Muscle Car Comparison

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The Muscle Car Comparison is a comparison of all of the non-racing muscle cars in GT4. The cars in this test are tested on price, horsepower, 0-60, 1/4 mile, Lap on New York, and a Lap on Laguna Seca (great american tracks for great american cars :) ). Points are given based on performance; 7 for 1st, 6 for 2nd, and so on. The cars that were won and not bought had their resale value multiplied by 4.7 since that is about the difference between sale and resale.

All of the cars are dead stock with S2 tires, ASM @ 10 and 10, TCS @ 5, an oil change (horsepower rating is after the oil change), and only cars from the U.S. (Hence no A.C. Cobra)

In the competition there are two classes: Over 375HP and Under 375HP

Over 375HP:
1971 Dodge Charger Superbee Hemi
1962 Buick Special
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle 454 SS
1970 Plymouth Superbird Hemi
1970 Dodge Charger R/T
1971 Plymouth Cuda 440 Six Pack
1976 Shelby Cobra 427

Under 375HP:
1965 Shelby GT350R
1987 Buick GNX
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1963 Chevrolet Corvette (C2)
1969 Chevrolet Corvette (C3)
1964 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans GTO

Price (Name/price/points)​
Over 375HP
1. Superbird Hemi / $42,500 / 7
2. Buick Special / $58,000 / 6
3. Cuda 440 Six Pack / $58,360 / 5
4. Chevelle 454 SS / $70,000 / 4
5. Charger R/T / $75,000 / 3
6. Charger Superbee Hemi / $80,000 / 2
7. Cobra / $530,550 / 1

Under 375HP
1. GNX / $31,080 / 7
2. Tempest Le Mans GTO / $52,600 / 6
3. Camaro SS / $60,000 / 5
4. Camaro Z28 / $65,000 / 4
5. Corvette (C3) / $71,000 / 3
6. Corvette (C2) / $84,890 / 2
7. GT350R / $105,955 / 1

Horsepower (name/power/points)​
Over 375HP
1. Buick Special / 615Hp / 7
2. Cobra / 516Hp / 6
3. Chevelle 454 SS / 473Hp / 5
4.(tie) Charger Superbee Hemi / 453Hp / 4
Superbird Hemi / 453Hp / 4
6. Cuda 440 Six Pack / 409Hp / 2
7. Charger R/T / 400Hp / 1

Under 375HP
1. Corvette (C3) / 374Hp / 7
2. Tempest Le Mans GTO / 348Hp / 6
3. GT350R / 326Hp / 5
4. Camaro SS / 319Hp / 4
5. Camaro Z28 / 309Hp / 3
6. GNX / 294Hp / 2
7. Corvette (C2) / 265Hp / 1

0-60(name/time/points)​
Over 375HP
1. Cobra / 3.866s / 7
2. Charger R/T / 4.933s / 6
3. Buick Special / 4.983s / 5
4. Chevelle 454 SS / 5.1s / 4
5. Charger Superbee Hemi / 5.183s / 3
6. Superbird Hemi / 5.25s / 2
7. Cuda 440 Six Pack / 5.733s / 1

Under 375HP
1.(tie) Corvette (C3) / 5.35s / 7
Camaro SS / 5.35s / 7
3. GT350R / 5.366s / 5
4. Tempest Le Mans GTO / 5.56s / 4
5. GNX / 5.9s / 3
6. Camaro Z28 / 6.0s / 2
7. Corvette (C2) / 6.666s / 1

1/4 Mile (name/time/points)​
Over 375HP
1. Cobra / 11.862s / 7
2. Buick Special / 12.519s / 6
3. Charger R/T / 13.165s / 5
4. Chevelle 454 SS / 13.197s / 4
5. Charger Superbee Hemi / 13.475s / 3
6. Superbird Hemi / 13.505s / 2
7. Cuda 440 Six Pack / 14.376s / 1

Under 375HP
1. Corvette (C3) / 13.631s / 7
2. GT350R / 13.634s / 6
3. Tempest Le Mans GTO / 13.814s / 5
4. Camaro SS / 13.821s / 4
5. GNX / 14.363s / 3
6. Camaro Z28 / 14.373s / 2
7. Corvette (C2) / 14.689s / 1

Lap of New York (Name/Time/Points)​
Over 375HP
1. Buick Special / 1:45.750 / 7
2. Cobra / 1: 47.397 / 6
3. Chevelle 454 SS / 1:53.450 / 5
4. Superbird Hemi / 1:55. 784 / 4
5. Charger Superbee Hemi / 1:55.904 / 3
6. Charger R/T / 1:56.763 / 2
7. Cuda 440 Six Pack / 2:00.690 / 1

Under 375HP
1. Corvette (C3) / 1:54.470 / 7
2. GT350R / 1:55.862 / 6
3. Camaro SS / 1:57.721 / 5
4. Camaro Z28 / 1:57.897 / 4
5. Tempest Le Mans GTO / 1:59.291 / 3
6. Corvette (C2) / 1:59.960 / 2
7. GNX / 2:00.586 / 1

Lap of Laguna Seca (name/time/points)​
Over 375HP
1. Shelby / 1:35.850 / 7
2. Buick Special / 1:41.288 / 6
3. Chevelle 454 SS / 1:42.427
4. Charger Superbee Hemi / 1:43.355 / 4
5. Charger R/T / 1:43.618 / 3
6. Superbird Hemi / 1:44.389 / 2
7. Cuda 440 Six Pack / 1:46.991 / 1

Under 375HP
1. Corvette (C3) / 1:43.787 / 7
2. GT350R / 1:43.998 / 6
3. Tempest Le Mans GTO / 1:44.842 / 5
4. Camaro SS / 1:45.136 / 4
5. Camaro Z28 / 1:46.141 / 3
6. Corvette (C2) / 1:48.374 / 2
7. GNX / 1:48.612 / 1

Final Results (Name/points)​
Over 375HP
1. 1962 Buick Special / 37pts
2. 1967 Shelby Cobra / 34pts
3. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle 454 SS / 27pts
4. 1970 Plymouth Superbird Hemi / 21pts
5. 1970 Dodge Charger R/T / 20pts
6. 1971 Dodge Charger Superbee Hemi / 19pts
7. 1971 Plymouth Cuda 440 Six Pack / 11pts

Under 375HP
1. 1969 Chevrolet Corvette (C3) / 38pts
2.(tie) 1965 Shelby GT350R / 29pts
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS / 29pts
1964 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans GTO / 29pts
5. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 / 18pts
6. 1987 Buick GNX / 17pts
7. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette (C2) / 9pts

Enjoy, luvAMG98​
 
Nice job! What muscle did you find most enjoyable to drive?
Personally I like both Shelbys, with the 350 on top (love that engine sound!).
 
The Buick Special should really be thrown out of this comparison. It isn't a stock factory car. Its a complete custom.
 
Nice job! What muscle did you find most enjoyable to drive?
Personally I like both Shelbys, with the 350 on top (love that engine sound!).
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Personally i like the Cobra 427 more but the GT350 really surprised me how well it did.

The Buick Special should really be thrown out of this comparison. It isn't a stock factory car. Its a complete custom.
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Well its based on a car from that era and it had some power so i threw it in their just to see how itd to and it did surprisngly well, i thot it end up alot farther down the list.
 
I am not really a big muscle car fan... but the engine sounds on the 350 is just great. Once in a while i take it out on a spin. Kept it stock and im nothing think of point anything into it. I dont like there small gears doh. I love the Cuda which is one of my favorites and is sounds crappy and tops out at 120. Kinda sad but i keep in mind they are real heavy cars. Yet i like any of the cars in GT4
 
Nice work. 👍
Good info, and excellent presentation.
How'd you find the lap of New York though? A-Spec or B-Spec?
 
How'd you find the lap of New York though? A-Spec or B-Spec?
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I b-spec'd both places but reset the ps2 after each car so the b-spec skill level never changed

That's a shame...
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If i didnt do that theyd spin the wheels like crazy and get no launch at all. + the muscle cars are bad enough through corners already, with out asm i dont know wut would happen.
 
I was just about to say, 'What about the XR7??'.
Good writeup, anyway.

Just thinking, what about the Jensen Interceptor? I believe that could count as a musclecar (hey, it's got a Mopar 440).

EDIT - I guess the Jensen is British, isn't it?
 

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