Big Engine, Little Car

"All Motor Is Best Motor" (acidicheartburn) 05/03/2014 at 22:21 • Filed to: big engine little car, Free Jeremy Clarkson!

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The recent !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Shelby Cobra got me thinking. What was/were the last true big engine, little car(s) from a major/mainstream auto maker? The closest thing I can think of is the current Shelby GT500, especially in the Super Snake with 850 HP, but everyone knows that isn't really a small car.

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The Nissan 300ZX with the twin turbo 300 HP engine comes to mind, but yet again not exactly small.

There's also the twin turbo Toyota Supra with 320 HP. Also not entirely a small car.

None of these are small cars, and only the Mustang has a truly big engine.

Blondude > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/03/2014 at 22:24

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The size of the engine makes every car a small car.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Blondude 05/03/2014 at 22:31

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Actually, having seen the new one up close and personal last March, I have to say it's smaller than it looks, so I can get behind that!

speedygopher > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/03/2014 at 22:32

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SHOgun.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/03/2014 at 22:36

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427

All Motor Is Best Motor > speedygopher 05/03/2014 at 22:46

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The Taurus SHO with the Yamaha engine?

All Motor Is Best Motor > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/03/2014 at 22:47

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I considered the Corvette, but it's kind of a generic pick, seeing as how they all have "big" V8 engines. If I had to pick a Corvette I'd go for the obvious choice of the ZR1.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/03/2014 at 22:48

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The Z06 has more cubic inches, even though it's still a small block.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/03/2014 at 23:05

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M3.

Again, not as small as they once were, but what is nowadays?

Skif6996 > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/03/2014 at 23:05

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Doesn't Caterham make a 7 with a ridiculously large engine?

All Motor Is Best Motor > Skif6996 05/03/2014 at 23:12

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That's a specialty car, and they make a 7 with a ridiculously powerful engine for the car .

All Motor Is Best Motor > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/03/2014 at 23:12

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You're right about that, but physically it's no bigger and it's less powerful. It's six of one, half dozen of another. You can argue it either way.

Nibbles > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/03/2014 at 23:46

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Festiva with the Taurus SHO (Yamaha) engine

Renescent > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/04/2014 at 11:04

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C55 AMG Not a light car but remarkably small in scale considering the 5.5L.

speedygopher > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/04/2014 at 11:54

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No, the Ford Festival that somebody stuffed the SHO in the back of. Leon's got one.

Dsscats > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/04/2014 at 20:49

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Aston V12 Vantage. Huge V12 in Aston's smallest car.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Dsscats 05/04/2014 at 22:50

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This, yeah. Somehow I managed to forget about one of the most desirable cars currently in production. It's probably the best example of "big engine, little car" from any of the big manufacturers.