An office dispute, need a top ten list ......

[Andrew2KRT10]

Of the Fastest american made production street legal cars

 

[PDCjonny]

Define fastest.
Drag racing or road racing?

 

[eucharistos]

or top speed

 

[AZTVR]

I'm thinking that number 1 should be,,,,, uh,,,,,, Viper ?

 

[Flying Viper]

Lets stick to 1/4 mile. Im thinking ZR1 1st

 

[Andrew2KRT10]

God, IDK, fastest. I guess 1/4 mile

 

[Andrew2KRT10]

Top speed takes a while to get there, road course is variable, I guess 1/4 mile is simple and direct overall test, gives 0-60 and over distance

 

[Joe Dozzo]

Available today? Or include some recent but now out of production models?

Not in order...

Viper
Ford GT
ZR1
Shelby SSC Ultimate Aero
Saleen S7

http://www.autoblog.com/2005/11/30/forbes-rates-the-10-fastest-american-cars/

 

[Timnineside]

Sounds like an office I would like to work at!

If we are just voting,,,,, I'll say.... VIPER! Yeah buddy!

 

[Andrew2KRT10]

Wow, Joe, and the Viper is noplace to be found ... what an embarrassment

 

[Cobraken]

[Not in order...

Viper
Ford GT
ZR1
Shelby SSC Ultimate Aero
Saleen S7

http://www.autoblog.com/2005/11/30/forbes-rates-the-10-fastest-american-cars/[/QUOTE]



There you go

 

[3whitevipers]

Road and track every issue has a section on road tests that includes a lot of info including 1/4 mile. The tests cover the last 2yrs or so of all the cars that they have tested--lots of performance cars. Whenever I've looked the Viper is among the fastest but not the fastest. They tested an '08 ACR that did 11.6 @122.6 in the 1/4 mile. BY way of comparison the 458 Italia Ferrari did [email protected](car costs 280K). The road test summary is in every issue of road and track and lists probable 50-75(many american) cars--most informative as these are actual test results done by them---Dave

 

[mattdillon]

I guess when I was growing up the 426 Hemi(70's-80's) was the Ultimate motor (I don't even know when they stopped production of it, anyway how does it (the original Hemi) compare to say a stock gen II? I don't consider these so-called Hemi's in todays cars real Hemi's. Also I guess the 429 Cobra Jet back in the day (70's-80's) was the Ford equivelent to the Hemi.

 

[v10enomous]

I guess when I was growing up the 426 Hemi(70's-80's) was the Ultimate motor (I don't even know when they stopped production of it, anyway how does it (the original Hemi) compare to say a stock gen II? I don't consider these so-called Hemi's in todays cars real Hemi's. Also I guess the 429 Cobra Jet back in the day (70's-80's) was the Ford equivelent to the Hemi.

There were very few muscle cars back in the day that could get into the 12's stock and they were mainly special order or dealer modified. . Most were mid 13's to 14+ and none would go more that 145 on bias ply tires. I have fist hand experience with most of the cars from that era. They were way fun but time has past them by and they are more novel than anything else these days. Even the vaunted Hemi Cuda was a high 13 second car and about 6 seconds to 60.

 

[Cobraken]

I guess when I was growing up the 426 Hemi(70's-80's) was the Ultimate motor (I don't even know when they stopped production of it, anyway how does it (the original Hemi) compare to say a stock gen II? I don't consider these so-called Hemi's in todays cars real Hemi's. Also I guess the 429 Cobra Jet back in the day (70's-80's) was the Ford equivelent to the Hemi.

The Ford Boss 429 had "semi hemi" heads and was capable of serious HP.

 

[markus]

i'd assume the ssc ultimate aero would top up the list.

 

[DeceptioN]

Man, all the office disputes I ever hear about is between Mustangs and Civics. Now because of the ZR1 there is a little discussion about Corvette vs Viper, but I think it is just because I have a Viper and they are trying to piss me off.