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Aug. 4, 2011 8:58 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
bigdaddylee82 wrote:

Was sold for $8250 at Barret Jackson Palm Beach in '09. The listing is a typo, it's got a 3.3L making 385 HP. http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=704...

Scan from an old Hot Rod magazine article about it: http://www.berettastuff.com/reference/proto3.shtml

There was also a V8 AWD, and V8 FWD with a "mystery V8" http://www.berettastuff.com/reference/proto1.shtml

http://www.berettastuff.com/reference/proto2.shtml
- Lee
385hp?!?!?! berkeley!!!!!
Aug. 4, 2011 9:08 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

No, it proves that turbos make any car better, and AWD is icing on the cake. Why Subaru doesn't offer an STi version of all of it's vehicles is beyond me.
Aug. 4, 2011 9:20 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

Wait... it's still a Beretta, right? So... an AWD'd turbo'd piece of E36 M3.
Aug. 4, 2011 9:31 a.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher

Rusted_Busted_Spit wrote:

I would so drive that. Very cool. It just goies to show you that GM can make interesting stuff, they just do not have the will to sell it.

Let's not bag on the General too much, GM has recently given us:

C4 Grand Sport

C4 ZR-1

C5 Z06

C6 Z06 + ZR-1

400hp+ Camaro SS

Cobalt SS Turbo

Pontiac G8 GXP 6 spd

Caddy CTS-- CTS-V--- CTS-V Station Wagon!

Caddy -- XLR

Chevy Volt

I'm no GM apologist, but they have produced some of the best performance cars ever made, and occasionally deserve a "tip of the hat".

I don't see another car company out there with the balls to put a 556 hp station wagon on the market! Kudos to GM (for some things at least)
Aug. 4, 2011 9:59 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork

In reply to Joe Gearin:

That is true, I would love a CTS-V wagon, but it does hurt a little to think GM could have sold a cool WRX fighter that many years ago.

I guess like everything else it goes in cycles. They gave us the Buick GN, TyphoonSyclone and all of the small turbo cars from the 80's but up until fairly reciently they have put out mostly boring stuff. I don't hate GM but the world needs more cool interesting cars that don't cost a fortune.
Aug. 4, 2011 10:03 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

Joe Gearin wrote:

Rusted_Busted_Spit wrote:

I would so drive that. Very cool. It just goies to show you that GM can make interesting stuff, they just do not have the will to sell it.

Let's not bag on the General too much, GM has recently given us:

C4 Grand Sport

C4 ZR-1

C5 Z06

C6 Z06 + ZR-1

400hp+ Camaro SS

Cobalt SS Turbo

Pontiac G8 GXP 6 spd

Caddy CTS-- CTS-V--- CTS-V Station Wagon!

Caddy -- XLR

Chevy Volt

Lets not forget the (I thought it was cool) S-10 Xtreme, Solstice/Sky, new Regal GS, and hopefully a Cruze SS soon.
Aug. 4, 2011 10:35 a.m. dculberson HalfDork

And the Syclone and Tyfoon, those were amazing vehicles in their day! Hell, they're still pretty awesome.
Aug. 4, 2011 10:37 a.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher

And don't forget about the twin-engined Citation X-11 that the GM skunkworks produced in the 80's

I've seen this car at Amelia Island and the Turkey Rod Run and it is damn cool. More info here: http://www.reality-check.ca/threads/263996-My-favorite-80s-GM-Oddity-of-the-week
Aug. 4, 2011 2:53 p.m. Vigo Dork

I don't see another car company out there with the balls to put a 556 hp station wagon on the market! Kudos to GM (for some things at least)

I agree with the rest of your post but AMG c63 and e63 wagons count imo.
Aug. 4, 2011 3:05 p.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher

Vigo wrote:

I don't see another car company out there with the balls to put a 556 hp station wagon on the market! Kudos to GM (for some things at least)

I agree with the rest of your post but AMG c63 and e63 wagons count imo.

true......but the Caddy comes with a clutch pedal, which makes it more appealing to me. I'll agree though that the AMG offerings are insanely good ---- with pricing to match.

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