Chevy Sleeper

because 0-60 in 5 seconds while getting mid 20s on the freeway and handling waaaay better than any of our cars did from the factory is something to sneer at.... And why shouldn't it? Generally Corvettes have had some of the best American V8s to date. The LT1, LT5, LS3, LS7, LS9. All those are very good engines that have all been standard in the corvette at one point or another. To anyone who says that a vette engine is nothing special, I say Why not? Why isn't it special? Is it that it's such a great base that even the little 4.8s with only 290 cid can make 1200 horses with the stock bottom end and the proper supporting hardware up top and still hold together fairly well? Is it that the engine is soo damn cheap and prolific every where that you can find them in the junkyard for about $700 all day long? Is it that the aftermarket support for them is so great that you can build a everything from a little 302 with 250 hp all the way to a 454 monster that makes 900 on racing fuel using brand new parts for everything under the sun on either engine? The ignorance in the previous post is that of someone who doesn't really seem to care about the fact that GM is helping keep the horsepower wars going by producing cars that are absolutely silly to anyone but a car guy who likes weird things. I give you the Cadillac CTS-V station wagon, with 556 horses and a 6 speed manual transmission. Or, in this case, the spiritual successor to the 94-96 Impala SSs even though it's guaranteed to be a niche product. Or the Cobalt SS of the late 00s. Probably GM's Best SS car until the Camaro. That Corvette motor is doing more for helping keep the gearhead industry alive than what Chrysler is doing recently. If they unlocked the ECU for the new hemi, maybe they too could experience a surge in people driving Dodge's and Chryslers in racing.

Engine 6.2L/415-hp*/415-lb-ft* OHV 16-valve V-8
Transmission 6-speed manual
Curb weight (f/r dist) 3969 lb (52/48%)
Wheelbase 114.8 in
Length x width x height 196.1 x 74.8 x 57.7 in
0-60 mph 4.5 sec
Quarter mile 13.0 sec @ 109.6 mph
Braking, 60-0 mph 117 ft
Lateral acceleration 0.90 g (avg)
MT Figure Eight 26.4 sec @ 0.70 g (avg)

now, granted those are the specs for the 09 G8 GXP, but it's essentially the same car. If I seem to recall correctly, the 2012 Charger SRT8 a tiny bit better, even the newest one with another 55 horses and about 3 more years of research.

ENGINE 6.4L/470-hp/470-lb-ft OHV 16-valve V-8
TRANSMISSION 5-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT (F/R DIST) 4360 lb (54/46%)
WHEELBASE 120.2 in.
LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT 200.3 x 74.2 x 58.3 in
0-60 MPH 4.3 sec
QUARTER MILE 12.8 sec @ 115.5 mph
BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 112 ft
LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.89 g (avg)
MT FIGURE EIGHT 25.8 sec @ 0.72 g (avg)