What would you prefer?

[Ramit392]

22 MPG at what speed(s)?

55 to 65 driving in normal mode. Had a Scat pack in 2017 drive back and forth 55 to 65 and 25 MPG all highway as well. True story.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Yes, just that from a hard roll on the open 4 lane. You won't pull away from me from a 40 to 60 Mph kick.... You will get gasified too as you run in to many pulling well over 1000HP....good old-fashioned GAS it don't take much at all to get any hellcats over 1000hp.

You do realize there are hacks for Tesla into increase performance. So once you start talking modified ICE vehicles, might as well include modified electric cars as well.

 

[Ramit392]

You do realize there are hacks for Tesla into increase performance. So once you start talking modified ICE vehicles, might as well include modified electric cars as well.

No, I don't know much about tesla or electric, and really will never be interested in them at all. I think many may like them and that's cool. I'm just an old school Geezer I guess, and I love muscle cars of all types makes and models and electric just don't fit even if it comes with super armatures. No offense intended. lol. Electric needs to be with electric, your right.

 

[CalvinC]

No, I don't know much about tesla or electric, and really will never be interested in them at all. I think many may like them and that's cool. I'm just an old school Geezer I guess, and I love muscle cars of all types makes and models and electric just don't fit even if it comes with super armatures. No offense intended. lol. Electric needs to be with electric, your right.

I’m not saying a Hellcat isn’t cooler than some EV; it definitely is.

Just saying speed isn’t the sole, or even leading, characteristic of some of these awesome ICE cars that makes them so awesome.

EVs have commoditized quickness at least, if not speed itself, and made it consistently repeatable and accessible to anyone with a modicum of axial mobility in their right foot.

If I’m dropping $100k I’ll gladly take a slower ICE car that offers an experience. Even if it means getting trounced from a light by my wife as she totes the kids to drop off.

 

[1791]

off topic but a few comments about EV's, they are fast and yeah it's not the same. back in the day most muscle car's actually had less power than a 5.7 hemi but i had alot more fun it was visceral modern cars don't have that feel, they are quicker but ya don't get the white knuckle hanging on for your life rush.
there is nothing like 8 god blessed american cylinders with a cam that makes it sound like it's gonna stall out idling.

 

[mikeru82]

I’m not saying a Hellcat isn’t cooler than some EV; it definitely is.

Just saying speed isn’t the sole, or even leading, characteristic of some of these awesome ICE cars that makes them so awesome.

EVs have commoditized quickness at least, if not speed itself, and made it consistently repeatable and accessible to anyone with a modicum of axial mobility in their right foot.

If I’m dropping $100k I’ll gladly take a slower ICE car that offers an experience. Even if it means getting trounced from a light by my wife as she totes the kids to drop off.

Amen, brother!

 

[silver billet]

Even if it means getting trounced from a light by my wife as she totes the kids to drop off.

This is the only good scenario, trouncing your wife ... wait, that sounds wrong, I'll stop there.

 

[Ramit392]

I’m not saying a Hellcat isn’t cooler than some EV; it definitely is.

Just saying speed isn’t the sole, or even leading, characteristic of some of these awesome ICE cars that makes them so awesome.

EVs have commoditized quickness at least, if not speed itself, and made it consistently repeatable and accessible to anyone with a modicum of axial mobility in their right foot.

If I’m dropping $100k I’ll gladly take a slower ICE car that offers an experience. Even if it means getting trounced from a light by my wife as she totes the kids to drop off.

LOL...good one....

 

[Ramit392]

LOL...good one....

I'm not sure about no EV's other than I don't want one. The reason I don't want one is not about speed or to put down EV. I'm not sure what an EV will look like that picks on me at about 55 or 60mph on a deserted hi way...lol...when it happens will let you know the outcome. I don't want an EV because I'm just old school and the rumble of a gas motor! There is not at car at 69 years old I have driven that brings a grin to my face faster than my Hellcat! It's so much fun to drive and looks and sounds awesome. People ask me every time I go anywhere around where many people are can they take pictures of it, others ask me to rev it up...others make turning tires over motions out their car windows while I'm driving. It's a very exciting car to have and drive, a EV will not do for me. I may be last out of a red light for just a bit, but when I open her up all the heads will turn, and they will wait to gang around the Hellcat when I park!

 

[CalvinC]

I'm not sure about no EV's other than I don't want one. The reason I don't want one is not about speed or to put down EV. I'm not sure what an EV will look like that picks on me at about 55 or 60mph on a deserted hi way...lol...when it happens will let you know the outcome. I don't want an EV because I'm just old school and the rumble of a gas motor! There is not at car at 69 years old I have driven that brings a grin to my face faster than my Hellcat! It's so much fun to drive and looks and sounds awesome. People ask me every time I go anywhere around where many people are can they take pictures of it, others ask me to rev it up...others make turning tires over motions out their car windows while I'm driving. It's a very exciting car to have and drive, a EV will not do for me. I may be last out of a red light for just a bit, but when I open her up all the heads will turn, and they will wait to gang around the Hellcat when I park!

Exactly, not many people probably lining up to get their picture taken with an EV.

Good plan to stick with roll races.

 

[Idahoktm]

Exactly, not many people probably lining up to get their picture taken with an EV.

Good plan to stick with roll races.

Yeah, but roll racing is pretty gay.

 

[mikeru82]

Yeah, but roll racing is pretty gay.

I don't even know how that became a thing.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I don't even know how that became a thing.

People who can't figure out how to launch from a dig wanted a way to race. But I really think it came around from car guys doing cruising and messing around in bed in the highways with 50 rolls, and then tracks making a legal way to do it it's very popular at my local track that has a road course with a 1/2 mile long straightaway. No need to prep the surface like you do with drag racing, so it's cheaper, and not as hard on drivetrain

 

[Ramit392]

Yeah, but roll racing is pretty gay.

Only when you are the ones destroyed on a roll. A roll on the back road is usually always the run and much safer with some coming out of the hole from a dead dig who can't drive and run into you!

 

[Ramit392]

People who can't figure out how to launch from a dig wanted a way to race. But I really think it came around from car guys doing cruising and messing around in bed in the highways with 50 rolls, and then tracks making a legal way to do it it's very popular at my local track that has a road course with a 1/2 mile long straightaway. No need to prep the surface like you do with drag racing, so it's cheaper, and not as hard on drivetrain

Very well said and on the back roads where it's relative safe no one stops dead but usually will slow down to 25 to 50 mph on the kick. You draw no attention like you would on a city road, and far more dangerous on the city street.

 

[Idahoktm]

Only when you are the ones destroyed on a roll. A roll on the back road is usually always the run and much safer with some coming out of the hole from a dead dig who can't drive and run into you!

Exactly. Roll racing was born by those that can't drive.