Too much power ???????
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blade7 said:
I had an X Pack Escort RS2000 and a 3dr Sierra RS Cosworth at the same time, the Escort had half the power of the Sierra but was more fun to drive most of the time. Wish I still had them.
Hi , I had a escort mk2 1600 sport with a 2litre Zetec , on 185 tyres its was so much fun to drive ! I guess not to be used every day , weekend only which opens another can of worms ! The problem isn't the power, it's all the other things that go with it and compromise the driving experience and fun to be had at legal speeds, such as big heavy sticky tyres, wheels, brakes and engine. Road driveability of an engine often suffers with that much power too. I've no doubt that I'd have more fun in a GT86 than a 1000bhp Supra and then leave the serious performance to something light weight and track focused instead.
There are plenty of examples of this that I can think of where I prefer driving the lower powered version of a car.
There are plenty of examples of this that I can think of where I prefer driving the lower powered version of a car.
swerni said:
V8RX7 said:
neil-935ql said:
Hi , I had a escort mk2 1600 sport with a 2litre Zetec , on 185 tyres its was so much fun to drive !
I had a Mk1 with a 230bhp, 240lbft V6 on 185s the only problem was trying to get the power down off the line, once rolling it was very tractable.swerni said:
V8RX7 said:
swerni said:
V8RX7 said:
neil-935ql said:
Hi , I had a escort mk2 1600 sport with a 2litre Zetec , on 185 tyres its was so much fun to drive !
I had a Mk1 with a 230bhp, 240lbft V6 on 185s the only problem was trying to get the power down off the line, once rolling it was very tractable.You look old enough to have owned a Mk1'from new
You appear to be stupid are you also ugly ?
Is that why you're bitter ?
So power is king , hot hatches will just keep getting more powerful , and it perhaps a little sad that's why we upgrade to the next best thing , or more powerful thing , so let's expect a 600 bhp hot hatch by the time my 13 year old son is old enough to drive . Just glad he cannot afford to insure it 🤓👍 makes my old fiesta 1.3 super sport look a little silly now , ah them were the days .
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