Sporty American family sedans of the not so distant past

[SVT666]

3. -Dodge Intrepid R/T, 3.5L V6, 250hp, best looking car of the bunch

It's time to stop doing drugs.

[SVT_Power]

well i think my vote should be pretty obvious

[the Teuton]

well i think my vote should be pretty obvious

Really?  The world's best-handling pushcar?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Contours are too small.
That particular SHO is slow, but it's cool cuz it has tiny V8, LOL.
Intrepid? PUH-LEEEZE...
Lumina... WTF... who cares?
Grand Prix? Ok, but FUGLY!
Regal GS, says I.

[sportyaccordy]

Gonna roll the dice and go with the SVT... it's the only car there under 3,000#, and more importantly, with a manual transmission

[3.0L V6]

It's time to stop doing drugs.

The Taurus is ovoid to the extreme.
The Buick and the Chevy are bland.
The SVT isn't badly styled, but I'm not a huge fan of Ford styling of the era.
The Pontiac has the Pontiac look, which I dislike to the extreme (esp. the interior)

By default the Dodge wins.

Which one would you pick for style?

[TheIntrepid]

The Taurus is ovoid to the extreme.
The Buick and the Chevy are bland.
The SVT isn't badly styled, but I'm not a huge fan of Ford styling of the era.
The Pontiac has the Pontiac look, which I dislike to the extreme (esp. the interior)

By default the Dodge wins.

Which one would you pick for style?

You're Canadian right? It's a Chrysler.

[565]

   Why are they all crappy domestics?

[TheIntrepid]

  Why are they all crappy domestics?

*looks at your sig*

[3.0L V6]

You're Canadian right? It's a Chrysler.

I stand corrected, master of the Intrepids.

[TheIntrepid]

I stand corrected, master of the Intrepids.

[SVT666]

The Taurus is ovoid to the extreme.
The Buick and the Chevy are bland.
The SVT isn't badly styled, but I'm not a huge fan of Ford styling of the era.
The Pontiac has the Pontiac look, which I dislike to the extreme (esp. the interior)

By default the Dodge wins.

Which one would you pick for style?

The SVT is far and way the best looking car in that group.

[TheIntrepid]

The SVT is far and way the best looking car in that group.

Some may think it looks ricey.

[SVT666]

Some may think it looks ricey.

Some people are stupid.

[nickdrinkwater]

It doesn't look as good as the Mondeo, those bumpers are too fat.

[ChrisV]

It doesn't look as good as the Mondeo, those bumpers are too fat.

It looks pretty close to the ST200, but yeah, US regs required a slighly larger bumper. I like the rear bumper, but the front one was a little flat. Not to bad in person when you are moving around it and see it from different angles, however.



And I don't see it as ricey. It's pretty subtle as far as body kits go...



I wanted to add a small M3 style rear lip spoiler, like I did for my 7 series. Something barely visible, but there.

[ChrisV]

  Why are they all crappy domestics?

They aren't all crappy, and they are domestic because that was the criteria for the comparison...

[Northlands]

This is a nice shot. 

I still think the SVT is the hottest looking car in this grouping.

[93JC]

I never did like the early-to-mid-'90s bulbousness of the Contour.

Of the choices in the poll I think the Buick Regal is the best looking. Conservative, but attractive. Well proportioned.

[SaltyDog]

The first SHO looked a lot better than this one.

[Northlands]

The first SHO looked a lot better than this one.

Waaay better.

[Soup DeVille]

Also wanted to find myself one of these

[Onslaught]

Also wanted to find myself one of these

Get the one from Robocop

[280Z Turbo]

I picked the Supercharged Buick.

I would have gone with the Pontiac, but I can't stand to look at that dashboard.

[S204STi]

I wouldn't touch any of those, other than maybe the Regal GS.

[The Pirate]

My brother (roommate) has the Regal, and I've driven it extensively.  It's a lot more fun than you'd think.

[S204STi]

My brother (roommate) has the Regal, and I've driven it extensively.  It's a lot more fun than you'd think.

They're not bad, no.  With the supercharger they run like a raped ape.

[Raza]

They're not bad, no.  With the supercharger they run like a raped ape.

Lopsided and ashamed?

[The Pirate]

They're not bad, no.  With the supercharger they run like a raped ape.

Truth be told, I would have picked the SVT Contour, until M_Power posted his saga on here.

[the Teuton]

Truth be told, I would have picked the SVT Contour, until M_Power posted his saga on here.

I'm going off the reliability of my brother's '95 Contour now probably with about 190k on it.  I don't know if I would say the same thing if the cars were all out in front of me, but I voted with what I know.