But take a step back 30 years and compare them to other cars of the time. You may notice that they are some of the fastest best handling cars of there time. And yes they are heavy, but so were most cars of the time, no matter who manufactured them. Today muscle cars basically destroy any other cars on the track, take Le manns for example where the corvette wins basically every race. Again they are becoming popular for racing, with turns, as pointed out in the past few issues of hot rod magazine which featured a camaro and a chevelle, both from the 60's, which destroy european cars on the track.
poor handling is often attributed to muslce cars which is usually true since most muscle cars are set up by their owners for the drag strip, where of course, they also dominate. Seriously, do you expect a car with 20 inch wide tires in the back and 3 inch wide tires in the front, and a big block v8 engines in between the front wheels to beat anyone in a turn?
I drive a volkswagen, and I am deeply into european cars, but seriously if you don't know anything about american muscle cars, keep your mouth shut. If you weren't so biased and you knew what you were talking about maybe you would seem a tad more intellegent
poor handling is often attributed to muslce cars which is usually true since most muscle cars are set up by their owners for the drag strip, where of course, they also dominate. Seriously, do you expect a car with 20 inch wide tires in the back and 3 inch wide tires in the front, and a big block v8 engines in between the front wheels to beat anyone in a turn?
I drive a volkswagen, and I am deeply into european cars, but seriously if you don't know anything about american muscle cars, keep your mouth shut. If you weren't so biased and you knew what you were talking about maybe you would seem a tad more intellegent
camaro, chevelle, vega, charger, fire bird, gt, gran torina, skylark, cutlass, 442, mustang, gto, corvette, roadrunner, baracuda, grand national, monte carlo, nova
by Key dawg December 10, 2004
A car that debuted in america in 1980. All a1 jetts were produced in germany and weighed around 2000 pounds, generally lighter than 2000lbs. The car is small economical, easy to work on, and very reliable. 1984 was the last year for the a1 jetta, which could come with a 1.6 diesel, or 1.6 turbo diesel motor, each easily capable of 50+mpg. The more common jetta featured a 1.7l gas motor, and the sport model came with a peppy 1.8l jh 4 cylinder, and a close ratio 5 speed transmission. In 1985 the jetta got a redesign a little bigger, but still a jetta. Optional motors were the 1.6 diesel, 1.6 turbo diesel, and 1.6 ecodiesel, various 8v gas motors, and a 1.8 or 2.0 16v motor. in 1993 the mk3 jetta debut, really this car is extremely to heavy, and i would only ever consider an mk3 as a daily driver. anything after the mk3 is pretty useless to even think about
by Key dawg October 23, 2005
The outer part of a wheel that supports a tire. The urban definition of rim would be the entire wheel. Obviously some people were very unknowledgable to cars and now rim means wheel, how gay.
"I bent the rim on my bike, good thing I don't have to buy and entire wheel."
"Yo DaWg, tHoSe rImS aRe hIpE!!!"
"Yo DaWg, tHoSe rImS aRe hIpE!!!"
by Key dawg July 25, 2004
The outer part of a wheel that supports a tire. The urban definition of rim would be the entire wheel. Obviously some people were very unknowledgable to cars and now rim means wheel, how gay.
"I bent the rim on my bike, good thing I don't have to buy an entire wheel."
"Yo DaWg, tHoSe rImS aRe hIpE!!!"
"Yo DaWg, tHoSe rImS aRe hIpE!!!"
by Key dawg July 26, 2004
A german car manufacturer, the name means "Peoples Car." Volkswagen was a great company with many successes, after replacing the air cooled with the amazing water cooled A1's (rabbit&jetta) it went down hill, and currently they are in a decline because VW is now in a world of conforming to what other companies are doing as opposed to doing their own thing no matter what everyone else did, which of course lead to their great successes in the past. from there they moved to the A2 chassis, in 1985 and the cars got heavier, then the a3s and they got even heavier
and again a4s even heavier. VW lost sight of what it once was. and now all we have is our a1s to love and cherish and think of what vw could have been.
and again a4s even heavier. VW lost sight of what it once was. and now all we have is our a1s to love and cherish and think of what vw could have been.
by Key dawg January 22, 2005
let's straighten out all you unknowlegable dingle berrys.
First off, the vette has and always will have an amazing suspenion. the c5 z06 pulled a full 1.0g on the skid pad stock.
Secondly the vette is fast in a straight line as well, it can run an 11.6 in the quarter mile stock.
now that you have all been enlightened a little bit, go buy a vette, then judge it.
First off, the vette has and always will have an amazing suspenion. the c5 z06 pulled a full 1.0g on the skid pad stock.
Secondly the vette is fast in a straight line as well, it can run an 11.6 in the quarter mile stock.
now that you have all been enlightened a little bit, go buy a vette, then judge it.
"Wow that vette hadles the turns like no car i have ever seen."
"The full 1.0g and 51/49 balance are probably why"
"but damn it's fast in the quarter mile too"
"a vette is a well rounded car"
"The full 1.0g and 51/49 balance are probably why"
"but damn it's fast in the quarter mile too"
"a vette is a well rounded car"
by Key dawg October 17, 2004
A correction to my recent submission
corvette skidpad: .99g
skyline skidpad: .95g
You can spend all the money you would like to make a skyline faster than a corvette, but i could spend far less and make a corvette even faster than your skyline.
corvette skidpad: .99g
skyline skidpad: .95g
You can spend all the money you would like to make a skyline faster than a corvette, but i could spend far less and make a corvette even faster than your skyline.
by Key dawg July 25, 2004