man those newer grand ams are quick,I rented one and got into a race with a lincoln mark VIII with a v8,we went from a 65mph and raced up to 110mph I beat him by a car length

 

COurse my neighbor ran his to a 16.7 with mods, yep grand am GT 3400 series motor.

But a guy posted a 15.8 in a grand am GT rental.

 

One of my friends just got a Grand AM GT , I think he said it was a 2003. Im gonna have to ask him to race some time.

 

This is going to surpise a bunch of people. My step brother has a 2000 1 ton Dodge regular cab 4x4 dually with that 24 Valve Cummins turbo deisel with a 6 speed manual tranny. He's put alot of miles on it so when his warranty went out all he did was put a chip in it. That heavy @ss truck just roars off the line. ran a 16.8 1/4 mile and that is one HEAVY truck. His dually keeps up with my El Camino with a 305 with a mild cam. The only reason i take him on top end is because the dually catches so much air....its hard to control.

As for a load. Pull a 30+ foot Camper behind and you can actually forget its back there. I am not a dodge fan but i do give credit where credit is due.