GT5 Transcripts/Plymouth Superbird '70

From the middle of the 1969 season, the Charger 500 Daytona made its appearance in stock car racing. It took full advantage of its aerodynamics, and was performing very well. This in turn raised demand from teams racing Plymouth race cars which are in the same Chrysler group, for a model that has the same aerodynamics as the Daytona.
The answer to those demands, was the Superbird.
Because the Plymouth did not produce a vehicle that could be considered the sibling of the Charger, the Road Runner, with the same intermediate class chassis was selected to be its base.
Because of the familiar extended nose and rear wing, it looks very similar to the Daytona, but there are slight differences to details such as the shape of the roof.
Because the number of cars required for homologation was doubled in 1970 from 500 cars to 1,000, and with the Daytona's performing so well on the circuit, many Superbirds made it to the streets, not just the circuit.
The base engine for the Superbird was the 369 HP 440 Super Commando, with a 426 Hemi producing over 419 HP, and a 384 HP 440 six barrel as options. This was more in line the GTX, which was ranked above the Road Runner.
The Superbird was produced, like the Daytona, during the homologation certification period of only one year.
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