Re: [Chevelle-List] Off-Topic - new car designs

[Capt Crunch]

All I can say is I hate the new car styling for 80% of the cars.... complete from the teardrop look to the fugly alzetta look-a-like rear tail lights and even uglier bright as the sun headlights. I have to admit the 2005 Mustang Design is sweet! Now if they can only get that supercharged Cobra motor to stop eating cams and head gaskets (Ford still has yet to deal with the redesign/engineering of the oiling system through the head). I think while the f-body is on the down Ford is really goona go all out to get the performance people. Kinda a dumb move by GM but they knew with out a creative redesign of the f-body it would never be able to compete with the mustang line which is full of performance and fresh looks. The Mach ones complete with shaker hood and 300 hp are a great and of course 390 hp under the hood of the Cobra is awsome, especially when aside from the oiling problems the bottom ends are taking 900 hp untouched! Only two motors rivaling that in terms of stoutness from the factory are probably the 2JZ's in the Supras and the new New SRT4 motor (did I mention I love this car... 190hp of turbo power for 20 grand! Too bad the front is still neon ugly). Last tid bit from Ford is the Lightning... my buddy has a 2003 and with only a chip and pulley change he hit high twelves on the stock goodyear radial tires (amazing thing is 1.9-ish sixties in a stock suspension truck!!!)! That is very impressive, and supposedly a 500 hp model from the factory for 2005 that is similar in design to the new Cobra setup.   The GTO is a great concept.... V8 power available with a manual, 2 doors, and a back seat that is actually usable! BUT... like most people say... it is just a slightly changed Grand Prix which is lame. The Grand Am and the Grand Prix are already damn near identical. One thing that has remained more on the down low is the plans for the Bonneville. Am I the only one that really like these cars? I believe the special edition is gonna be called the GXP or something like that, but it is gonna be pretty powerful. They also are gonna supposedly gonna start sticking V8 power under the hood via a Northstar design which should really be nice. GM's eco-tech is a nice piece of work as well... now they ned to step up to the times and get a turbo on that baby and maybe drop her in an awd chassis.   All in all the looks might not be that appealing to me, but the performance, reliability, and economy of today's cars is top notch. Enough of my mini-noval...   Mikey   ----- Original Message ----- From: Crazy Rusty Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 2:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Chevelle-List] Off-Topic - new car designs   What do you guys think of the new designs for the 2004 Ford Mustang and Pontiac GTO?  Is it just me or did they totally scored with the styling of the mustang but Pontiac missed big time with the goat.   http://autos.msn.com/vip/futureoverview.aspx?type=&make=&num=20&src="">     Crazy Rusty www.crazyrusty.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]