Luxury Trivia

[Guest]

Of all the luxury coupes ever produced...<P>What luxury coupe had the largest engine?<P>What luxury coupe had the most horsepower?<P>Which luxury coupe is the fastest?

[66400]

1970 Cadillac Eldorado had 500 cubic inch engine with 400 advertised horsepower. Henry

[Guest]

depends what you mean by luxury coupe - in the brass era, enormous displacements were used in the high end Europeans

[WQ59B]

The Bentley Continental T has 420 HP (and that's net!)... that's a 2-dr, isn't it?

[Guest]

I'd bet the '70 Chevy Monte Carlo with the 454/360 was pretty fast.

[Guest]

Its not that new KIA is it

[86 2dr.ltd]

Just what cars would fall into the luxury coupe classification?<P>Would the Monty would fall in with Cutlass, Skylark, Torino, Charger?<P>I'd like the 1970 Toronado GT<BR>455 400HP<P>Wonder what the Chryslers and Fords had to offer in 1970?

[Guest]

Ford's most powerful non-musclecar engine in 1970 was a 370 HP 429. Chrysler's most powerful non-musclecar engine in 1970 was a 375 HP 440.

[86 2dr.ltd]

But GM put their high output engines in the Riviera, Toronado, and I assume Eldorado. Didnt Ford and Chrysler offer the same as at least an option? Or is GM the winner?<P>Anyone know top speed of these cars?<P>Im guessing the Riviera and Toronado were the most areo dynamic of the era.<P>I know they were the best lookin'

[Guest]

Chrysler's were never offered with "six-pac" equipped 440's or Hemi's. But a 375hp 440 still has more advertised HP than most of the other manufactures luxury car offerings of the era. <P>I think in the modern era the BMW 850 and the Mercedes CL/SL 600 would take the cake as the fastest luxury/performance coupes. They come with V-12's and 160mph speedos.<BR>The Bentley seems to have the most horsepower with their turbocharged 412 V8.

[Guest]

at a mere 360,000 you can get a Bently convertible.Sweet ride but a little pricey.<BR>Took wife car browsing other day.She liked car but was shocked at price.She seemed more understanding to other cars after we went there. My favorite was the fully loaded 68 Toronado at 400hp.The front tires really had hard time gripping at full throttle dead launches. Too young to actually appreciate it at the time.Had a 71 Biscayne also with 454 that was a fun ride in itself.

[Guest]

at a mere 360,000 you can get a Bently convertible.Sweet ride but a little pricey.<BR>Took wife car browsing other day.She liked car but was shocked at price.She seemed more understanding to other cars after we went there. My favorite was the fully loaded 68 Toronado at 400hp.The front tires really had hard time gripping at full throttle dead launches. Too young to actually appreciate it at the time.Had a 71 Biscayne also with 454 that was a fun ride in itself.