The older I get, the more often I find the answer is just capitalism.

7:1819 is the Nurburgring Lap Time... 

...but it’s still a JK which debuted in ‘07. It is still based off design elements from a world war 2 military vehicle.

“I cannot wrap my head around how these haven’t gotten a redesign in a decade and a half.

Not sure how a Wrangler seems less dated inside than anything.....

Ironic to mention the 996's “plasticky hellscape” interior and then say “you don’t have to look at it from the driver’s seat.” Searching for an affordable Porsche, my budget allowed for a 996 or a 987. Unable to get past those damn headlights and miserable interior, I chose the latter.

You are asking for this. You can still find some AP1's around for about $10k with higher miles but don’t be afraid of that. I let mine go with over 160k and it was still running great.

These days they hit 335 by the 1,000 foot mark. They cut it back from the full quarter mile to keep speeds down about 20 years ago. I wonder what you could do with a TF car optimized for the full mile (gearing and more fuel)?

Can a TFD even hold enough fuel for a full mile?

Top Fuel stops by my local track during part of their season. I’m not a drag racing guy by any means, but I’ve gone a couple of times just because its the absolute top form of racing in that type of Motorsports.

They’re only racing a thousand feet now, but yeah. Power.

That isn’t interesting. The top fuel dragster has 10,000 hp. It takes basically one of those Ford GT’s just to spin the blower. In your analogy, it is like saying a E36 M3 gets stomped by at Veyron.

I read somewhere that if you start a quarter mile at 200mph the top fuel car will pass you somewhere before the finish line lol. But yeah, apples to nitromethane injected oranges.

That Neon would be a hilariously incognito stoplight racer. I can imagine the look on some Hellcat driver’s face when the vanilla looking Neon rips off to 60 (assuming 60 is the local speed limit of course) in 2.5 seconds and then putters away from the next light.

Hrm. I like it, but I’m not sure I like it more than James Glickenhaus’s P4/5

Tiny giraffe!

Some historical notes:

I fail to see the problem.

I have to say. You know how to pick ‘em.

Toyota (and Lexus) grilles are the Bane of my existence.