What exactly is a streetfighter car?

"TurboSloth" (TheTurboSloth) 01/25/2014 at 17:26 • Filed to: None

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I've seen this car, along with other cars with this style called "streetfighter" and "pro-touring". What exactly does this mean? What constitutes a streetfighter or protouring style car?

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > TurboSloth 01/25/2014 at 17:30

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A Pro Touring style car is a '60s/'70s pony or muscle car tweaked up to handle like a modern sports car. Modern engine swaps are common although many stick to classic carburetted ironblock V8s.
A streetfighter car , I have no idea. Naked sportsbikes are generally referred to as streetfighters.

Blake Noble > TurboSloth 01/25/2014 at 17:31

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Here's how I define it: any classic car that has a modern powertrain, suspension, and modern brakes tuned with an emphasis on handling rather than straight line performance.

Tyler's SVT Focus Hates Him > TurboSloth 01/25/2014 at 17:34

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Pro-touring are old muscle cars built with a ton of power for drag racing, but with suspension and chassis upgrades so they can be tracked as well. As far as I can tell, 'streetfighter' cars are just pro-touring cars turned up to 11. The car pictured is owned by a guy who runs a website called thestreetfighters.com, so maybe it's just his own definition of what his car's style is.

Dunnik > TurboSloth 01/25/2014 at 18:16

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This?

feather-throttle-not-hair > TurboSloth 01/26/2014 at 00:32

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Anything guile would drive

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > TurboSloth 01/26/2014 at 01:15

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I like the the idea of a street fighter car, as I like street fighter bikes. But does it have to be American?

furiousfley > feather-throttle-not-hair 01/26/2014 at 09:01

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I just came here to make a remark about Ryu's car.

BTW it could be the Honda/Accura Legend that one is supposed to destroy in Super Streetfighter 2 special stage... I always loved this stage bcs it had a car in it, even though it was neither driving nor car admiring.

Shiftright > Blake Noble 01/26/2014 at 23:21

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I would think it would be more about straight line performance, since it is a 'street' fighter

Philbert/Phartnagle > TurboSloth 01/27/2014 at 06:49

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A "Street Fighter" car is one that has been set up to perform well at basically all types of racing (drag, autoX, road, mountain , etc.) and it is still street legal.