What's the Least Obvious Performance Model?

"shpuker" (shpuker) 01/28/2014 at 15:59 • Filed to: None

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We just looked at the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! so why not a peak at the least obvious.

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So without further delay, I present the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.9L special. Officially the fastest SUV in the world at the time running 0-60 in 6.7 seconds.

Brian Silvestro > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:02

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E36 M3 Sedan.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:03

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2nd gen M45 - 340hp V8 to the rears. 5-speed automatic, but it had a mid 5-second 0-60 and a low 14 second 1/4 mile in a luxo-barge. Fast and furious civics and suicide saturns would be left behind in your posh wake at the lights. Meanwhile they stare in awe that the nissan maxima just made them look like chumps.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Brian Silvestro 01/28/2014 at 16:06

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Anyone who sees a roundel on the hood knows to be on guard. The M3s are understated, but still obvious.

Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:07

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C5 RS6 of course.

450 HP straight to the ground.

Aaron James > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:07

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93 GMC Typhoon, other than the subtle ground effects, you'd never know. No big scoops or fender flares here folks.

Brian, The Life of > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:07

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Legacy GT!

Respectable commuter on the outside, fun boy racer on the inside :D

shpuker > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 01/28/2014 at 16:08

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Easily up there. Slick car that looks like it belongs in a lot next to IS250's and Maxima's and then out of nowhere it lights up the rears and disappears into the distance.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:13

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My Ford Taurus: for '10 they didn't do much to differentiate it, dual exhaust, an ecoboost badge on the back, along with a small SHO badge and one each in the corners of the rear windows. On top of that it was only made this way for 3 years, now you actually can get a Taurus with dual exhaust and/or ecoboost badge w/o actually buying a SHO, haha.

Anyways 365hp (relatively cheaply tuneable to much much more) and a 0-60 of just over 5 seconds.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:14

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Jaguar XJ Supersport. As powerful as the XKR or XFR. Absolutely no aesthetical indication of that and no advertising from Jaguar either. Truly an oldschool sleeper.

shpuker > Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger 01/28/2014 at 16:18

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Really difficult to decipher from an A6. Not bad.

Textured Soy Protein > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:20

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R63 AMG

Aaron James > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:23

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Volvo 940 Turbo wagon.

shpuker > Aaron James 01/28/2014 at 16:24

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THIS

Kailand09 > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:26

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Volva S60R.

Yup, just a regular sedan here....

camaroboy68ss > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:29

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Trailblazer SS in a dark color it just looked like plain blazer till it flew past you.

willkinton247 > Aaron James 01/28/2014 at 16:34

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I see your Volvo turbo wagon, and I raise you a Volvo wagon with a Supercharged V8.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:40

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I'm sticking with my answer from the "sleeper" question.

There is a Twin Turbo 3.5L V6 Ecoboost option for the Ford Flex. It also comes with AWD. this is a Taurus SHO in a box. It does 0-60 in under 6 seconds.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/28/2014 at 16:41

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Exactly, but I've been recommending the Flex with the 3.5 EcoBoost because...it's a Flex. No one thinks about the Flex. It's literally a Taurus SHO with a box over it.

The New Garage > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:44

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Good call SHPUKER! As a 5.9 owner I have to agree. It is unassuming.

PS Running Boards coming off soon to put on those 5.9 rocker panels!

Aaron James > willkinton247 01/28/2014 at 16:46

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well, I see you trying but I raise you a V8 Ford Focus....

Dunnik > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 16:49

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2000-2005 Impala SS

It looks much like an Impala LS, except with a slightly different spoiler and twin pipes. The "SS" badging, instead of its usual eye-catching red, is body-colored in this model. You have to get really close to see it.

Aaron James > willkinton247 01/28/2014 at 16:49

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Here's a V8 wagon even. build pics linked below

Build Pics

willkinton247 > Aaron James 01/28/2014 at 16:51

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is it supercharged?

Aaron James > willkinton247 01/28/2014 at 16:52

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You might have me there, I was reckless.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/28/2014 at 17:00

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Haha, yeah, it's an undercover sleeper too.

They also put it in the Explorer Sport, but they actually went through some lengths to make that thing somewhat sporty looking.

davedave1111 > shpuker 01/28/2014 at 17:14

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The Audi S3 from about ten years ago is a good contender.

Not the quickest, although pretty quick by Euro standards, especially for its time, and not the greatest handling either. But it's so discrete I reckon it's good for an extra 10mph on the motorway before you get pulled over, compared to something a bit louder - and 20mph compared to something like this:

shpuker > The New Garage 01/28/2014 at 18:14

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I like it! Had a 94 with the 5.2L and even that was a blast.

Xentron Holy Reaper of Worlds > Kailand09 01/28/2014 at 20:07

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BUH-BUH-BUH BASS CLITORIS

Jay Lauer > Brian, The Life of 01/28/2014 at 23:21

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As someone who just bought one, and still has to begin fixing it, I hope to god you're right.

Benzed92 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/28/2014 at 23:46

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With minor bolt-ons that Flex will run with/beat a stock 5.0 GT. Do want.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Benzed92 01/29/2014 at 09:15

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Hahaha. That would be a sight to see.

Do people "bolt on" to flex's? I mean I know this was my idea but do people do that?! lol.

I wonder if any tune adjustments you could use on taurus would apply to the flex as well. Or any engine parts.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/29/2014 at 09:16

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Yeah the explorer sport they put some effort into. If you put an ecoboost AWD Flex next to a normal flex you wouldn't know the difference without checking badges.

Benzed92 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/29/2014 at 16:43

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It certainly would be! lol, and I think they do actually. I saw a dyno sheet from one with just a tune put 325hp/360lbft to the wheels, that alone runs a 13.4 1/4. And this same Flex now runs 12.727@109.79 (tune, axle-back, water/meth injection). Color me very impressed.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Benzed92 01/29/2014 at 16:51

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METH - finally a good thing.

lol (J/k)

that's some crazy times out of that bigass box. I wonder if he stripped the interior or if its still just as functional.