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What is?
V8 engine horsepower and torque, the lower the price of the double-drive two-door car or car seat orientation pickup.
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origin
different opinions about the origin of muscle cars, but there is a saying very credible: 1949 Oldsmobile launched a rocket 88 (1949 Oldsmobile rocket 88) can be called muscle cars of the originator. It has a powerful engine for the first time power – the United States first high-compression OHV V8 engine equipped than to the lightweight body. The car meets the American public was eager for performance and speed. “Rocket 88” was in 1950 NASCAR race star, won eight games in 10 games at the time. It was by lightning success, people have every reason to believe, is equipped with 100kW (135ps) V8 engine Oldsmobile Rocket 88 is the first “muscle car.”
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Further reading
mentioned muscle car, you can not say drag racing (Drag Race). Normalization of American drag racing schedule only a quarter of a mile (about 400 meters), the race both cars began to accelerate from standstill to start at the starting line, the first crossed from the start point 4The end of the finish line straight about 00 meters to the winner. This drag racing very demanding for the car hard acceleration capacity requirements. The rapid acceleration capability greatly depends on the one hand, the size of the car torque. So, love the people have linear acceleration of the equipment on the truck was supposed to be a large displacement, high torque engine into a lightweight sports car in the body, thus creating a strong acceleration of these muscle cars. It can be said with the rise of muscle car drag racing inseparable.
