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From: lincoln@eosp1.UUCP (Dick Lincoln)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Muscle_car != Sport_car
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Date: Wed, 30-May-84 15:59:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 30 15:59:27 1984
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> I am getting tired of people proclaiming Detroit muscle cars to be
> great sport cars.   Those cars are good at one thing and one thing
> only: going fast in a straight line.   That's fine -- there's nothing
> wrong with neck-snapping acceleration, just don't try to tell me that
> blinding straightaway speed is all there is to a well-rounded sports
> car!

> A true sports car must be able to stop and turn as well as it can
> accelerate.   I certainly don't want to sell my soul for a car that
> is always first off the line only to sink to its knees when the first
> turn comes up!

I hate to admit it, but the handling specs for the '84 Chevy Corvette
are better than those for the Porsche 911, and the reviews (Road and
Track - Car and Driver) confirm it.