Top 10 Best American Sports Cars Of The 2000s
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By the time 2000, American sports buses had been dragged through the slush enough.
No longer were companies going to endure the conception that American buses could n’t handle a corner or keep up with the competition on a racetrack. America was n’t just going to make better sports buses ; it was time to make some of the world’s stylish.
From sport compacts to pickups to supercars, America took the automotive fight to the world in the first decade of the new renaissance. When the dust settled, some truly spectacular buses surfaced. Then are the 10 stylish. Did we miss anything? Tell us in the commentary below.
10. 2008- 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbo
The Chevrolet Cobalt SS produced from 2008 until 2010 may be the most uncredited performance auto of its decade. With a2.0- liter turbocharged four- cylinder machine, the little Cobalt produced 260 hp and 260 lb- ft of necklace.
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Equipped with a five- speed primer transmission and a well- tuned suspense, the Cobalt was incredibly quick around a racetrack, thanks in large part to grippy 225/ 40R18 summer tires. The Cobalt SS was so presto, in fact, that during independent testing, the SS was just as quick or quicker than a Mitsubishi EVO and Subaru WRX STI around a road course.
9. 2000- 2004 Ford F- 150 Lightning
What list of American sports buses would be complete without a hot rod volley truck? The conception of putting big power in a half- ton volley was nothing new, but Ford decided to make the F- 150 Lightning further than just a collapse machine.
The Lightning entered proper sports tires, with 295/ 45R18’s in the reverse along with a lower, beefed up suspense. Under the hood lay a supercharged5.4- liter V8 that originally made 340 hp and 440 lb- ft of necklace, but would latterly be banged to 380 hp and 450 lb- ft. Although the F- 150 could handle better than enough much any other truck on the road, it was straight- line speed that really set this truck piecemeal.
8. 2004- 2006 Pontiac GTO
Another uncredited GM performance auto was the Pontiac GTO. Available for just three short times, the GTO was a failure from a deals perspective. numerous point to Pontiac’s decision to use the legendary GTO name on this rebadged Australian sports coupe as its downfall, but the real reason had further to do with price.
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It’s a shame the auto did n’t last longer, as it had all the right go-fast corridor. originally available with a5.7- liter V8 making 350 hp and 365 lb- ft of necklace, in 2005, the machine was yanked for a more important6.0- liter V8 making 400 hp and 400 lb- ft of necklace. Available with a six- speed primer or a four- speed automatic, the GTO was a perfect mix of a muscle auto, a sports auto and a grand tourer.
7. 2008- 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8
A fresh take on an old- academy, big power muscle auto, the Dodge Challenger SRT8 was large, flashy and fast. Powered by a6.1- liter V8 making 425 hp and 420 lb- ft of necklace, the Challenger was more at home on the drag strip than a road course.
Although it would technically contend with the retro- inspired Ford Mustang and forthcoming Chevrolet Camaro, the Challenger was larger than both of those two and did n’t feature the same each- around performance. The SRT8 made up for it with comfort, style and presence.
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This was also just the morning of the SRT contenders. moment the offer ludicrous quantities of power.
6. 2008- 2009 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500KR
The KR in the Shelby Mustang GT500KR name stands for King of the Road and when it came to power, this Shelby wears the crown. Making 540 hp and 510 lb- ft of necklace from a supercharged5.4- liter V8, the GT500KR super muscle auto had 40 hp and 30 lb- ft more than a regular Shelby Mustang during that time.
nominated to look like the original 1968 GT500KR, the Mustang had the presence to back up its performance. And, unlike a lot of Mustangs, it had staggered tires with the hinder bus wearing 285 mm-wide rubber while the front wore 255 mm-wide tires.
5. 2004- 2009 Cadillac CTS- V
2004 can be marked as the time that Cadillac really began to exfoliate its old, stodgy image. This was the time the first CTS- V burst onto the scene sporting a 400- hp5.7- liter V8. Only available with a six- speed primer transmission, this hinder- wheel- drive luxury hydrofoil was serious about performance and entered thorough upgrades from the ground up.
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