Is the Barracuda Back?

[ShobThaBob]

Wow, thanks for pointing that out. The post doesn't make much sense at all. And, for the record, would you consider the 350z, Subaru STi, and Evo MR to be sports cars?

 

[psntomaz]

Gosh im tired of the term "Muscle Car". Thier still Sports Cars no matter how you look at it.

"Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles.[1] The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving."[2] A large V8 engine is fitted in a 2-door, rear wheel drive, family-style mid-size or full-size car designed for four or more passengers. Sold at an affordable price, muscle cars are intended for mainly street use and occasional drag racing.[3][4][5][6] They are distinct from two-seat sports cars and expensive 2+2 GTs intended for high-speed touring and road racing. Developed simultaneously in their own markets, muscle cars also emerged from manufacturers in Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere."

 

[RocZX]

Yeah, sure. They'll just remove a decently selling car on a platform that's being developed well that will make no worse MPG ratings than the charger. Again, part of having critical thinking skills is knowing when something you're reading is stupid and out of left field, and when it might have some merit. The new article you linked has a lot of stuff that makes sense, but I find it weird that they'd want to rename the entire line after having just recently brought back the Challenger.

First thing is that car companies have made some random and stupid moves that make no sense in the past.


"critical thinking skills"............
What about the fact that SRT brand was separated, it would brand the the sport/sporty cars? Maybe they are trying do to the Challenger/Barracuda what they did to Viper......

 

[ShobThaBob]

Right, which is why I said from the onset that renaming the SRT version of the vehicle makes sense, but deleting the rest of the range of vehicles which sell as much or more is asinine and not something that is going to happen. A redesign which changes the car so much that they rename the entire line is pretty unlikely, but still more plausible than having an SRT only model of a car which used to have an entire range that appealed to the mass public.

 

[RocZX]

But I never said that they will eliminate the rest of the line up. They will still have the "V6" pony car and the V8 muscle car versions of the car but it would just be all branded SRT not Dodge.

From the MotorAuthority article I posted yesterday.

Base models will see engine downsizing, too. Expect the least-expensive Barracudas to come to market with the 2.4-liter four-cylinder used in the Dart, possibly with forced induction. There may be no V-6 option, with the range-topping cars getting either the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 or the 6.4-liter Hemi V-8.

Edit: Also as with Viper they removed the Dodge name to try and marketed in Europe and Asia, they may try and do the same thing with the 'Cuba cause Ford marketing the next gen. Mustang in Europe and maybe Asia.

 

[Slash]

Gosh im tired of the term "Muscle Car". Thier still Sports Cars no matter how you look at it.

"Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles.[1] The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving."[2] A large V8 engine is fitted in a 2-door, rear wheel drive, family-style mid-size or full-size car designed for four or more passengers. Sold at an affordable price, muscle cars are intended for mainly street use and occasional drag racing.[3][4][5][6] They are distinct from two-seat sports cars and expensive 2+2 GTs intended for high-speed touring and road racing. Developed simultaneously in their own markets, muscle cars also emerged from manufacturers in Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere."

Yeah a 1968 Mustang with a 428 Big Block sounds like a muscle car to me bud.

 

[psntomaz]

And a Factory 427 Corvette Stingray or 426 Cobra is? your point? any High performance Coupe is a sports car. it doesnt have to be big on Horsepower. as long as its soul is Sporty and is Coupe of some sort, its a Sports car.

 

[ShobThaBob]

For most people, the distinction is the manner which it was meant to be used. You don't put a 428 in a Mustang and expect to road race it. You put a 302 or 350 in it. If the car was engineered for light weight and going around corners fast, most consider that a sports car. If it's not so great at that and mainly engineered to go fast in a straight line while being comfortable to drive, most would consider that a GT car. A large, sedan based car with a giant engine and loads of power is generally considered to be a muscle car. This is all really basic stuff. There's no precise definition, but understanding those terms helps you know what someone thinks when they call a specific car one or the other. That doesn't mean they're right or wrong, just how they view it.