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04-12-2017, 05:02 AM #2551
Nice rig. Nicest SUV on the market.
But yeah, Id rather have a 458 and a 4Runner."I don't pretend to have all the answers, and I think there's something to be said for that" -One For The Road
Brain dead and made of money.
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04-12-2017, 07:52 AM #2552Formerly someone else!
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Dodge Demon - 800 hp unveiled today - zero to 60 in two seconds!!
Edit: Just fyi!!
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04-12-2017, 07:53 AM #2553
And only 1 seat.
I still call it The Jake.
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04-12-2017, 08:23 AM #2554
If initial reports are true, the Demon has passenger and back seats but can be optioned without. A production car with a 9 second quarter mile is insane in the best way. Haven't found anything on the warranty yet.
Edit: 3/36 bumper-to-bumper and 5/60 drivetrain. Holy schnikes.
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04-12-2017, 09:03 AM #2555Good-lookin' wool
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It scares me to think that when my oldest daughter turns 16, there will be some beat up 11 year old 800 horsepower production cars floating around that she could get her hands on. In my day, it was kind of hard to get into trouble hooning a 200 series volvo that made it to 65 mph maybe going downhill.
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04-12-2017, 09:22 AM #2556
That is kinda scary.
Split the difference and go with a Supercharged Mustang swapped Volvo 960 wagonI still call it The Jake.
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04-12-2017, 10:31 AM #2557
This has "bad idea" written all over it.
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04-12-2017, 12:21 PM #2558
Imagine what James Piotrowski could accomplish strapped into a Demon.
"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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04-12-2017, 12:23 PM #2559
He'd be able to best DD's record of 220 feet for cars launched onto frozen lakes?
Lofty goal for sure, but this seems like a tailor made tool for the job.I still call it The Jake.
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04-12-2017, 12:25 PM #2560
Then there's that ford dealer selling 550 hp Mustangs for $33k. The upgrades void the power train warranty but hey.
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04-12-2017, 12:33 PM #2561
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04-12-2017, 12:35 PM #2562
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04-12-2017, 12:59 PM #2563observing free range rude
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Power without engineering. Cool if you like drag pulls & don't value handling, I suppose. Most drivers are lost above 100mph, especially with crude domestic chassis (plural?).
Ford GTs, CTS-Vs, Vettes & the new Mustangs as exceptions. The Camaro/Charger phenomenon seems like nostalgia & little else. I'd rather drive a tuned Miata.
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04-12-2017, 12:59 PM #2564
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04-12-2017, 01:10 PM #2565
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04-12-2017, 01:37 PM #2566
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04-12-2017, 01:47 PM #2567observing free range rude
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This is an (d)evolution in the willingness to package & sell it, not ability to create it.
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04-12-2017, 02:12 PM #2568`•.¸¸.•´><((((º>`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸.•´¯`•...¸><((((º>
"Having been Baptized by uller his frosty air now burns my soul with confirmation. I am once again pure." - frozenwater
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04-12-2017, 02:48 PM #2569
Merica
"I don't pretend to have all the answers, and I think there's something to be said for that" -One For The Road
Brain dead and made of money.
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04-12-2017, 02:58 PM #2570observing free range rude
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Wealthy hicks gonna do they thang. Nevermind that the same result has been attainable for 25 years for a quarter the price.
TECHNOLOGY BRO. PROGRESS THE STOPLIGHT RACER INDUSTRY.
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04-12-2017, 03:25 PM #2571
Pull your nose out of the clouds. You have the option to buy a 9 second car with a warranty. Doesn't mean you have to. There is no downside.
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04-12-2017, 05:42 PM #2572Registered User
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Don't necessarily disagree, but could the same not be said for any $200,000 Porsche, Ferrari, etc?
Most people with money don't give a single fuck about creativity or originality. It doesn't really have anything to do with being a fat American hick, but at least we know how you feel now.
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04-12-2017, 05:42 PM #2573
Awesome. You can do one run, and then get booted for not having a cage or chute. If in fact the car can replicate 9.65 off the showroom, like the press car.
I'll most likely have 5 or 6 of these, so Ill let you know, how full of shit the hype is or isn't.
Im with Dro, car is a turd.
Well this is a volume car, that has been given a big engine.
You can actually drive the Porsche or Ferrari. Which are both special cars, with years of racing history and refinement.
The Demon will be good for a few quick profits, but ultimately, it's to sell the V6 model to normal people."I don't pretend to have all the answers, and I think there's something to be said for that" -One For The Road
Brain dead and made of money.
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04-12-2017, 06:20 PM #2574Registered User
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So more or less something like a Chevelle SS?.. Did people say the same thing about muscle cars in the early 70's? I wonder how many people thought certain models would appreciate up to 4000%? Wish my dad was one of them.
You can actually drive the Porsche or Ferrari. Which are both special cars, with years of racing history and refinement.
The Demon will be good for a few quick profits, but ultimately, it's to sell the V6 model to normal people.
I'm not arguing for the Dodge here, more so that it's somehow fundamentally different than buying any other overpriced sports car.
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04-12-2017, 08:44 PM #2575
Sorry....that thing does nothing for me...and I'm from a Chrysler family. It's basically a glorified drag car. There's been a 2000 HP Street legal Viper around for years that does 7s I think. It does nothing for me either.
Hey, I'm not saying it wouldn't be a kick....because it sure as hell would be...but someone's gonna get killed in that thing.
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