Most folks think of Cobras or Mustangs when they think of the late Carroll Shelby, but don’t forget the Shelby Chryslers of the 1980s! Shelby cranked out a run of turbocharged front-drive Dodges that delivered amazing-for-their-time bang-for-buck performance, and they’ve remained quite affordable. So affordable, in fact, that Shelby Dodges are not uncommon sights in self-service junkyards; just in the last couple of years, I’ve found this Daytona Shelby Z, this Omni GLH, and this Shelby Charger awaiting their appointments with The Crusher. Last week, I spotted another one in a Denver yard. (Read More…)
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mkirk - And Honda isn’t exactly at its zenith at the moment.
CelticPete - Eh. 1.0L is tiny man. Sure boosted I have heard it puts out 148pounds of torque. But a bog-standard 2.0L DI engine surpasses...
Scoutdude - You forgot to factor in meeting US emissions standards and certification costs. With as low volume as the diesels will sell that would mean that they are...
mkirk - Perhaps the turbine technology can return to the automobile like the Chryslers back in the day!
Summicron - It’ll have to be sub 12K to dethrone the Rio, Versa, Yaris and the rest of the proven entry level cars. And it won’t be.
mkirk - Don’t forget the MK-Town Car or whatever.
niky - Having been to a number of dyno-tuning sessions on Subies (none yet on a Vette, but a few on smaller rear-drive cars), on a modern load-dyno (not an inertial),...
mkirk - See the fielding of the V2 Osprey
mkirk - No, they’ll build 10,000 with 5 being sold at retail and 9,995 ending up sitting in Army Motorpools if they follow Hyundai’s...
Summicron - Whatever increases their air pollution. It’s the only hope the rest of the world has. Well, that and their observance of building...