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[doog]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Crown_Victoria

Ford tried to discontinue then a number of years ago but such was the outcry from US and Canadian cops, they reconsidered....  And it lives on....  

Wouldn't fancy driving a shed like that at 165 MPH.

Kevin

I think you steer them using a rudder!!

Doug

[Hog]

They seem to be using Dodge Chargers more and more at the moment

[Marks DTM Calib]

And Cadillacs....

Just goes to show how poor the 4.5 V8 is as it develops little more than a 3.0 V6!

Now the small block Chevvy engine....that is a very flexible and pwoerful unit.

[Martin_1962]

when i was in New York, the cabbie that took us to the airport was an ex-cop car, it bouned around all over the place, tyres squealing on the slightest of corners.

They also get less than 200bhp from the 4.6 V8  

Sounded nice enough though...

lol my dad had a mercury cougar which is basically a two door version, that was only 210bhp but like you said tunnie they do sound nice enough

Well,
I don't like people knocking American cars all the time, remember that a 4.6 v8 in a mustang produces 300bhp and would destroy any omega

A chap in Norway would dispute that

[Martin_1962]

I have I think a late 1970s Observer book of cars.

Age it like this Rovers - SD1 V8 and P6 2200.

Rootes were Avenger and Hunter

LRs were 2 door RR and Series 3

Fords small car was Mk2 Escort

Lamborghini had a few cars including the LP400 & Uracco.

The Yanks - well they had a few with 80bhp 4.2l sixes.

That is less than the average 1980s 600cc bike, and similar to a same time period 1.6 British car. And specific power was less per litre than many rail traction power units (tuned for reliability).

Those cars would have been better with a detuned 2.0l engine.

[Omega man 2]

when i was in New York, the cabbie that took us to the airport was an ex-cop car, it bouned around all over the place, tyres squealing on the slightest of corners.

They also get less than 200bhp from the 4.6 V8  

Sounded nice enough though...

lol my dad had a mercury cougar which is basically a two door version, that was only 210bhp but like you said tunnie they do sound nice enough

Well,
I don't like people knocking American cars all the time, remember that a 4.6 v8 in a mustang produces 300bhp and would destroy any omega

A chap in Norway would dispute that

Sledgehammer Corvette

[Martin_1962]

when i was in New York, the cabbie that took us to the airport was an ex-cop car, it bouned around all over the place, tyres squealing on the slightest of corners.

They also get less than 200bhp from the 4.6 V8  

Sounded nice enough though...

lol my dad had a mercury cougar which is basically a two door version, that was only 210bhp but like you said tunnie they do sound nice enough

Well,
I don't like people knocking American cars all the time, remember that a 4.6 v8 in a mustang produces 300bhp and would destroy any omega

A chap in Norway would dispute that

Sledgehammer Corvette

Would be interesting though - still think the Norwegian Omega would be quicker. That Corvette is only 880bhp!

[Omega man 2]

when i was in New York, the cabbie that took us to the airport was an ex-cop car, it bouned around all over the place, tyres squealing on the slightest of corners.

They also get less than 200bhp from the 4.6 V8  

Sounded nice enough though...

lol my dad had a mercury cougar which is basically a two door version, that was only 210bhp but like you said tunnie they do sound nice enough

Well,
I don't like people knocking American cars all the time, remember that a 4.6 v8 in a mustang produces 300bhp and would destroy any omega

A chap in Norway would dispute that

Sledgehammer Corvette

Would be interesting though - still think the Norwegian Omega would be quicker. That Corvette is only 880bhp!

I'm always arguing with a mate that american cars are better (I always win)

Try this one on for size
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL8wyupQj70[/media]

A 40 year old dodge charger with 950bhp and enough torque to reverse the big bang

[Martin_1962]

when i was in New York, the cabbie that took us to the airport was an ex-cop car, it bouned around all over the place, tyres squealing on the slightest of corners.

They also get less than 200bhp from the 4.6 V8  

Sounded nice enough though...

lol my dad had a mercury cougar which is basically a two door version, that was only 210bhp but like you said tunnie they do sound nice enough

Well,
I don't like people knocking American cars all the time, remember that a 4.6 v8 in a mustang produces 300bhp and would destroy any omega

A chap in Norway would dispute that

Sledgehammer Corvette

Would be interesting though - still think the Norwegian Omega would be quicker. That Corvette is only 880bhp!

I'm always arguing with a mate that american cars are better (I always win)

Try this one on for size
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL8wyupQj70[/media]

A 40 year old dodge charger with 950bhp and enough torque to reverse the big bang

Still 50bhp down

[jerry]

Me, I love old school American muscle cars, but previous posters are right, considering the massive engines the bhp on a lot of them was almost feeble unless they stuck on a great f*ck off supercharger. Where as, as Im sure Ive said before (sorry), the Japs were producing normally aspirated cars making a 100bhp per litre which is no mean feat. Always makes me laugh when I look at some of my old Top Trumps (remember them) and the power output on all these old classic cars in relation to their engine sizes is really poor. How technology comes on eh? Mind you, the styling aint necessarily better!
                                                     jerry

[bertiecbx550]

Wheres Daisy Duke gone? 8-)

[jerry]

Or Starsky's Grande Torino!!