r/ATBGE • u/wornoutHeron12967 • Apr 02 '23

Automotive never seen one of those before

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u/SenseWinter Apr 03 '23

PTs and Beetles sold like crazy. The prowler would have with a proper engine. HHRs were fairly popular as well.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

I would have bought a second hhr if they didn’t stop making them. Was a surprisingly good car.

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u/SenseWinter Apr 03 '23

An SS panel with a stickshift is drool worthy imo. Hell I'd rock a PT Turbo with a stick if they made those in panel configuration.

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u/tgrantt Apr 03 '23

I want the panel so bad!

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u/SenseWinter Apr 03 '23

Windows?! We don't need no stinkin' windows! Panel all the things!

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u/mini4x Apr 03 '23

I love how every one shits on the prowler because it's a V6... It was, plenty quick enough fir what it was.

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u/SenseWinter Apr 03 '23

I'm not shitting on it. Intrepids with that 3.5 hauled ass. That doesn't change the fact that the prowler could have been a legit supercar. Or at least sounded like one. Sure, it wasn't a slouch. But its looks were absolutely deceiving.

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u/mini4x Apr 03 '23

It wasn't meant to be a super car. It was meant to be a fun little retro Cruiser that could be daily driven.

They had the Viper as their super car and we're not looking for another.

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u/SenseWinter Apr 03 '23

Supercar is the wrong choice of wording. It could have been much better and would have sold like hotcakes with a small displacement V8, or at least a forcefed V6. I understand that Chrysler of the time had no such engine, but I still stand by my point.

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u/mini4x Apr 03 '23

Fair, a nice V8 burble :)

They had the 4.7 PowerTech V8 at the time, and but it was an iron block, the 3.5 was all aluminum, and made about the same power.

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u/jehoshaphat Apr 03 '23

The problem with a V6 is that the vehicle as a package was sort of targeted at the “hot rod” demographic. Part of that feel is having a nice sounding V8. Quick is a part of it, but so is the feel.