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03-21-06, 08:11 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Member  | | | | | 300 HP is not what it used to be.
I just saw an add for the new impala that has 303HP V8. That little piece of crap is now up to an ETC in HP. What is the world coming to. Is anyone scared?  |
03-21-06, 08:16 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1998 SLS - 160,000 mi | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Petoskey, MI Age: 28 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
But it doesn't have the character of a Cadillac...or that's what I tell myself... |
03-21-06, 08:16 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Perkiomenville, PA | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
Lets see....Impala vs Eldorado  NO CONTEST! |
03-21-06, 08:41 PM
|  | I guess I've always liked tank tops... Cadillac(s): None | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Age: 38 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
It doesn't even take 300 horsepower to beat our ole Caddys.. Even the Hyundais are quicker now...
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03-21-06, 10:32 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Master Cadillac(s): 2007 BMW 335i coupe, 2002 Seville SLS, 2004 Escalade | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 20 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
...Hyundai doesn't have a V-Series line  |
03-21-06, 10:59 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1997 Cadillac Eldorado ETC & 1994 Pontiac Firehawk | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Age: 20 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
Ummm....I'm 16 and I know this....people are starting to care about motors again. Don't act like this is the first time a lot of cars had motors crankin hp.....The Muscle Car Era just coming back and a lil more technlogicaly advanced. |
03-22-06, 12:19 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Member | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jackson, MS | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
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Originally Posted by Administrator It doesn't even take 300 horsepower to beat our ole Caddys.. Even the Hyundais are quicker now... | That MAY be true, but when those Hyundais are the age our cars are now they'll all be in the junkyard while ours are still cruising. |
03-22-06, 12:57 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Member | | | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
Horsepower sells cars, torque gets them flying! Mack trucks have 400+ hp wouldn't back down to one if he revved his truck at a red light trailer or not.Northstars are good performers because they have a good torque curve |
03-22-06, 03:37 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 2005 STS-V, 1992 Eldorado | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Near Houston Age: 59 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
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Originally Posted by DGUT I just saw an add for the new impala that has 303HP V8. That little piece of crap is now up to an ETC in HP. What is the world coming to. Is anyone scared? | Don't give the Impala a second thought!
I did not buy my Cadillac's for the advertised horsepower. I bought them because I like them and I enyoy them both.
My 429SCJ Torino and HI-PO Mustang are brute force muscle cars. They are not Cadillac's and never will be. I enjoy the awesome lurch and radical idle these old cars have, but alas, they are not the fastest on the street either.
The bottom line is, ya' gotta love 'em for what they are! |
03-22-06, 05:59 AM
|  | Banned Cadillac(s): 1995 ETC, 75 Deville, Cad500 powered 73 Apollo, 94 Mark VIII | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Albuquerque, NM Age: 22 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
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Originally Posted by Administrator It doesn't even take 300 horsepower to beat our ole Caddys.. Even the Hyundais are quicker now... | And what Hyundai would that be, Sal? Tiburons are the fastest they make AFAIK, and they're damn near a full second behind in the 1/4. |
03-22-06, 06:54 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 2005 STS-V, 1992 Eldorado | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Near Houston Age: 59 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
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Originally Posted by davesdeville And what Hyundai would that be, Sal? Tiburons are the fastest they make AFAIK, and they're damn near a full second behind in the 1/4. | I believe it was Sal's implied reference more than the car.... |
03-22-06, 07:54 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 1997 ETC (sold), 2004 Escalade, 2007 HD Road King Classic | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Age: 45 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
Don't get cuaght up in horsepower.... a car is more than it's horsepower number.
I used to have a Corvette. That had great horsepower. It was a very nice car. But you do give up things to have that.... the comfort is not at Eldorado levels, I can assure you of that. The cockpit is rather claustrophobic. You need to be a gymnast, or a contortionist, or maybe a performer in Cirque de Soleil to get in & out of the thing.... Plus you'll also get the added benefit of being pulled over constantly. Also, when your insurance premium comes, you'll need to sit down, take a nitroglycerin tablet, take a prozac, maybe throw in a Vicodin for the pain, and THEN open the envelope....
The Eldorado is a different experience entirely. It has plenty of horsepower, plenty, but it ALSO has comfort, a trunk, a nice roomy cockpit to spread out in....
A car is more than the sum of it's numbers.... |
03-22-06, 08:11 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1998 SLS - 160,000 mi | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Petoskey, MI Age: 28 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
Patrick, that was very comforting. 
I'll always love a cadillac over anything else. |
03-22-06, 08:29 AM
|  | Auto Enthusiast Cadillac(s): NONE | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downers Grove,IL Age: 29 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
I am very impressed with my Dad's 2006 Charger SRT-8. When you combine luxury, technology, and 425hp for $43K.... you know the car market is changing and 300hp is saved for mid-entry vehicles. |
03-22-06, 08:53 AM
|  | Zeeee-yaaaa Cadillac(s): 07 STS 1SG, 03 STS, 74 Eldo, 98 Z28, PAST: 97 ETC | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cheswick, PA Age: 23 | | | Re: 300 HP is not what it used to be.
true but we can still roast the entry charger with the 6 cyl and give the base v8 a good run... my big problem is why the hell did they make the charger nothing but a 4 door version of the magnum it looks like a dodge ram and an intrepids bastard kid, the challenger i think dodge is doing right | | Cadillac Discussion Tools | | | 
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