Dodge Coronet | Porsche | classic muscle car | Street and Racing Technology
The Fast And The Luxurious
by
John Carroll
Any complete review of must-see autos has to have a classic muscle
car in the lineup. And who better to pick from than Dodge?
This classic remake comes courtesy of Chrysler Group's Street and
Racing Technology organization. It will blow past most of your
fancy imports with a flat, five-second zero-to-60 speed record and
will go from zero to 100 to zero in under 17 seconds - if you can
find a track to put it on.
The engineers were aiming to build a road rocket, so they added 85
horsepower to the 6.1-liter HEMI V-8 under the hood, producing 425
ponies total and 420 pound-feet of torque.
This car screams "street racer" louder than any kid who ever held
up his new model car and growled engine noises while running
through the living room. From its school-color mix of yellow and
black to the Super Bee logos on the fenders, this is the car that
boomers dreamed about at an early age. And for good reason. Its
muscle-car heritage harks back to the 1968 Dodge Coronet, which
changed its name to the Dodge Charger in 1971.
Expected to start in the high $30s, which is just a tad higher than
the $3,000 MSRP sticker that the Dodge Coronet displayed in
'68.
Porsche Cayman
Let's face it: In the language of economy cars, you never hear a
Porsche accent.
Porsche's always styled itself exclusively for the Monte Carlo
crowd - on a winning night. So what to make of this: Their
engineers stuck their heads together for this rare model, a Boxster
little brother that can turn heads at a base price of a shade less
than $50,000.
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