SuperCars on the Motorway
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pmanson said:
1) Because the speed limit is 70mph
2) They're more likely to attract unwanted police attention
3) They have nothing to prove
4) Driver is in no rush to get somewhere
This2) They're more likely to attract unwanted police attention
3) They have nothing to prove
4) Driver is in no rush to get somewhere
They aren't out in their cars to entertain you.
Same reason why bikers don't ride everywhere at 180mph.
130mph or so is enough
There is so much more to driving than speed. What exectly does screaming along a motorway achieve?
What you should be asking yourself instead is why the nobs who drive at breakneck speed in suicide traps don't go out and buy something decent? And what exactly are they trying to prove or make up for?
Reasons for slower progress on motorways in something expensive -
you get no thrilling feedback until 150 plus so why not pick a speed you're happy with;
the paint takes a hammering at higher speed;
the fuel consumption is exponentially much higher the faster you go in a big-engined car
people think "what a nob" because they are envious
first target of a mobile scamera van
if anything breaks, it will cost more than your car to replace.
What you should be asking yourself instead is why the nobs who drive at breakneck speed in suicide traps don't go out and buy something decent? And what exactly are they trying to prove or make up for?
Reasons for slower progress on motorways in something expensive -
you get no thrilling feedback until 150 plus so why not pick a speed you're happy with;
the paint takes a hammering at higher speed;
the fuel consumption is exponentially much higher the faster you go in a big-engined car
people think "what a nob" because they are envious
first target of a mobile scamera van
if anything breaks, it will cost more than your car to replace.
Because Motorway driving is real world motoring, everyone knows that this is the domain of the accessible torque provided by TDIs.
Supercars are all petrol powered (apart from the 335d) and as a result their owners know that if they try to keep up with an A5 TDI in motorway traffic they will be blown away in a cloud of black smog trying to keep up.
Supercars are all petrol powered (apart from the 335d) and as a result their owners know that if they try to keep up with an A5 TDI in motorway traffic they will be blown away in a cloud of black smog trying to keep up.
pmanson said:
1) Because the speed limit is 70mph
2) They're more likely to attract unwanted police attention
3) They have nothing to prove
4) Driver is in no rush to get somewhere
5)Driving to or from a track. Why speed on the motorway when you have been pushing 160 on the straights of a circuit.2) They're more likely to attract unwanted police attention
3) They have nothing to prove
4) Driver is in no rush to get somewhere
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