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meta: a bit confused about people comparing a muscle car to a japanese sports coupé. there's more to a car than price and performance benchmarks.
by 4ggr0 2y ago
meta: a bit confused about people comparing a muscle car to a japanese sports coupé.
there's more to a car than price and performance benchmarks.
- rconti 2y agoI'm confused about what this is trying to say. I assume the Mustang is the "muscle car" and the R35 is the "japanese sports coupe" but in many ways the R35 has been the blunt hammer muscle car of its era. They're both fantastic cars on the track from all reports. I'm not sure whether you're denigrating the R35 ("just a sports coupe") or the Mustang ("just a muscle car") in that comment. Also, price and performance benchmarks seem pretty darned important in the worlds these cars play in. We're not talking about minivans or even sport sedans here.
- Aurornis 2y ago> meta: a bit confused about people comparing a muscle car to a japanese sports coupé. Your concept of a muscle car is probably outdated if you don’t think they play in the same space. The American sports cars are very formidable > there's more to a car than price and performance benchmarks. Those of us who actually get on track do care about this stuff. I’d happily drive an ugly tin can from some obscure country if it performed well, was the right price, and was reliable. The whole muscle car versus imports debate is more for the armchair car enthusiast and people who hang out in parking lots with their hoods up.