The Challenger HellCat

[Swerve]

There is a difference with freeway driving here vs. L.A. though - our entrances are long downhill slopes. Yours are short and uphill. Worst-case scenario for an underpowered car.

[Honor]

a Geo Metro isn't really fast enough for anything. I'd be thoroughly surprised if the older ones could even reach freeway speed. IIRC they didn't even have a hundred Hp. Then again, they probably only weighed a little over a ton.

I'm sure they could. The car I learned stick on was a 1987 Nissan Sentra. It had 70hp and weighed about 2200lbs. I got it up to at least 105mph one time (speedo cut off at 105). It felt like it was going to explode, but it got there.

[Honor]

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So I can say your WRX is too fast for the street.

Really, anything beyond a Geo Metro is then.[/quote]

It depends on the person. I just meant I have no need for a street car that fast. My car is in the 12s somewhere I imagine, that's plenty fast enough for me. Of course after driving a car that runs 10s I may not want to go back.

[Swerve]

a Geo Metro isn't really fast enough for anything. I'd be thoroughly surprised if the older ones could even reach freeway speed. IIRC they didn't even have a hundred Hp. Then again, they probably only weighed a little over a ton.

I'm sure they could. The car I learned stick on was a 1987 Nissan Sentra. It had 70hp and weighed about 2200lbs. I got it up to at least 105mph one time (speedo cut off at 105). It felt like it was going to explode, but it got there.

Gives me an idea for a competitive topic...

[ryguy79]

a Geo Metro isn't really fast enough for anything. I'd be thoroughly surprised if the older ones could even reach freeway speed. IIRC they didn't even have a hundred Hp. Then again, they probably only weighed a little over a ton.

I did 120mph in a 108hp Honda CRX. Pretty sure a Metro could reach the speed limit.

[1300zuk]

I was in a building last week with about 35 challenger hellcats in it. 8===D

And for reference my 101 HP fiat can go 100+ without putting up a fight, my samurai struggles to go over 65

[Turbojett]

1989 Geo Metro 3-door, 1.0L 3-cylinder engine
1585lbs./55bhp/58ft-lbs
supposed top speed is ("theoretically") ~80. Supposedly they have a governor, but I couldn't find whether it's a sped gov. or a rev limiter, or at what speed it would cut off.

best info I can find on a stock vehicle. Used first MY, lightest model, with most powerful engine (there is a model with 49hp, built for fuel econ)

[Honor]

I was in a building last week with about 35 challenger hellcats in it. 8===D

And for reference my 101 HP fiat can go 100+ without putting up a fight, my samurai struggles to go over 65

Those Fiats only have 100hp? Really?

[1300zuk]

101 out of 1.4l of naturally aspirated fury

[Talon]

Anyone want to pay $200k+ for one?

https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic ... 46896.html

[Arthur Dent]

A little back peddling by the dealer

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/lies-no-21 ... 43040.html

I wonder if they just wanted it in the showroom for a while as a draw

[Turbojett]

seems likely. but damn. Price gouging at its finest.