I actually compared a hybred and normal engine when I was test driving cars. Same car, different engine and the hybred blew the other away. Hold on Cowboy kinda fun. Felt better than a turbo. Alas, I ended up with a different make. Not sure that would translate the same in a truck.
Hope the REO doesn't go the way of the Elio car. They were taking orders, building prototypes etc. then BAM gone.
I had a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis. It had the Dual Exhaust option and floor shifter. Yes you heard that right. That was a rare option on a Merc. It was a little faster than the Crown Vic cop cars of the time. 250 hp with handling package. Yeah it was super reliable and tough as nails. You want the later models with the wider track and more power. Classic American sedan. 0-60 in 8 seconds. I also had the last of the Chevy small blocks: 1991 Chevy Corvette with the L97 350 TPi motor and 4-speed automatic OD transmission. It had ABS and electronically controlled suspension. But no other nanny shit. Another reliable V8, and relatively simple compared to today's cars. And was fast too. 250 hp on a car that was so light! 0-60 in 5 seconds. The Chevy small block so much better than the Ford 4.6. After all that I got the Mustang GT with the 4.6 SOHC 3 valve with 5-speed automatic. Oh my goodness! Not as fast as the Corvette, didn't handle as good, but just as much fun. Maybe more fun. The looks alone was killer. Looked like a modern Bullitt style 'Stang. And the sound of that V8 was intoxicating. I can go on and on with V8's!
Canoo as well
REO Speedwagon originated in my home town where I still live! You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tuna Fish! Just sayin.
My 0-60 was 5 seconds. Not fast by today's standards, but respectable. Never ran a 1/4 mile. I had a 3rd party ECU to keep A/F ratios proper, and a large water cooled intercooler to keep intake temps under control.. and a knock sensor to keep from grenading it. I still own it, started to move to a turbo, but fell ill and never finished the work. I really need to get back to it, at 70+ you start to feel the timeline a bit.
I get it, early 70's for me as well. I won't do any major work now. Partly age and partly technology. One more for that list I mentioned. '70 Mustang Mach 1 with a 428 CJ. With a very early aftermarket electronic ignition, traction bars and custom dual exhaust, ran 13.83 @ 104. Motors got progressively smaller with no hit to performance. The handling got exponentially better though.
