80's/90's vs Today?

[2o6]

Here's a Good One


198x Olds Cutlass Calais Quad 442 vs Honda Civic Si.



(On the Track)



Cutlass Calais. 180 HP, and the Cutlass is Much Lighter.

[Raghavan]

I don't understand the point of this thread?

[2o6]

I don't understand the point of this thread?

.....No Threads have Point. 80's and 90's cars vs the ones of today.

[MX793]

Here's a Good One


198x Olds Cutlass Calais Quad 442 vs Honda Civic Si.



(On the Track)



Cutlass Calais. 180 HP, and the Cutlass is Much Lighter.

The 180 hp version of the Calais didn't show up until the early 90s.  It also was only 50 lbs lighter than the current Si and didn't handle nearly as well.  Oh, and despite being powerful, the Quad4 motor was a POS.  So much so that few mechanics are willing to even touch the things.

[the Teuton]

On another note, if I could get my hands on a Japanese WRX like a 22B or a Type RA, I would take them over the current turd in a heartbeat.  But I'd take a C6 over a ZR-1 from 1995 any day.  It all depends on the car.

[3.0L V6]

The 180 hp version of the Calais didn't show up until the early 90s.  It also was only 50 lbs lighter than the current Si and didn't handle nearly as well.  Oh, and despite being powerful, the Quad4 motor was a POS.  So much so that few mechanics are willing to even touch the things.

Ask Hemi666. He had 2 bad engines.

They were technically "Twin Cam" engines, but they were descendants of the Quad4.

[SVT666]

Ask Hemi666. He had 2 bad engines.

They were technically "Twin Cam" engines, but they were descendants of the Quad4.

POS

[sportyaccordy]

Cars from the late 80s/early 90s looked much better. But newer cars are more practical and economic to own.

That said I would still def. take a *pristine* 92-93 Accord over 90% of cars on teh road, no problem.

[SVT666]

Cars from the late 80s/early 90s looked much better.

Really?  Like what?

[Raghavan]

Really?  Like what?

IMO, some cars got uglier like the Accord and Civic and BMW's, but others got nicer looking like hte 911.

[SVT666]

IMO, some cars got uglier like the Accord and Civic and BMW's, but others got nicer looking like hte 911.

There may be a few cars that got uglier, but the vast majority are better looking today.

[MX793]

Really?  Like what?

The Eclipse of the mid to late 90s looked a hell of a lot better than the two models that have followed since 2000.  The Celica of the 90s looked better than the following (and final) generation.  The 90s MR2 looked better than the MR Spyder.  The 90s Miata IMO is more attractive than the latest model.  Corolla looked better in the 90s. 

[TheIntrepid]

IMO, some cars got uglier like the Accord and Civic and BMW's, but others got nicer looking like hte 911.

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[Soup DeVille]

The 911 underwent a much more evolutionary change than either of those, but I'd disagree that it got better looking. Some details are nicer, but the coke-bottling of the sides and the iconic frog eye headlights have both suffered.

Not that it's a bad looking car, just that the older ones looked better. Of course, the early '70s 911 before the ridiculous 5-MPH bumpers were foisted upon it looked the best of all.

[MX793]

The 911 underwent a much more evolutionary change than either of those, but I'd disagree that it got better looking. Some details are nicer, but the coke-bottling of the sides and the iconic frog eye headlights have both suffered.

Not that it's a bad looking car, just that the older ones looked better. Of course, the early '70s 911 before the ridiculous 5-MPH bumpers were foisted upon it looked the best of all.

The 997 was a step in the right direction in that regard.  IMO, the 993 is one of the nicest looking generations.  Retained the coke-bottle shape while have a sleeker, better integrated front end.  The 996 was sleeker, perhaps, but the loss of the wide rear fenders took away some of its visual "oomph".  997 was almost a half a step backwards towards the 993 in that it went back to the wider rear fenders on the lower end models and round headlights.

[Raghavan]

The Eclipse of the mid to late 90s looked a hell of a lot better than the two models that have followed since 2000.  The Celica of the 90s looked better than the following (and final) generation.  The 90s MR2 looked better than the MR Spyder.  The 90s Miata IMO is more attractive than the latest model.  Corolla looked better in the 90s. 

I think that the second gen MR2 looks the worst actually.

[the Teuton]

The 997 was a step in the right direction in that regard.  IMO, the 993 is one of the nicest looking generations.  Retained the coke-bottle shape while have a sleeker, better integrated front end.  The 996 was sleeker, perhaps, but the loss of the wide rear fenders took away some of its visual "oomph".  997 was almost a half a step backwards towards the 993 in that it went back to the wider rear fenders on the lower end models and round headlights.

The 996 should have never happened.