Monday, March 5, 2012

Settle our Dispute: 6,660-mile Omni GLHS or Porsche-powered Vanagon

Settle our Dispute: 6,660-mile Omni GLHS or Porsche-powered Vanagon

It's the battle of 1986: The best Shelby "Goes Like Hell" Dodge extant or a four-wheel-drive Volkswagen Vanagon powered by a flat six from a Porsche 911. Both of these awesome rides popped up in our inbox this morning, thanks to our favorite automotive classifieds site, Bring A Trailer. Argument ensued, with good cases made for both. The Shelby Dodge is, of course, based on the Omni econobox. But with a turbocharged 2.2-liter four making 175 horsepower and a curb weight around 2,200 pounds, the GLHS was a real performance car.

Autoblog, Settle our Dispute: 6,660-mile Omni GLHS or Porsche-powered Vanagon