What is the most powerful car you have ever driven?

"AfromanGTO" (afromangto) 08/02/2016 at 12:51 • Filed to: None

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Hello everyone, I have a simple question for the good people of opposite lock. What is the most powerful car that you have ever driven?

For me it was this car.

It is a CL65 AMG with the Stage 2 Renntech.

It was owned by a man named Larry who let me drive it a few months before this photo shoot Webb Bland did. (Also check out Notbland.com, Webb has some awesome photos.) He was a cool dude, and told me to get in the drivers seat, and drive it when I asked him about it. It had so much torque.

So what was the most powerful car you have ever driven?

trey0four > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:53

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For me, it was a Challenger Scat Pack!

dogisbadob > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:54

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a Northstar Caddy, 275 hp

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:55

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Does this fall under, “etc...”??

Needmoargarage > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:56

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Driven driven? Or just putting around on the street?

C6 Z06 on the track.

Party-vi > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:56

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It’s either my dad’s ‘89 Wrangler with a V8, or the RS5 I had a chance to drive a couple years ago. The Wrangler might have more power than the RS5 (450hp), but the RS5 feels like the fastest thing I’ve even had the opportunity to drive.

djmt1 > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:58

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E63 AMG at a track day.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:58

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Power to weight? Yamaha R1, I think.

Power? ~600 hp Cam[e]ro IROC-Z with way too much to list done to it.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:59

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It’s either my dad’s Silverado with a lightly modded 5.3 with somewhere above 300 horsepower, or my aunt’s XT5 with 310 horsepower.

DrScientist > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:59

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also a mercedes.

2012 or 13 SL63: 530hp and boy oh boy that exhaust note.

but most exciting high horsepower was a ‘97 550 maranello.

with (a puny today) 480hp. sure felt more exciting then (it was 1997 when i drove it).

X37.9XXS > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 12:59

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Easy

functionoverfashion > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:01

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For me it was a toss-up for a while, between a bunch of cars that are just tuned versions of normal cars. Or just normal cars, like a Volvo S60 with the T6 engine. I suppose the answer was probably the 1995 Porsche 911 I drove once when I was 16, but it might not actually be the fastest and I certainly didn’t push it very hard with the owner in the car, and also, you know, being 16.

Then I got to drive a Tesla Model S P90D. Bar raised. I don’t imagine it will be beaten for a long, long time.

OPPOsaurus WRX > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:01

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I got to drive the Mitsubishi on the left and the two Subarus on the right. Probably one of those. Otherwise it was my old ‘14 WRX

EL_ULY > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:03

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08' Kenne Bell Supercharged Viper.

Took it as a used car inspection R.O. Drove it around. I could remember 3 good times that I almost lost it. The car only had 3,000 miles on it. It was sold cash to a dude for $19,000 before heading to auction. The service adviser told me the original owner said it was putting 850HP to the wheels

E90M3 > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:05

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500 hp V10 6MT? Yes please, I was also 18 at the time, it’s fun to have rich friends.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:05

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The crazy torque steer of a 2004 TL. 270hp.

Takuro Spirit > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:07

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Short distances, a bunch of Vettes, Camaro SSes, Challenger R/Ts, CTS-Vs, etc. Working at a dealer sometimes has its perks.

Long distances? Maybe the 3 laps I had in this:

Though it felt slow, and I only mustered a top speed of 140.

I’m sure they’re detuned to hell... I was told 400hp by someone once.

AfromanGTO > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/02/2016 at 13:09

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The hovercraft or tank? One at a time, but not combined.

AfromanGTO > Party-vi 08/02/2016 at 13:10

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Those RS5 are nice. A V8 Wrangler you say? Chevy V8, Mopar V8, or AMC V8??

AfromanGTO > OPPOsaurus WRX 08/02/2016 at 13:11

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That’s pretty awesome! Nothing wrong with a WRX good sir!

AfromanGTO > Takuro Spirit 08/02/2016 at 13:12

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It is still a racecar though! Feeling slow doesn’t mean it is slow though.

spanfucker retire bitch > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:13

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I’ve got no exciting stories. I don’t know anybody with connections to awesome race cars, or people who have high-powered road cars.

I think the most powerful vehicle I’ve ever driven is my Mom’s Escape with the 2.0L EB engine. My Mazda3 is damn efficient, but with its 2.0L SkyActiv engine, it’s not turning heads or punching you into the back of your seat.

AfromanGTO > DrScientist 08/02/2016 at 13:13

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Those SL63s do sound good at full throttle! The 550 and 575 Maranellos are such good looking cars. I drove a 575 a few years ago, and I loved it.

Party-vi > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:14

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It’s a Chevy 350 - aluminum heads and rods, composite intake, etc pretty much full-built.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:14

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Least powerful: 1998 Mercedes A140 with 82hp

Most powerful: 2015 Audi A4 2.0tdi Quattro with 190hp

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:15

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One of these two:

AfromanGTO > EL_ULY 08/02/2016 at 13:16

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Damn! Like an 08 Viper needs more power! 850 to the wheels seems to be the proper amount of power for a Viper though. 19K! What!? Why am I never around for those deals.....

Nerd-Vol > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:17

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Porsche Panamera Turbo S. I worked at a Porsche dealer and I was to drop off the customers car and then pick up the loaner. I didn’t do anything reckless, but just putting my foot down to merge, it was clear what it could do.

Insane car. I'm certain over 500hp.

AfromanGTO > functionoverfashion 08/02/2016 at 13:17

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16 years old and driving a 911. You were lucky! Those S60 with the T6 are pretty quick for what they are. Those Tesla Model S P90D are insane. Instant torque with the electric motor.

EL_ULY > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:18

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I got my e36 M3 the next day. Super clean with a manual at a little under $1,900

AfromanGTO > spanfucker retire bitch 08/02/2016 at 13:18

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Nothing wrong with the Escape, but I think you Mazda 3 has more power, and a better power to weight ratio.

You will have some exciting stories one day!

InfinityAero > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:19

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One of these, the supercharged V wagons:

Takuro Spirit > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:19

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Hell, the 15 passenger Chevy Express van they took us out in felt slow on the track... until the driver told us we were doing 105.

AfromanGTO > E90M3 08/02/2016 at 13:21

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Nice M6! Those are good looking cars, but they are heavy. Did you ask your friends to donate it to you for your time. lol

AfromanGTO > X37.9XXS 08/02/2016 at 13:21

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Oh yes! What is the story behind you driving this?

AfromanGTO > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) 08/02/2016 at 13:22

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The SRT 8 Cherokee has more power, but both are bad ass!

AfromanGTO > InfinityAero 08/02/2016 at 13:23

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I want one of these in blue! I like the black diamond edition Vs though. I have their yellow brakes on my GTO.

AfromanGTO > Nerd-Vol 08/02/2016 at 13:23

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Those Panamera Turbo S are not given enough credit for what they can do, but man are they pricey.

AfromanGTO > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 08/02/2016 at 13:24

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Very nice! What did you dad do the the 5.3?

InfinityAero > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:24

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It was sweet— a little overly large for my tastes. Got to drive it as part of a test drive during the DC auto show a couple years ago. Kicked it sideways for a killer powerslide and ran to the top of 2nd gear— intense power for how heavy the thing is...

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:24

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owned: my 98 eagle talon awd 3oowhp

Driven: Test mustang for a certain large brake manufacturer. Made more than a stock one but not sure how much...

AfromanGTO > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 08/02/2016 at 13:24

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600 hp Iroc-Z, that sounds like a bunch of goodness right there.

Saracen > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:25

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CTS-V...both the coupe and wagon.

AfromanGTO > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 08/02/2016 at 13:25

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I think you Talon could have taken the Mustang.

Arrivederci > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:25

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C6Z - 505hp. Fun ride.

AfromanGTO > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/02/2016 at 13:26

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That Audi has some torque though.

interstate366, now In The Industry > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:26

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My mom’s old G37. 328 HP.

AfromanGTO > Needmoargarage 08/02/2016 at 13:26

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Either or. I am not pickey. C6 Z06 is a great choice with the LS7 engine.

AfromanGTO > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/02/2016 at 13:27

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With or without traction control off? I know they can be fun!

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:27

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I did beat a few stock mustangs but the one i drove wasnt stock.... meant to test high performance brakes so it made a bit more power

AfromanGTO > dogisbadob 08/02/2016 at 13:27

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The Northstar V8s are cool engines.

E90M3 > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:27

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I wish, he was his car at the time, he sold his old 5 series and needed a car, so that’s what he was driving. I’m kinda glad I didn’t have an M car when I was that young, otherwise I’d probably be dead now.

AfromanGTO > Saracen 08/02/2016 at 13:27

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Lucky! But what happened to the Sedan?

Needmoargarage > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:28

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I’m not a Corvette fan by any means, but that car is very capable and fun out on track!

AfromanGTO > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/02/2016 at 13:28

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Heck yeah man! Those G37s weren’t slouches when they first came out.

X37.9XXS > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:28

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Time: June 1969

From Rome to Milan

(Took the E80, takes an hour longer, but you drive along the coast)

AfromanGTO > djmt1 08/02/2016 at 13:28

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Lucky!

AfromanGTO > Arrivederci 08/02/2016 at 13:29

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Yes those are fun! The LS7s are great engines!

AfromanGTO > trey0four 08/02/2016 at 13:29

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The new Challenger Scat Pack or the Vintage one? Both are cool though!

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:30

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I’d have happily taken either, at least I got to enjoy myself behind the wheel.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:30

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I love the torque of the tdi. It felt much faster than 190hp tbh.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:30

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From what I can remember, it has a 93 octane tune, full MagnaFlow exhaust, throttle body spacer, K&N cold air intake, and I know there's more but I can't remember what.

Dru > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:31

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An F Body WS6 trans am, 6 speed naturally. I didn't really get to open it up that much, but it had torque in spades. I've driven my dad's '02 Cooper S to the limit many times.

Mercedes Streeter > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:32

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300 bhp, 520 ft-lb of torque, 7.8 L V8.

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Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:34

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I don’t drive many cars that aren’t either mine or rentals, so this was a bit tough.

Shockingly, it was a rental car - Ford Mustang V6 Coupe, with 305hp (I believe it also had the best power:weight ratio). The runner-up was a M-B E350 with 302hp (I thought it was the winner at first until I looked up the Mustang).

spanfucker retire bitch > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:34

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My 150HP motor does not have more power than the ~220HP 2.0L turbo engine from Ford.

AfromanGTO > X37.9XXS 08/02/2016 at 13:35

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That is so awesome! It was a different time back then. I wish I could drive that route in a Lamborghini Espada 400 GT.

AfromanGTO > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/02/2016 at 13:36

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Torque is what moves you down the road.

AfromanGTO > EL_ULY 08/02/2016 at 13:37

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That’s freaking awesome!

Let me know if you ever have a SRT8 Magnum or AMG wagon come through! Or a nice low mileage manual GTO.

AfromanGTO > InfinityAero 08/02/2016 at 13:38

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Those LSA engines are great for moving heavy cars quickly!

Racewatcher > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:38

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My new Ram 1500. 5.7 Hemi 395 hp

AfromanGTO > Takuro Spirit 08/02/2016 at 13:39

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That’s pretty badass. What tires did the van have to do that?

AfromanGTO > E90M3 08/02/2016 at 13:39

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You’d be broke before you would be dead. lol

AfromanGTO > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) 08/02/2016 at 13:41

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I would too! Being able to enjoy them is a great memory!

AfromanGTO > Party-vi 08/02/2016 at 13:41

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That’s so cool! A guy in my high school had a supercharged Wrangler that would do wheelies. lol

AfromanGTO > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 08/02/2016 at 13:42

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Sounds like you dad liked to have fun with his truck!

Takuro Spirit > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:42

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Hard to tell from this potato-pic someone took of me hopping out.

lone_liberal > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:42

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I’m probably low on the scale around here. For me it was a ‘79 Camaro with a 427 BBC in it. I have no idea what the actual power number was for it but it could certainly scare the fuck out of me.

E90M3 > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:43

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Apart from the purchase price, the running costs of my M3 haven't been much more than my explorer

Party-vi > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:44

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That sounds like quite the Wrangler!

AfromanGTO > lone_liberal 08/02/2016 at 13:45

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A 2nd Gen F body with a big block is no slouch, and would embarass most of the more powerful cars listed if it could put the power to the ground.

AfromanGTO > Racewatcher 08/02/2016 at 13:45

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Very nice! Congrats on the new truck!

arl > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:45

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lamborghini gallardo in Vegas. Rented it for 4 hours. Glorious on the highway. Miserable on the strip.

AfromanGTO > Mercedes Streeter 08/02/2016 at 13:46

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520lbs of torque will move anything! You just can’t pass too many gas stations.

AfromanGTO > Dru 08/02/2016 at 13:48

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I always liked the WS6 Trans Ams. The LS1s were high factory 12 cars in the quarter. Mini S are fun!

Urambo Tauro > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:48

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Probably a 350HP/650TQ...

...Fleetwood Discovery.

AfromanGTO > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 08/02/2016 at 13:50

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Nothing wrong with it being a rental car. On Miami Beach almost every exotic is a rental.

lone_liberal > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:50

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It hooked up fairly well. The guy my friend bought it from flared the rear quarters and put some pretty wide tires on it (at least they were wide for back then) and it had subframe connectors and slapper bars. It also featured the world’s stiffest clutch pedal. Driving that car was a workout.

AfromanGTO > arl 08/02/2016 at 13:51

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Heck yeah! Most of them on Miami Beach are rentals too. I can’t see how you can really enjoy a Lambo in stop and go traffic on Ocean Drive.

AfromanGTO > Urambo Tauro 08/02/2016 at 13:52

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650 tq is needed to move that monster around!

sonicgabe > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:53

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A 2003 or 04 Mustang that put out 550hp. It was a friend’s; he threw a bunch of money and parts at it and got it up that high. I only got to drive it once because he got shitfaced one night and couldn’t drive home. It rode like crap (think James May complaining about the ride quality of an Aston Martin that was developed on Das ‘ring). It cornered about as as well as top fule dragster, massive oversteer at 30mph! But it was fast as shit.

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 13:53

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Most Powerful: 2014 BMW X5 with the 3.0 liter turbo I6, 300 HP

Least Powerful: 1994 BMW 318is, 138 HP OR a 2003 Mercury Sable, 205 HP

*I didn’t drive the E36 for very long, so I also included the Sable, which I drove for a few days

AfromanGTO > lone_liberal 08/02/2016 at 13:55

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That is when you left leg is much larger than your right. lol

AfromanGTO > sonicgabe 08/02/2016 at 13:57

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The joys of being a DD! I hope that wasn’t his daily, but I have a feeling it was....

AfromanGTO > touring the brook - now with ZHP! 08/02/2016 at 13:58

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BMW has made some nice power with those new turbo 3.0 I6.

The BMW was rear wheel drive, so it was probably more fun than the Sable.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 14:01

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Yep, some form of racing ZZ block with cams and craziness, he used it for bracket racing.

Beautiful black cherry paint job.

The guy may or may not have worked for GM’s performance group 10-20 years ago, if that’s vague enough to keep from doxing him, haha.

timgray > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 14:02

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424hp LS1 swapped pontiac fiero weighing in at 2800 pounds. went like hell, but god help you when you went over that traction line around a corner. It will snap around on you like a hungry pitbull.

High horsepower? meh.. but it had a 6.6 pounds per horsepower making it nutty fast. It’s where I learned that mid engine means you get on it on the curve to get more stickyness, letting off means you spin. It did not help that the front and rear had adjustable anti sway bars as well as a fully adjustable racing suspension that were set up so that the car was flatter than a top end vette in the corners. so you had almost no warning that it was about to bite you.

RallyWrench > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 14:02

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This car, when it was good for about 700whp.

Admittedly I didn’t get in it really hard, but it drives like your grandma’s car off boost and once it starts to spool, holy shit... it’s like when Enterprise goes to warp and all the stars become lines. Another of the shop guys took me for a proper ride in it, through several gears, and it’s just insane.

AfromanGTO > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 08/02/2016 at 14:03

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Black Cherry Iroc-Z must be pretty out in the sun. It is ok to keep it vague, so nobody gets mad.

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 14:03

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It most definitely was, as the Sable gave me a new outlook on what body roll is. I do have to give the Sable credit: it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

My favorite out of those three is the X5 though, maybe because it’s my most driven car, and that Inline-6 is awesome.

Tatanko > AfromanGTO 08/02/2016 at 14:04

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It was a 2000 Buick Regal. Originally a bench seat car with the N/A 3.8L, converted to buckets and turbocharged by a friend of mine. He used to terrorize local drag strips with it and often brought me along to do some of the driving. It had somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 WHP with an open tap and ran low 11's on drag radials at it’s lower boost setting (not full power).

Not bad for a FWD grandma car, and there has never been a car I’ve met more suited to the term “rocket sled.” You just floored it and held on for dear life.