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Old May 16, 2004 | 06:11 AM
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Originally posted by mike996
What were the specs on those beasts.
The Iron Duke had 92 HP and about 135 lb-ft of torque, if memory serves.
Old May 16, 2004 | 11:21 AM
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Originally posted by R377
The Iron Duke had 92 HP and about 135 lb-ft of torque, if memory serves.
It's amazing how far we've come today with engines.

Just think, today the base Ecotec Solstice will put out 170 horsepower (and we still call it "weak"? ), almost twice the power of the "Duke".

What's even more shocking, a 350 horse GTO with a 6 speed manual lugging around 3700 pounds of weight, if I'm not mistaken, it gets better highway fuel economy than that half sized engine with only 25% the horsepower.

This is truly the golden age of the automobile.
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