Misunderstood muscle: underestimated and poina i ka ʻiʻo kaʻa

ʻIke ka hapa nui o nā kaʻa i nā Mustangs, Camaros, Chargers a me Challengers. ʻO kēia nā "kaʻa muscle" maʻamau o nā makahiki 1960 a me 1970. Ua manaʻo ʻia kēia manawa ʻo ka makahiki gula o nā kaʻa muscle, ʻoiai ʻo ka lani ka palena o ka mana, ka hana a me ka panache.

ʻO ka hapa nui o nā mea hōʻiliʻili e nānā i nā mea hoʻopiʻi maʻamau e like me ka mea i ʻike nui ʻia, aloha ʻia a me nā kiʻi. A pehea e pili ana i kekahi mau kaʻa ʻiʻo i ʻike ʻole ʻia? I loko o ke kai o Mustangs a me Camaros, hiki iā ʻoe ke kū i waho o ka lehulehu me kahi hiʻohiʻona kūʻokoʻa a kuhihewa ʻole mai ka wā muscle. Eia nā poʻe pōā me nā kaʻa nui e huki i ka manaʻo, puhi i ka lāʻau a kū i waho i kahi hōʻike kaʻa.

1965 Pontiac 2+2

ʻO ka Pontiac 2 + 2 he coupe ʻelua-puka piha piha a i ʻole hoʻololi ʻia e pili ana i ka Catalina a kūʻai ʻia ma ke ʻano he "kaikunāne nui" o ka GTO. I ka makahiki 1965, ua hoʻolako ʻia ke ʻano hoʻohālike 2 + 2, i kapa ʻia ma muli o ka hoʻonohonoho noho ʻana, me ʻelua mau kānaka ma mua a ʻelua mau mea hou aʻe ma hope, ua hoʻolako ʻia me kahi mīkini 421 cubic V8.

He 376 horsepower mana kiʻekiʻe mana o ka engine i loaʻa koho, me ka bakeke noho, kaumaha hana hoʻokuʻu 'ia, ka paʻa pono 'okoʻa, a me ka Hurst shifter. ʻAe, ʻo 2 + 2 kahi mīkini hana kūpono. Hiki i ke kaʻa ke holo wikiwiki mai kahi kū a hiki i 60 mph i 7.0 kekona a uhi i ka hapaha mile ma kahi o 15.5 kekona.

ʻAʻole pono nā kaʻa ʻiʻo a pau he kaʻa! ʻOi aku ka wikiwiki o kekahi moʻolelo i hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻia ma mua o Ferrari a ua kapa ʻia ʻo ia ma muli o ke ʻano o ka wā.

1969 Chevrolet Kingswood 427

ʻAʻole manaʻo ʻia nā kaʻa kaʻa he mau kaʻa ʻiʻo, akā pono ka Kingswood i kēlā lepili no ka mea he mea pepehi alanui maoli. I ka makahiki 1969, inā koho ʻoe i nā pūʻolo koho, hiki iā ʻoe ke kauoha i kahi kaʻa ʻohana nui me ka 427-cubic-inch V8 turbojet e hana ana i 390 horsepower ma o ka hoʻoili lima ʻehā-wikiwiki.

Me nā keiki a pau i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, a ʻoiai ʻoi aku ka nui o nā mahina ʻo Jupiter, hiki iā Kingswood ke 0-60 mph i 7.2 kekona a holo i ka hapaha mile i 15.6 kekona. ʻAʻole maikaʻi kēlā no kahi kaʻa ʻohana nui ʻo Texas.

1970 Oldsmobile Rally 350

ʻO ka Oldsmobile 4-4-2 koʻikoʻi ka manaʻo o ka poʻe a pau, akā ʻo ka 1970 350 Rallye he mīkini kūʻai kūʻai ʻole i nalowale i ka wā e pili ana i ka hana a nā kaʻa ʻiʻo ... ka heihei kaukō a me ka heihei hoʻomanawanui. Ua hoʻolālā ʻia ka Rallye 350 e noho ma lalo o ka piko o ka hui kaʻa muscle a hoʻokūkū kūʻē i ka Dodge Dart, Plymouth Road Runner a me Chevrolet Chevelle.

Ma lalo o ke kino melemele maiʻa he ʻenekini 310-horsepower Rocket 350 V8, i hoʻohana ʻia e ka puʻupuʻu komo ʻelua. ʻO ke kaʻa he nani, wikiwiki a ola e like me ka moniker kaʻa muscle no ka mea hiki iā ia ke uhi i ka hapaha mile i 15.2 kekona.

ʻO Ford Torino 1969 me nā keiki hipa

ʻO ka Torino Talladega he kaʻa makahiki hoʻokahi i kūkulu ʻia e Ford e ʻoi aku ka hoʻokūkū ma NASCAR. I kēlā manawa, ua ʻōlelo nā lula NASCAR he pono nā kaʻa a pono e kūkulu ʻia ma kahi o 500. Ua pale kēia i nā mea hana mai ka hana ʻana i nā mea kūikawā "hoʻokahi" no ka heihei.

ʻOi aku ka aerodynamic o ka Torino Talladega ma mua o ke kumukūʻai Torino a lanakila i 29 mau heihei a me ʻelua mau hoʻokūkū ma ka hoʻokūkū NASCAR. Loaʻa ka mana mai kahi 428 Cobra Jet V8 me 355 horsepower a me 440 lb-ft o ka torque. Ua lawa kēia no ka hoʻoulu ʻana i ka Torino Talladega i ka wikiwiki o 130 mph.

1970 Buick Wildcat

ʻO ka Buick Wildcat kahi kaʻa ʻiʻo maikaʻi no ka ʻike ʻana i nā mea nona nā kiʻekiʻe. ʻOiai ʻo ka hapa nui o nā kaʻa ʻiʻo o ke au he hana maʻemaʻe a me ka mana o ka mana, ua hōʻike ka Wildcat hiki iā ʻoe ke hōʻoluʻolu, ʻoluʻolu a me ke ʻano me ka ʻole o ka wikiwiki.

I ka makahiki 1970, ua puka mai ka Wildcat me ka 370 hp 455 Buick big-block V8. ʻO ka Buick Wildcat kahi coupe i hoʻohaʻahaʻa nui ʻia a hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia ʻaʻole paha e like me ke kālā e like me kekahi o nā kaʻa ʻiʻo i loaʻa maikaʻi ʻia o ka wā. Akā, he hōʻoia ia e hiki ke hoʻohui ʻia ka mana me ka ʻoluʻolu i loko o ke kino kaila mai ke au o ke kaʻa ʻiʻo.

1964 ʻAiʻi ʻo Mercury Comet

I ka makahiki 1964, ua hoʻohui ʻo Mercury i ka koho Cyclone i kā lākou Comet coupe. Ua hoʻohana ʻia ka Cyclone e ka engine 289 horsepower Ford 8 V210 i hoʻāʻo ʻia. Ua hoʻohui pū ka ʻano ʻo Cyclone i ka "hoʻololi kit" kaulana i hoʻohui i ka chrome i nā mea ʻenekini, nā uhi huila a me nā ʻāpana ʻoki ʻē aʻe. Ua hoʻolālā mua ʻia ka Mercury Comet ma ke ʻano he kumu hoʻohālike no ka Edsel Motor Company, akā ua pelu ka hui ma 1960 a ua lawe ʻia ka Comet e Mercury.

ʻO ka mea e mahalo ai, i ka makahiki 1964, ua kūkulu ʻo Ford i 50 Comet Cyclones kaumaha kaumaha kūikawā me ka ʻenekini heihei 427 cubic V8 ma lalo o ka puʻu. Ua hoʻolālā ʻia ke kaʻa no ka heihei kauō a me ka papa NHRA A/FX.

1970 Chrysler Hearst 300

ʻO ka Chrysler Hurst 300 he mana hoʻokahi makahiki o ka Chrysler 300 ʻelua-puka coupe. Kapa ʻia ma hope o Hurst Performance, kahi mea hoʻolako ʻāpana, 501 mau kaʻa i manaʻo ʻia ua kūkulu ʻia i ka makahiki 1970, me ʻelua mau mea hoʻololi no nā kumu hoʻolaha wale nō.

Ka nui coupe me ka incredibly lōʻihi hood a me ka pahu i powered e ka 440-cubic-iniha V8 engine me 375 horsepower. Ua pena ʻia nā 300 Hursts a pau i kahi ʻano kala keʻokeʻo/gula a hōʻike ʻia i nā puʻupuʻu fiberglass, nā ʻōpala, a me kahi hoʻoili ʻakomi Torque-Flite me kahi Hurst shifter.

1993 GMC Typhoon

Hiki i ka hapa nui o ka poʻe pā kaʻa ʻiʻo ke hoʻomāʻewaʻewa i ka GMC Typhoon i hana i kēia papa inoa, akā pono ia e hele ma ʻaneʻi ma muli o kāna hana pupule a me ke ʻano haʻahaʻa. Loaʻa ka mana mai kahi V6 turbocharged maʻamau no ka manawa, e hana ana i ka 280 horsepower a me 360 ​​lb-ft o ka torque ma 14 psi boost.

ʻAʻole like paha ia i ka hoʻohālikelike ʻia me nā kaʻa ʻē aʻe ma kēia papa inoa, akā ua lawa ia e kiʻi i ka Typhoon i 60 mph i 5.3 kekona a uhi i ka hapaha mile i 14.1 kekona. ʻOi aku ka wikiwiki o kēia ma mua o ka Ferrari 348 o ka manawa like.

1969 ʻO Mercury Cyclone CJ

I ka makahiki 1969, ua hoʻohui ʻo Mercury i kahi hoʻohālike CJ hou i ka laina Cyclone. ʻO ke ʻano o CJ Mokulele Cobra a no loko mai o ka enekini monster e peʻe ana ma lalo o ka puʻu. ʻO kēlā monster ka 428 cubic inika Cobra Jet V8 mai Ford.

Ua helu ʻia ʻo ia ma 335 horsepower a me 440 lb-ft o ka torque, akā he mea haʻahaʻa paha kēia no ka mea hiki ke kaʻa i kahi hapaha mile ma lalo o 14 kekona ma lalo o nā kūlana kūpono. ʻAʻole maikaʻi nā kūʻai aku ʻo Mercury Cyclone, akā ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka hana i manaʻo ʻole ʻia e Cyclone CJ.

1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna 454

ʻO ka Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna i ka makahiki 1973 he ʻano nani a ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o ka Chevelle. Hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa i kahi Laguna i kahi ʻano kino kino ʻelua-puka, ʻehā-puka a i ʻole kaʻa kaʻa, akā no nā huakaʻi kūlanakauhale a i kahakai paha ka inoa o ke kaʻa, e hana ʻia kahi coupe ʻelua-puka.

Loaʻa me ka V454 nui 8-cubic-inch, ka Chevelle Laguna i hana i 235 horsepower. Ke noʻonoʻo nei i ka mana ʻino a me ka hana o ka hapa nui o nā kaʻa i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka pilikia aila, ʻaʻole ia he mea nui. Loaʻa pū ʻia ka Chevelle Laguna me kekahi o nā koho ʻoluʻolu loa: hoʻihoʻi i nā noho bākeke mua. ʻAʻole e komo hou i loko o nā kaʻa, komo ʻoe a huli i mua e alo i mua!

1970 AMC Rebel Machine

ʻO ka AMC Rebel Machine kahi mea hoʻoheheʻe huki hale hana maʻalahi. ʻOiaʻiʻo, ua hana ʻo ia i kāna hoʻomaka ma ka NHRA World Drag Championship Finals ma Texas ma 1969. He ʻumi kaʻa kaʻa kaʻa kalepa ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa i hoʻokele ʻia mai kahi hale hana ma Wisconsin i kahi heihei kaukō ma Texas, a laila holo i ke kūlana i lawe ʻia mai.

Hoʻohana ʻia e ka ʻenekini V390 8 cubic inch, he 340 horsepower a me 430 lb-ft o ka torque. Ua hele mai ke kaʻa me nā poʻo puʻupuʻu kūikawā, nā kīwaha, kahi camshaft a me kahi hoʻokomo hou ʻia a me ka hoʻopau ʻana. ʻAʻohe mea e ʻōlelo hou aʻe e pili ana i ke kaʻa ʻiʻo ma mua o ka mea hoʻokele huki ʻulaʻula, keʻokeʻo a me ka uliuli!

1971 GMC Sprint SP 454

ʻO ka GMC Sprint kahi kaikunāne i ʻike ʻole ʻia i ka Chevrolet El Camino kaulana loa. He kaʻa ʻokoʻa ka Sprint no ka poʻe makemake e hoʻohana i kahi kaʻa kaʻa me ka hana o ke kaʻa.

ʻO ka pūʻolo SP ka GMC like me ka Chevrolet "SS" ʻoki a hōʻike i nā mea hoʻonui like. ʻO ka pahu nui 454-cubic-inch V8 ka mīkini i koho ʻia no nā mea nona ka mana i hao ʻia no ka mana, a i ka makahiki 1971 ua hana kēia ʻenekini i 365 horsepower. He kaʻa ʻiʻo kakaʻikahi kēia e hiki ke puhi i ka lāʻau a lawe i kahi sofa i ka manawa like.

1990 Chevrolet 454 SS

Hiki i nā pickups ke lilo i kaʻa muscle? Pono paha mākou e kapa iā ia he kaʻa aila a hana i kahi ʻano hou. ʻO ka Chevrolet 1990 SS ka makahiki 454 e hahai ana i ke kaʻa ʻiʻo, me ka V8 i mua, ka huila hope, ʻelua puka, a me ka manaʻo nui i ka wikiwiki o ka laina pololei.

Me ka pahu nui 454-cubic-inch V8 e hana ana i 230 horsepower maikaʻi no kēia lā, ʻaʻole hiki iā ia ke hoʻohālikelike i ka Typhoon a i ʻole Syclone no ka wikiwiki loa, akā he V8 hekili a me ke ʻano kahiko kahiko. Hiki paha iā ʻoe ke ʻōlelo he aura ʻoluʻolu kona. ʻO kahi mea i nele loa i kēia au o nā kaʻa kaʻa kaʻa me ka hōʻailona "nānā iaʻu".

1970 Ford Falcon 429 Cobra Jet

Ua hoʻomaka ka Ford Falcon ma ke ʻano he kaʻa paʻa i ka makahiki 1960 a hele i ʻekolu mau hanauna a me ʻumi makahiki o ka hana ʻana. Eia nō naʻe, i ka makahiki 1970 ua hoʻōla hou ʻia ka inoa Falcon no hoʻokahi makahiki, ʻo ka hapalua makahiki.

ʻO ka Ford Falcon 1970/1 he Ford Fairlane akā hāʻawi wale ʻia ma ke ʻano he coupe ʻelua-puka. Loaʻa ka ʻeono pololei ma ka ʻaoʻao o nā ʻenekini 2 a me 302-cubic-inch V351, akā ʻike ka poʻe holo akamai hiki iā ʻoe ke koho i ka 8 Cobra Jet V429 ikaika, a i ka wā i hoʻolako ʻia me kahi ea kaomi a me Drag Pack, ua helu ʻia ma 8 ikaika lio. He mele swan kūpono maoli no ka Falcon.

1971 Plymouth Duster 340

He kūleʻa kūʻai ka Plymouth Duster no ka mea ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o nā kaʻa a ʻoi aku kā lākou hana ma mua o kāna papa kaumaha. ʻOi aku ka māmā o ka Duster, ʻoi aku ka lumi a ʻoi aku ka wikiwiki ma mua o ka Plymouth 'Cuda 340 a ʻo ia wale nō ke kaʻa hana ma ka laina Plymouth e hele mai me nā pahu disc mua ma ke ʻano maʻamau.

Ua helu ʻia ka mana ma 275 horsepower, akā ʻo kahi kaʻa hiki ke hele i kahi hapaha mile ma lalo o 14 kekona i manaʻo ʻia ua hoʻopuka maoli ʻo ia i kahi kokoke i 325 horsepower. ʻO ka Duster kahi mea huna i waena o nā MOPAR kiʻekiʻe o ka manawa a ʻaʻole i mahalo piha ʻia.

1971 AMC Hornet SC/360

He kaʻa paʻa ka AMC Hornet i loaʻa i nā ʻano kino kino coupe, sedan, a me ka station wagon body. Hōʻike kēia i ka hoʻololi ʻana i ka manaʻo o nā mea hana kaʻa a me nā mea kūʻai aku i ka manawa i hoʻonui nui ʻia ai ka US i nā kūlana hoʻokuʻu, ka hoʻohana wahie a me ka nui o nā kaʻa.

I ka makahiki 1971, ua hoʻomaka ka Hornet SC/360, e kūpono ana me ka manaʻo noʻonoʻo hou o ka maikaʻi a me ka liʻiliʻi akā leʻaleʻa nui. Ua hoʻohana ʻia ka SC/360 e kahi ʻenekini 360 cubic AMC V8 me 245 horsepower a me 390 lb-ft o ka torque. Inā ʻoe i koho i ka pūʻolo "Go", ua loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi ea kaomi ʻana a me ka 40 horsepower keu.

1966 Chevrolet Biscayne 427

Ua hana 'ia ka Chevrolet Biscayne mai ka makahiki 1958 a hiki i ka makahiki 1972 a he ka'a ha'aha'a piha. ʻOiai ʻo ia ke kaʻa liʻiliʻi loa ma ka hale kaua o Chevrolet, ʻo ia ka mea i nele i ka Biscayne i nā pono he nui i loaʻa i nā kumu hoʻohālike ʻē aʻe, me nā ʻāpana chrome nani a pau.

Hiki i ka mea hoihoi naʻauao ke hoʻohuli i ka Biscayne i kaʻa hoʻokō ma ke kāʻei ʻana i nā koho no ke kaʻaahi 427-cubic-inch V8 a me M22 Rock Crusher drivetrain. ʻO ka hopena, he mīkini 425 horsepower wikiwiki ʻaʻole i loaʻa nā bele a me nā puʻupuʻu i ke ala o ka wikiwiki.

1964 ʻO Mercury Super Marauder

I ka makahiki 1964, ua kūkulu ʻo Mercury i kekahi o nā kaʻa kaʻa kaʻa kaʻa loa: ʻo ka Super Marauder. He aha ka mea maikaʻi loa iā Marauder? R-code ma VIN. ʻO kēia leka hoʻokahi i hoʻolako ʻia me ka 427 cubic iniha V8 engine me 425 horsepower. ʻO 42 wale nō nā kaʻa i kūkulu ʻia me ke koho R-Code.

Hoʻokumu mua ʻia ma ke ʻano he homologation i hoʻolālā ʻia no ka heihei kaʻa kaʻa, ua hoʻohui ʻia ka sleek Marauder i nā hiʻohiʻona maʻamau me ka wikiwiki o ka uila. Ua hoʻokele ʻo Parnelli Jones i ka Mercury Marauder 427-powered i ʻehiku mau lanakila kaʻa kaʻa USAC i ka makahiki 1964.

ʻO Buick Grand Sport 455

No ka lehulehu, ʻaʻole e manaʻo ʻia kēia Buick he kaʻa haʻahaʻa, akā no mākou. ʻOiai ua kaulana ʻo ia me ka pumehana kaʻa ʻiʻo, ʻaʻole ia i hoʻomanaʻo maikaʻi ʻia e like me nā mele kahiko mai ia au.

Ma muli o ka hoʻokuʻu ʻia ʻana i ka manawa like me ka GTO, 442 a me Chevelle, ua nalowale ka 445 i ka lehulehu. I kēia manawa ke huki nei mākou iā ia i waho o ka lehulehu e hoʻāʻo e loaʻa iā ia ka mahalo a mākou i ʻike ai i loko o ko mākou naʻau e pono ai.

1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 442

Inā ʻike ʻoe i ka Vista Cruiser, e hoʻomanaʻo paha ʻoe ʻo ia ka huakaʻi a Eric Foreman He hōʻike 70s ia Hōʻike TV. Ua luhi ko Eric kaʻa, ʻeleʻele a nui, akā pehea ka ʻoi aku o ka leʻaleʻa inā ʻo Vista Cruiser ka mana 442?

ʻO ka moniker 442 ke kū nei no ka carburetor ʻehā-barela, ʻehā-wikiwiki hoʻoili lima, a me ʻelua pahu. ʻOiai kakaʻikahi loa no nā kaʻa kaʻa i kēlā manawa, hiki ke koho ʻia kēia mau koho āpau i ke kauoha ʻana. Hoʻohana ʻia e ka ʻenekini 455-cubic-inihi V8, hoʻopuka ka Vista Cruiser i 365 horsepower a me 500 lb-ft o ka torque.

1987 Buick GNX

I ka makahiki 1987, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo Buick i ka GNX ikaika. Ua hoʻomohala ʻia ke kaʻa, i kapa ʻia ʻo "Grand National Experimental", me ka hui pū ʻana me McLaren Performance Technologies/ASC a me Buick, a ua kūkulu pū lāua i ka 547 GNX. ʻO ka GNX, i hoʻolako ʻia me kahi ʻenekini V6 turbocharged, ua hana maoli ma kahi o 300 horsepower. ʻO 0-60 mph manawa o 4.7 kekona he wikiwiki loa i ka makahiki 1987, a ʻoi aku ka wikiwiki ma mua o ka V12 Ferrari Testarossa i ka manawa like.

Ua loaʻa i ka GNX ka nui o nā hoʻololi hana ʻē aʻe, akā ua hopu maoli ka nānā ʻana i ka nānā ʻana i nā mea a pau. Ua kapa pinepine ʻia ʻo "Darth Vader's Car," hiki i ka GNX ke hoʻohui i kāna mau hiʻohiʻona hewa me ka hana kupaianaha.

1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am

ʻO ka 1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am ke kolu o ka hanauna o ke kaʻa kino kino a ua manaʻo ʻia ʻaʻole ikaika ma ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana. ʻOiai ʻaʻole hiki iā mākou ke ʻōlelo he wahaheʻe kēia ʻōlelo, hiki iā mākou ke ʻōlelo palekana ua ʻoi aku ka nui o waho o ke kaʻa.

I ka ʻike ʻana he kaʻa nani ko lākou ma ko lākou mau lima, ua hoʻonui koke ʻo Pontiac i ka mana o ka ʻenekini. Inā hiki iā ʻoe ke kau i kou mau lima ma luna o kekahi o kēia mau mea ʻino, e noʻonoʻo ʻoe iā ʻoe iho laki!

ʻO Chevrolet Impala ma waena o 90s

ʻAʻole ʻo Chevy Impala SS ka mid-90s ka kaʻa nani loa, a i ka wā i puka mai ai ua hōʻole ʻia e nā mea kūʻai. Inā lākou i ʻike i ke ʻano o ka nani ma lalo o ka puʻu.

Ua paʻa ke kaʻa i nā hiʻohiʻona e hiki ai ke kū i nā kaʻa ʻiʻo ʻē aʻe ma ke ala ākea. Malia paha i haʻalele ʻo Chwei me kahi kino ʻē aʻe, ua ʻoi aku ka hihiu o kēia Impala ma mua o ka hana ʻana. ʻAʻole mākou e ʻike.

ʻO Dodge Magnum

ʻOiai ʻaʻole like paha ka Dodge Magnum i kahi kaʻa ʻiʻo, ke holo maoli nei ia e like me Gehena. Ua kapa ʻia ʻo ke kaʻa muscle ʻAmelika, ua lawe ka Magnum i ka mana i ke alanui.

ʻO ka holoʻokoʻa, hiki iā ia ke 425 horsepower a loaʻa ka wikiwiki kupaianaha. ʻO ka hemahema wale nō, ʻaʻole makemake nā mea kūʻai aku i nā kaʻa ʻiʻo e like me nā kaʻa ʻohana. Eia naʻe, ʻo ka mea i hiki ke hele ma hope o ka huila o kekahi o kēia mau mea hiki ke hōʻoia i ke ʻano kupaianaha o lākou.

Ford Taurus SHO

I ka nānā muaʻana,ʻaʻoleʻo Ford Taurus he kaʻa muscle. He sedan ʻohana me ke ʻano. Eia naʻe, ma lalo o ka puʻupuʻu, i ka wā e hoʻonui ai i ka mana SHO, ua lilo ka Taurus i wehewehe o kona inoa, mākaukau e hoʻokūkū i nā kaʻa ʻē aʻe e makemake e hoʻokūkū iā ia.

ʻO ka ʻaoʻao wale nō o ka SHO ʻo kona nui. Ua kaumaha, i kaupalena 'ia kona mana i 365 horsepower wale nō. Eia naʻe, ua paʻakikī ke paʻi i ka mana no ke kumukūʻai i ka manawa i puka mai ai!

ʻO ka makani ʻino GMC

I kēia manawa, e ʻakaʻaka paha ʻoe i kou poʻo e hoʻāʻo nei e noʻonoʻo i kā mākou hana, me kahi kaʻa ma kēia papa inoa. ʻAʻole i lawa ka sedan ʻohana a me ke kaʻa kaʻa? ʻAʻole au e haʻi aku iā ʻoe i kēia, akā pono ʻo Siklon e haʻi ʻia.

Ua kūkulu ʻia kēia kaʻa no ka wikiwiki a hiki ke hele mai ka ʻele a hiki i ke kanaono ma lalo o ʻeono kekona. Hiki iā ia ke uhi i ka hapahā mile i 14 kekona. ʻEhia mau kaʻa kaʻa ʻē aʻe āu i ʻike ai hiki ke hana i kēia?

ʻO Jensen Interceptor

ʻAʻole hāʻawi ka ʻoihana kaʻa Pelekane i nā mea he nui ma kēia papa inoa, akā aia ʻo Jensen Interceptor e hoʻololi i kēlā. Hoʻolālā ʻia i ke ʻano maʻamau, haʻaheo ka Interceptor iā ia iho i ka wikiwiki a me ka lawelawe ʻana.

ʻOi aku ka Interceptor ma mua o ke kaʻa ʻiʻo. He ʻike ia. Ua hoʻolālā ʻia nā mea āpau e pili ana me ka ʻoluʻolu o ka mea hoʻokele, me nā noho ʻili nani. ʻO ke kaʻa ʻoluʻolu loa a mākou i hōʻike aku ai iā ʻoe!

Pontiac Firebird

ʻO ka Pontiac's Firebird 400 ka mea pili loa i ka Trans Am ma kēia papa inoa, akā me ka makahiki e hiki mai ana ka nani. ʻO ka mea pōʻino, no kēlā kaʻa kahiko, ua manaʻo ʻia he ʻōpiopio loa.

Hilahila? I ka wā i hoʻokuʻu ai ʻo Pontiac i kēia kaʻa ʻiʻo kupaianaha, ua emi ka hoihoi o nā mea kūʻai aku. Eia naʻe, ua huki ka hui me kekahi o nā kaʻa muscle underrated i hana ʻia.

Pontiac GTO

Ma hope o nā makahiki he nui ma ke alanui, ʻaʻole hou ka Pontiac Firebird. I ka makahiki 2002, ua hoʻoholo ka hui e pani iā ​​​​ia me ka GTO, kahi kaʻa muscle me kahi hiʻohiʻona hou.

No ka hoʻohuli ʻana i kēia kaʻa liʻiliʻi i holoholona nui, ua hoʻokomo ʻo Pontiac iā ia me kahi mīkini 6.0-lita V8 me kahi hoʻoili lima. ʻO ka mana ma lalo o ka puʻupuʻu i hoʻokaʻawale i ka GTO mai ka lehulehu, akā e like me nā kaʻa ʻē aʻe ma kēia papa inoa, ʻaʻole i huki ka nānā ʻana i kēia manawa.

1992 ʻO Dodge Daytona

ʻAʻole maikaʻi kēia kaʻa. Hoʻokuʻu ʻia i ka 90s mua, ua hoʻohana ʻo ia i ka chassis K i hoʻopakele iā Chrysler akā ʻaʻole i ʻelemakule e like me ka waina maikaʻi. Eia naʻe, ua piha kēia kaʻa i ka mana a pono e ʻike ʻia ma mua o ka loaʻa.

Ma ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana, ʻoi aku ka ikaika o ka Daytona e like me nā kaʻa muscle kaulana e like me ka Mustang. Ua ʻoi aku ke kumukūʻai. Me ka nui o nā kuleana, no ke aha i mālama nui ai nā kānaka i ke ʻano o ke kaʻa?

1994 Audi Avant

ʻO Audi, ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia no kāna mau kaʻa ʻiʻo, ua hopu ka poʻe āpau i ka makahiki 1994 me ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana o ka Avant. E like me ka Magnum, he mea puni loa ia ma ka ʻili, akā he holoholona ma lalo o ka puʻu, e hoʻomaʻamaʻa maikaʻi ia no ka ʻohana e ʻimi nei i ka adrenaline rush.

I kēia manawa, pono mākou e ʻae ʻaʻole i hana kēia kaʻa i ka papa inoa. ʻOiai i manaʻo ʻia ʻo ia he mea ikaika loa, makemake mākou i nā hiʻohiʻona hou aʻe. Ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, me ka 311 horsepower ma kāu makemake, paʻakikī ke ʻimi i kahi kaʻa wikiwiki mai ia au.

ʻO Jaguar S-ʻAno

ʻO ka Jaguar S-Type R mai ka wā i loaʻa ai iā Ford kahi hōʻailona kaʻa makamae. ʻO ia kekahi o nā hopena maikaʻi loa o ka hui ʻana a ʻo kekahi o nā mea ikaika loa.

Ua like ka S-Type me he Jaguar akā ʻoi aku ka mana. He kaʻa ʻiʻo maoli ia, akā hiki iā ʻoe ke inu i ke kī i loko o ke kelepona ʻoihana. Ua ʻōlelo mākou he wikiwiki ia, me ka 420 horsepower a me nā pahu nui no ka palekana hou.

Infiniti m45

ʻO ke kaʻa muscle Iapana mua ma kā mākou papa inoa kekahi o nā mea maikaʻi loa. Ke nānā nei mākou i kahi 2003 Inifiniti M45 i hōʻike i kahi hiʻohiʻona hou i kū i waho o ka lehulehu.

Me 340 horsepower ma lalo o ka puʻu a me ke kino streamline, hiki i kēia kaʻa ke heihei ma ke ala ākea. Mai poina wale ʻoe e hoʻopau i ka pahu. He leʻaleʻa nā kaʻa ʻiʻo, akā hikiwawe lākou ke hoʻoluhi! ʻO kekahi o nā mea maikaʻi loa e pili ana i ka M45 ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma mua o nā kaʻa ʻē aʻe o ia au.

Mercedes 500E

ʻOiai he kaʻa maikaʻi loa, ʻo ka Mercedes 500E e like me ka Benz maʻamau, akā hūnā i kahi mea huna ikaika ma lalo o ka puʻu. Hoʻonui ʻia me kahi 5.0-lita V8, lele ka 500E ma ke ala ākea.

ʻAʻole ia he kaʻa wikiwiki wale nō, akā he holo mālie. He maʻalahi ka lawelawe ʻana a ʻaʻole ia e hoʻoneʻe iā ʻoe i mua inā pono ʻoe e lohi i nā kukui kaʻa. Ke hoʻokele nei ʻoe, hiki iā ʻoe ke noho i hope a hauʻoli i ka holo. E hahai wale i ke alanui.

ʻO Pontiac Grand Prix

No ka nui o kā lākou hoʻāʻo ʻana ma hope o ka haʻalele ʻana o ka Firebird i ka pō, ʻaʻole hiki iā Pontiac ke hana hou i kona hopena mau loa. ʻAʻole kēia manaʻo ua hewa ka Grand Prix. ʻO kaʻoiaʻiʻo, ua kū'ē nā mea a pau.

I ka puka ʻana mai, ʻo ka Grad Prix kekahi o nā kaʻa muscle maikaʻi loa ma ke alanui. Manaʻo mākou ʻo ka mea wale nō e pono ai he hōʻano hou. Hoʻokahi e nānā iā ia a ʻaʻole ʻoe e manaʻo he kaʻa ʻiʻo, ʻo ia ka mea a Pontiac i manaʻo ai.

ʻO Chevrolet 454 SS

He aha kēia? ʻO kekahi kaʻa kaʻa? ʻAe, a ua paʻa loa kēia. ʻOiai ʻaʻole ikaika e like me ka Syclone, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka 454 SS ma mua o kahi kaʻa hana.

ʻO ia ke kumu hoʻohālike o ka makahiki 1991 i hoʻololi maoli i ke kaʻa ʻiʻo. Hoʻopiʻi ʻo Chevy i ka mana i loko o ka ʻenekini a hoʻohui ʻia i hoʻokahi tone o ka torque no ka huki ʻana. ʻO kaʻoiaʻiʻo, he kaʻa paha ia, akā ʻoi aku ka like me ka ʻiʻo ma mua o kekahi o nā mea ʻē aʻe a mākou i hoʻokomo ai ma kēia papa inoa.

1970 ʻO Mercury Marauder

ʻAʻole hoʻohenehene ka lua Marauder ma kēia papa inoa. He kaʻa kupanaha i kona hōʻea ʻana mai me ka nānā pono ʻana i ka maikaʻi o loko a me waho. Nui nō hoʻi ʻo ia, ʻo ia paha kona hāʻule ʻana.

Leʻaleʻa nā kaʻa nui no kekahi manawa, akā lilo i hana no ka lōʻihi loa. Ma lalo o ka puʻupuʻu, ʻaʻole i kū ʻo Marauder. He mana kona, akā ʻaʻole ia i ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka hoʻokūkū, ʻoiai inā ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi.

1968 Kahi Nui ʻo Pontiac

ʻAʻole, ʻaʻole kēia ka Grand Prix a mākou i helu mua ai. ʻO ka Grand Prix o ka makahiki 1968 he moʻo ʻiʻo a he nani. He 390 horsepower kona, hiki ke hoʻonui ʻia i 428. E hoʻāʻo e lanakila i kēlā horsepower i ka heihei kauō!

ʻO ka hiʻohiʻona o ke kaʻa he maʻamau, inā ʻaʻole ʻokoʻa. ʻO ka mea, i ka hiki ʻana mai i kēia au o nā kaʻa ʻiʻo, he nui ka nui o lākou e like me ke ʻano like, no laila ua iho maoli i ka mea i hana ʻia ai ke kaʻa, a ua hana ʻia kēia mea nui.

2014 Chevrolet SS

He kaʻa ʻiʻo ka Chevy SS 2014 i hūnā ʻia ma ke kua o kahi Malibu. E hilinaʻi iā mākou ke ʻōlelo mākou ʻo ia kekahi o nā kaʻa ʻiʻo maikaʻi loa ma ke alanui. Makemake wale mākou e ʻoi aku ka pōʻino.

Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka SS ma muli o ke kūʻai aku ʻana, a manaʻo mākou ʻo ke kino ke kumu. ʻO wai ka makemake e hoʻokele i kahi kaʻa ʻiʻo e like me ka sedan? ʻAʻole mākou i ʻike, akā ke hele ʻo ia e hana ma ke ʻano he SS, e hoʻoikaika mākou iā mākou iho.

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

Inā makemake ʻoe i ka Jeep Grand Cherokee akā makemake ʻoe i kahi mana hou aʻe ma lalo o ka puʻupuʻu, a laila ʻo ka 1998 palena palena ke ala e hele ai. Ua lilo kēia Cherokee i hoʻolālā hou ʻia mai ka haku o ke alanui a i ka mea luku kaʻa.

Ua kōkua ka 5.9-lita V8 i ka hāʻawi ʻana i ka Cherokee 245 horsepower a me 345 ft-lb o ka torque. Hiki i kāu Cherokee hoʻopuka palena ʻole ke piʻi i kēlā mau kiʻekiʻe? ʻAʻole mākou i manaʻo pēlā.