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Posted: 4/27/2015 12:45:49 AM EDT
FWIW, FWD=HIV to me. Still, there were some relatively quick domestic FWD cars produced over the past 25 years that seem to have been completely forgotten about, while under-lit/winged imports seem to get celebrated for some reason. Can anyone think of a few quick (for the time or otherwise) domestic FWD's that have been forgotten?

I'd submit the Acheiva SCX W41, Lumina/Monte Carlo/Cutlass with the 3.4 DOHC or any Alero with a 5-speed and 3.4 SFI. What say the hive?
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 12:46:45 AM EDT
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Olds Aurora with the 4.0 was decently fast for it's size and time (circa 1998).

 
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 12:50:57 AM EDT
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Eldorado’s ran good thanks to the Northstar and look outstanding
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 12:51:19 AM EDT
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Taurus SHO.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 12:52:49 AM EDT
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Late 90s Mercury Cougar. Fast and exceptional handling.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 12:52:50 AM EDT
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Regal GS with the super charged 3.8
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 12:53:58 AM EDT
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Dodge Omni GLH-S
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 12:54:43 AM EDT
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It was laughable, but the Turbo Colt in 84', was just a hair off of the Fastest.

Smog motors sucked.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 12:58:51 AM EDT
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Those are some gay ass cars
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:02:19 AM EDT
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1986 Shelby GLHS
1987 Shelby GLHS
Shelby CSX
Citation X-11
Spirit RT
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:03:17 AM EDT
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Dodge neon
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:05:53 AM EDT
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Friend of mine had a GLH turbo.  Ended up giving it back under the lemon law.  It spent more time in the shop than it did in his driveway, and he worked for the dealership.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:06:22 AM EDT
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I had an omni glh in high school, that thing was wicked quick back in the day. Made a few pretty boys in pony cars whimper with that little granny mobile.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:08:23 AM EDT
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Dodge/Chrysler put a turbo in a bunch of their FWD cars in the 90's.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:08:30 AM EDT
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Cobalt SS is supposed to be pretty quick.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:08:47 AM EDT
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I had an 85 Shelby Charger with the 2.2 turbo. Peppy.. when it ran
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:12:51 AM EDT
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Ford probe GT turbo.


 
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:23:00 AM EDT
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The SRT-4 was a tire roasting,  torque steer having econobox.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:25:53 AM EDT
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The FWD Impala SS's.

Those were fast as shit.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:26:44 AM EDT
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Buick/Olds 3.8 series II super charcged or NA, FTW!!!!!
Buick century, or Le Sabre
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:26:59 AM EDT
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Yep
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:29:22 AM EDT
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Dodge Stealth twin turbo?
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:32:15 AM EDT
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Plymouth Laser was my first thought. with a few mods it was not hard to get them in the 12s. The Omni was also on my list

Plymouth Laser RS Turbo 0-60 mph 7.0 | Quarter mile 14.8
Shelby GLHS 0–60 mph 6.5 | Quarter Mile 14.8
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:32:41 AM EDT
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1966 Oldsmobile Toronado

The Oldsmobile Toronado is a personal luxury car produced by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors from 1966 to 1992. Designed to compete with the Ford Thunderbird and GM's own Buick Riviera, the Toronado is historically significant as the first U.S.-produced front-wheel drive automobile since the demise of the Cord in 1937.
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Link Posted: 4/27/2015 1:55:34 AM EDT
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I think that was AWD.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 2:01:24 AM EDT
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Neon srt-4

Also i think the cobalt ss isnt half bad
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 2:02:28 AM EDT
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The Oldsmobile Toronado is a personal luxury car produced by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors from 1966 to 1992. Designed to compete with the Ford Thunderbird and GM's own Buick Riviera, the Toronado is historically significant as the first U.S.-produced front-wheel drive automobile since the demise of the Cord in 1937.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_Toronado

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/66Toronado.jpg/1024px-66Toronado.jpg





 The front wheel drive models were difficult to work on.  They had a very early front wheel drive setup.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 2:05:45 AM EDT
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Neon SRT
Cobalt SS
Taurus SHO

I suppose you could throw in the Diamond Star coupes (Plymouth Laser/Eagle Talon) although they weren't that magical in hindsight.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 3:05:36 AM EDT
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The omni "goes like hell"-s.

Still one of my favorites!
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 3:10:43 AM EDT
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FWIW, FWD=HIV to me. Still, there were some relatively quick domestic FWD cars produced over the past 25 years that seem to have been completely forgotten about, while under-lit/winged imports seem to get celebrated for some reason. Can anyone think of a few quick (for the time or otherwise) domestic FWD's that have been forgotten?

I'd submit the Acheiva SCX W41, Lumina/Monte Carlo/Cutlass with the 3.4 DOHC or any Alero with a 5-speed and 3.4 SFI. What say the hive?
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Ford Taurus SHO. Ford Fusion SHO.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 3:12:21 AM EDT
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This.

Was my dream car for about 4 yrs.

/would still love to have one.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 3:15:41 AM EDT
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Isuzu Impulse turbo, 160 hp, weighed 2400 lbs.

Stupid fast, especially for the early 90s.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 3:15:46 AM EDT
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I had a 92 Grand Prix with the 3.4 Z34 DOHC motor.
It was not fast (although it was a little quicker than a Mustang 5.0)...
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 3:17:02 AM EDT
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Buick Park Avenue ultra with a supercharged 3.8l v6



Pontiac Gran Prix with the same motor.




I had a 1999 PA Ultra...awesome car...very quick, great fuel economy, very comfortable, and had a very cool,HUD while driving.  It may have seemed like an old man' scar...but it really was a sleeper from the word go.












Link Posted: 4/27/2015 3:18:59 AM EDT
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srt-4. awesome car. just a douchy community of owners had them
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 3:29:38 AM EDT
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The late 60's-early 70's olds tornado and cadillac eldorados..385 hp and 475 ft lbs of torque..and they were tanks.....










Link Posted: 4/27/2015 3:37:53 AM EDT
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still driving my 02 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. Not the fastest,  but pretty good for a mid 90s design.  240 hp.  supercharged.  Easy to up that with a simple pulley swap.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 4:06:54 AM EDT
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A buddy in high school had a 1990 Dodge Daytona turbo that was pretty quick and a lot of fun. We were coming back from the in-laws late at night on a deserted 4 lane highway when we hit a red light on the outskirts of town. While stopped at the light, a kid in a ratted out Omni GLH-S pulled up next to us. As I was all geeked out and explaining how that wasn't just a POS hatchback-it was actually a quick car, that kid just matted it when the light changed. In a puff of tire/oil smoke he was absolutely gone... The amount of real estate he covered in that roughed up hatchback was something to behold.

The Taurus SHO is probably the most notable, therefore not really "forgotten". A second gen SHO with a 5-speed was definitely a going machine... Speaking of Ford, I always thought the Contour SVT was a neat car. Haven't seen one of those in awhile... The second generation Probe GT was also a quick car, but being essentially a Mazda- I'm not sure it makes my arbitrary requirements for "domestic"

The Bonneville SSEi would have to make the list too, as would the Northstar equipped GXP.

The Chevy Beretta's were kinda neat, again for what they were. IIRC, the 0-60 and 1/4 weren't all that far off of the Camaro...



Link Posted: 4/27/2015 4:37:42 AM EDT
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The turbocharged version is the fastest FD period, end of story.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 4:40:27 AM EDT
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The supercharged version was fast but the turbo version could hang with exotic cars on the road course.
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Link Posted: 4/27/2015 5:27:33 AM EDT
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Contour SVT.



Had one for about 12 years. Fun car.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 5:29:54 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 4/27/2015 8:17:24 AM EDT
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The late 60's-early 70's olds tornado and cadillac eldorados..385 hp and 475 ft lbs of torque..and they were tanks.....
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/66Toronado.jpg
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Can't be sure about the Tornado, but my Dad had a then new 1975 Eldorado and it was RWD with a 520 cubic inch behemoth under the hood.

 
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 8:19:23 AM EDT
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Define forgotten but on a racetrack if I have to have "domestic front wheel drive" a new Focus ST is the tits.



Sucks butt on the street though.
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 8:22:29 AM EDT
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Not sure about Domestic.  I'd guess the Buick Riviera Supercharged was pretty close to the top.

Import...FWD...maybe Nissan Maxima, unless there's a V8 FWD.
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I'd really like one of these,the styling is 80s cool to me. IIRC it was drawn by Ford Italy.

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Link Posted: 4/27/2015 9:02:42 AM EDT
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My ex-wife had a 99-ish Cavalier z24 that was decently quick, enough to embarras some fart-can ricemobiles. Oem supercharger quad-4, like 190hp/tq iirc
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 9:05:19 AM EDT
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This was the king of "Torque Steering" ..gaaaahhhhh!!! It won't turrrnnnn!!!
Link Posted: 4/27/2015 9:11:44 AM EDT
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The newer ones have 3.5 ecoboost thats in the F-150 and Explorer
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They are no joke.



The newer ones have 3.5 ecoboost thats in the F-150 and Explorer
Current model is not FWD.

 
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