Futuristic Electric Vehicle

[Biggles]

Originally posted by Busyman@20 February 2004 - 00:35

A mid 9 second quarter is impressive, I respect that. However, stick it in a series of corners or, better yet, a track, and I'll just laugh at it

The reason I'm not excited about American cars is that they are a large, inefficient engine with jelly suspension, crap brakes and excess weight. Engineered to go very quickly in a straight line and make a good noise, not to drive.

Horses for courses and all that

A typical un-American response. You say that like ALL foreign cars ARE efficient. Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaze!!!






Edited by RF: added an initial quote tag to make the post easier to read

I think we all recall that enormous brown skip that they used to drive in Starsky and Hutch (or was that the cardigan one of them wore).

I guess most of your vehicles are a lot more efficient now. I would imagine a Toyota is a Toyota wherever it is driven. Although I don't think as many US cars run on diesel. The latest German and French diesels are impressive at over 55mpg. But you are right, Porsches eat petrol.

[Wizard_Mon1]

The S&H film should be coming out soon... but you probably don't care as this is not movie world.

[Biggles]

Originally posted by Wizard_Mon1@20 February 2004 - 20:07
The S&H film should be coming out soon... but you probably don't care as this is not movie world.

Not the same actors surely!

[Wizard_Mon1]

Originally posted by Biggles+20 February 2004 - 20:09--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Biggles @ 20 February 2004 - 20:09)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Wizard_Mon1@20 February 2004 - 20:07
The S&H film should be coming out soon... but you probably don&#39;t care as this is not movie world.

Not the same actors surely&#33; [/b][/quote]
No but the same cardigans

[Biggles]

Originally posted by Wizard_Mon1+20 February 2004 - 20:19--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Wizard_Mon1 @ 20 February 2004 - 20:19)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by Biggles@20 February 2004 - 20:09
<!--QuoteBegin-Wizard_Mon1

@20 February 2004 - 20:07
The S&H film should be coming out soon... but you probably don&#39;t care as this is not movie world.

Not the same actors surely&#33;

No but the same cardigans [/b][/quote]
The World was not ready for detectives in cardigans the first time - even after 30 years I think few are really mentally prepared.

Be afraid&#33;&#33;

[protak]

j2k4
I know these where not a factory produced vehicle, and I agree bhp is a term not used by the old time muscle car fanatics, just raw horsepower and of course torque...... I entered this on my trip to Edmonton.... Take a look

[lynx]

Originally posted by j2k4@19 February 2004 - 05:54
Well enough put, however the mindless addition of the word "brake" is, I feel, a misguided attempt to enhance the descriptiveness of a term heretofore easily understood.

All in order to recognize such things are measured with a dynamometer?

It&#39;s called brake horsepower because it is actually measured on a brake dynamometer.

[4th gen]

And when you stick a TVR Speed 12 on a dyno, you get break horsepower

[4th gen]

Originally posted by Busyman@19 February 2004 - 23:35

A mid 9 second quarter is impressive, I respect that. However, stick it in a series of corners or, better yet, a track, and I&#39;ll just laugh at it&nbsp;

The reason I&#39;m not excited about American cars is that they are a large, inefficient engine with jelly suspension, crap brakes and excess weight. Engineered to go very quickly in a straight line and make a good noise, not to drive.

Horses for courses and all that

A typical un-American response. You say that like ALL foreign cars ARE efficient. Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaze&#33;&#33;&#33;






Edited by RF: added an initial quote tag to make the post easier to read

In that particular post, I was actually talking about performance (and not the straight line variety). You must concede the point that the average American &#39;musclecar&#39; can&#39;t get anywhere near the average European sports car around corners and tracks.

With regards to fuel economy, of course there are many European cars with fuel economy (the TVR Speed 12 being a good example), but I&#39;d be willing to bet that the &#39;average&#39; European car is more fuel efficient than the &#39;average&#39; American car

[j2k4]

Originally posted by lynx+23 February 2004 - 00:19--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lynx &#064; 23 February 2004 - 00:19)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-j2k4@19 February 2004 - 05:54
Well enough put, however the mindless addition of the word "brake" is, I feel, a misguided attempt to enhance the descriptiveness of a term heretofore easily understood.

All in order to recognize such things are measured with a dynamometer?

It&#39;s called brake horsepower because it is actually measured on a brake dynamometer. [/b][/quote]
I KNOW that; must you be so stuffy?

Protak-

When will you know?

My fingers are crossed for you&#33;