Bringing back the Barracuda?

[Midship Runabout]

If there is a new cuda, they better incorporate a good looking shaker Hood.

[Kage]

I like the throwback designs, especially the camaro. I personally think they(camaro, stang, challenger) look better than most other cars on the road. If they weren't such pigs I'd actually consider them.

As for the name, call it what you like if its a good car its a good car, if not then its not. But I do appreciate the fact that they atleast take the time to give their cars names. I feel 86/Gt86 is an appropriate name for this car, but fr-s? I feel like they spent all this time perfecting this car, but then were too lazy to name it. It's an unfinished product.

[cassidy0998]

Originally Posted by Kage

I like the throwback designs, especially the camaro. I personally think they(camaro, stang, challenger) look better than most other cars on the road. If they weren't such pigs I'd actually consider them.

As for the name, call it what you like if its a good car its a good car, if not then its not. But I do appreciate the fact that they atleast take the time to give their cars names. I feel 86/Gt86 is an appropriate name for this car, but fr-s? I feel like they spent all this time perfecting this car, but then were too lazy to name it. It's an unfinished product.

I don't believe that the name FR-S considers the car an unfinished product. There are a lot of famous cars out there there just have numbers and letters as the name. RX-7, GT40, 240sx, etc. Boeing and Airbus don't name their airliners, but that doesn't make them unfinished products. 737, 747, 787, A340, A380 so on and so forth.

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by ryude

I think it's time designers make an original design instead of recycling 60s and 70s muscle cars.

Then we get things like the Dodge Dart......

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by Kage

I like the throwback designs, especially the camaro. I personally think they(camaro, stang, challenger) look better than most other cars on the road. If they weren't such pigs I'd actually consider them.

As for the name, call it what you like if its a good car its a good car, if not then its not. But I do appreciate the fact that they atleast take the time to give their cars names. I feel 86/Gt86 is an appropriate name for this car, but fr-s? I feel like they spent all this time perfecting this car, but then were too lazy to name it. It's an unfinished product.

A name does not mean "unfinished project"

Just call it what you want. Call it the GT86 or just the 86 if you want. Same cars - different badges lol

[M-17]

Hold up a sec I've just got to... , if they put a 4cyl. in a Barracuda. The actual thought of these companies to incorporate 4cyl. engines into american muscle cars makes me sick.
Good thing this is still based on speculation.

[cassidy0998]

The thought of muscle cars carrying around an optional 4 cylinder doesn't bother me anymore than them carrying around an optional v6. AS LONG as there's a V8 version as well. I always thought the old SVO Mustang was a pretty cool car. Offering an alternative (yet equal in performance) engine to the V8 option. Now I'm sure a present day 4cyl muscle car wouldn't put out the same power, but it would be neat for buyers to have that option.

If you think about it, around 75% of people who go out and buy a car couldn't tell you what the difference is between a 4 cylinder and a v8. A more efficient smaller 4 cylinder engine in a "present day" muscle car might not be that bad of an idea, as many of the buyers are only paying for the interior and exterior looks of the car, and could care less about how fast it is - however, mpg is important to most people these days, and they are now numbers people understand and look for when making a purchase; maybe a 4 cyl could squeeze out a little more efficiency than a v6.

But also, for some reason, a 250hp 3000lb 4 cylinder turbo mustang (or even a nice new barracuda) that gets 35mpg hwy seems very appealing to me.... *runs for cover!!* haha

I guess maybe we could ask ourselves. If the muscle cars swapped their v6 options for 4 cylinders, should we really even care as long as the v8 options are still available?

[ZDan]

Originally Posted by CSSM

I am very involved in the Camaro community, CSSM means CamaroSSMan, which is what I am known as in the Camaro scene. I know and am in contact with builders and designers of the Camaro

Tell them that at least one former Camaro owner ('95 Z28 M6) and potential future buyer is extremely disappointed with the size/weight of the current iteration.

If the new one remains a 2-door version of an oversized/overweight sedan, I'm definitely OUT. Seriously, the current Camaro is big enough to be the box that any previous generation came in. Styling details are OK, but the roof needs to come down a good 2" and the hoodline/beltline need to come down 4-6"!

Really really REALLY wish they'd taken their time with Solstice/Sky and made that platform expandable to a 2+2 coupe, and made *that* the "new Camaro" instead of the 3800+ lb. monstrosity we got.

Anyway, here's to a smaller/lighter-weight future Camaro (hope springs eternal!).:happy0180:

[PMok]

New story about the possible SRT Barracuda:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...da-future-cars



maybe it's just the blue color, but it makes me think of a BRZ mated with a Fisker Karma? As noted earlier here, it won't really be a competitor to the twins, though due to weight and power differences...

[ichitaka05]

Hm... but it's gonna be weight around <2800lbs right?

[M-17]

Originally Posted by PMok

New story about the possible SRT Barracuda:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...da-future-cars

I hope it doesn't look like that. That's a slap to the face of the old Barracuda.

[Rampage]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Hm... but it's gonna be weight around <2800lbs right?

Article says it will lose about 300 lb from present Challenger. That would put its weight about 3500 lb. So it will still be a fat pig of a car even though it looks sleek. I'll pass.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Rampage

Article says it will lose about 300 lb from present Challenger. That would put its weight about 3500 lb. So it will still be a fat pig of a car even though it looks sleek. I'll pass.

WOW Challenger was 3800lbs??? DAMN! I knew it was heavy, but not that heavy.

I know Barracuda isn't suppose to be lightweight car... but it would of been cool to see light weight muscle car

[Asterisked Accolade]

Originally Posted by ryude

I think it's time designers make an original design instead of recycling 60s and 70s muscle cars.

Perhaps i'm alone on this, but i disagree 100%.