Originally Posted by Slappy3243

I have one now. I traded in my GTO on June 8th for a brand new 2013 Premium GT. I haven't added a sig yet.



The difference to me between the Mustang I have now and my GTO that makes the GTO more of a muscle car in my eyes is the fact that the back seats (while annoying to get into) were very comfortable, even for a large adult. My Mustang or my Firehawk, not so much . My GTO was also about 100 lbs heavier.

As far as the current Mustang and other similar cars go, I too would like to see a drop in weight. The problem is that it is difficult to build light weight tin cans like the foxbodies or 3rd gen Camaros this day in age. Safety has been a big part and people also want more features. I wouldn't want a stripper like you do, but I can understand where you are coming from. All modern V8 cars need to go on a diet. I will never give up my V8 though . I need it.



This makes sense as well. On the back roads in 5th, I am around 2000-2100 RPM. At least in 5th gear, the engine doesn't feel bogged and it still has fairly snappy acceleration. Thanks!



See my explanation about the GTO being a muscle car above. It's just my opinion of course. The modern GTO's share the same roots as the original. GM shoved a powerful V8 in the Holden Monaro which was produced in Australia. So, in my opinion, it meets the criteria for a muscle car.

You bring up a good point about the WS6. The tagline in the commercials was actually, "The Muscle Car lives". To me, the WS6 was still a pony car. It is lightweight enough and has small backseats that seem to be thrown in there to lower insurance costs and not step on the Corvettes of the time.

I would consider the modern Challenger to be a muscle car. I would also go a bit further and say the SRT-8 Charger is a muscle car as well, even though it has 4 doors.

Anyway, that is just my take on it. Whatever others believe is fine. I will not get upset if we disagree .