Okay, so here's one a bit for the lulz, brought to you by somebody who has clearly been seduced by big fat 4 digit output numbers...
I played around with an oversquare huge block V8 (pertinent to the above discussion), to see if I could come up with a nostalgia hero car based on the Dodge Charger's frame (because the new Challenger looks nice and all but where's the remake of the Charger???). The essence of this model is part of the big beefy and somewhat overweight sector of American Muscle pony cars, as opposed to the (slightly) leaner, pricier beasts like the Viper. Of course, what 'affordable' really means varies from person to person, I imagine a car like this would actually be approaching 50000-60000USD... for the stock version... and I wouldn't ever buy one myself).
Then some tuner got their hands on it and decided why not shoot for the magic 1000hp? Because every car that has 1000hp in it must be awesome. Not to mention it'll rough idle like all hell and you'll be fighting the clutch every time you stop at the lights, but, you know, A THOUSAND HP!!!
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As you can see the mpg kind of isn't great as a result, it's actually just a little worse than Dodge Viper fuel consumption... but then again that's hardly surprising given the engine was pushed to its limits.
Below is the full list of stats, as I wanted to show you exactly what this car might actually be like:
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All quality sliders in the chassis and the modelling of the car were left at 0. It has a 6 speed dual clutch RWD drivetrain geared tall for easy cruising (but also because if you fang it down the salt flats you
can get to 368km/h!!!) It sits on four sports compound 295/25R17s, the rear ones of which you could melt within the evening. Inside is nothing fancy, but you won't be left lacking either, with 2 superlight seats, the default amount of sound insulation (which is to say, not enough to not be fairly overwhelmed by the V8 roar), standard entertainment options, all the usual driving assists (except for launch control, what kind of American Muscle needs launch control!?), and of course, the safety has been upgraded to Premium, because a car this fast on the road can easily turn into rocket powered doom.
(This post has to be spread over 2 as the attachment limit for a post is 3...)