Exactly. From a 30mph roll, it might be a race, but from the line, in the real world? Its a front wheel drive. No chance. And yeah, sure, there were freaks and outliers, but Buick had 'em too. In the late 80's, it was GN vs 5.0L Mustangs, thats it. Its a legendary rivalry for a reason, and there was no one else in the game. The Corvettes got to watch, as did everything else. Only the old stuff was fast.

I had forgot about chryslers turbo 4cyl platform in the 80s. Those cars were quick and embarrassed many a V8-old and new. But 4 cylinders and front wheel drive? The classic muscle car crowd including myself just never warmed up to them. Dark time in the 80s for rear drive V8 Mopar lovin folks.

A lot of great points here for sure. I’ve had a ton of experience with all of these 80’s cars. I bought a brand new 5.0 and took it to the track with 47 miles on it. 14.20. At the time I knew 16 people with GN’s. My brother in laws father was a big shot at Chrysler. He had a ton of Cool FWD Dodges. The fact is that GN’s were the most responsive to simple bolt on mods. So easy to go 12’s. Mustangs did it with a lot more work and the dodges had a tendency to break. The turbo dodgeguys have now figured out what combos stay together. Anyway I really enjoyed the late eighties and early 90’s.
Buying my Bee in 93 really changed my direction.
Here’s a video
https://youtu.be/yTJEsiLes2U

KID

Didn't the 1989 Turbo Trans Am use a slightly hotter version of the Buick Turbo V6?

Yes they had to mod the heads to fit properly under the hood and a slightly larger turbo where the major upgrades. Good for high 14’s out of the box.
KID

High 14s?

http://www.gtasourcepage.com/8920thTACDReview.html

Oops typo. I meant to say mid to high 13’s. I was there they ran great!
KID

For a moment there I thought you were Duffman incognito.