So, is your car fast?
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I view my Legacy as having enough power to make progress - I don't view it as a fast car as I have been fortunate enough to drive some stuff that I would deem to be 'fast' in just about any company.
However freinds of mine who have never driven anything quicker than a 1.6 Astra think it's outrageously fast - especially across country.
Fast is a completely relative term.
However freinds of mine who have never driven anything quicker than a 1.6 Astra think it's outrageously fast - especially across country.
Fast is a completely relative term.
Lotus Exige. It's brisk but not manic, I suppose. However, there are moments when you're traversing narrow lanes using the full rev range through the first three gears that it feels borderline unhinged. That's a combination of the ridiculous noise, the response, the grip, the lack of inertia in every direction and your proximity to the road.
Ali_T said:
It might surprise some, but I regard my Evo X FQ330 as quick, but not genuinely fast. I've driven a supercharged Z06. THAT was terrifyingly fast. The Evo is nowhere near supercar league, regardless of what some STI and Evo owners claim.
Which do you prefer between the STI and Evo?What is this, top trumps?
Fast = high top speed.
Quick = good acceleration.
Mine has about 430Bhp/tonne (until I get in it). It's geared to do 60 in 1st, but it tops out at ~140mph.
It all depends what you compare it to. If you're comparing with a bike, it's neither quick nor fast. If you're comparing to fastest roadgoing cars you can buy, it's a second or so off the pace to 60.
With a top speed of 140, you couldn't call it fast.
Fast = high top speed.
Quick = good acceleration.
Mine has about 430Bhp/tonne (until I get in it). It's geared to do 60 in 1st, but it tops out at ~140mph.
It all depends what you compare it to. If you're comparing with a bike, it's neither quick nor fast. If you're comparing to fastest roadgoing cars you can buy, it's a second or so off the pace to 60.
With a top speed of 140, you couldn't call it fast.
mikeveal said:
What is this, top trumps?
Fast = high top speed.
Quick = good acceleration.
Mine has about 430Bhp/tonne (until I get in it). It's geared to do 60 in 1st, but it tops out at ~140mph.
It all depends what you compare it to. If you're comparing with a bike, it's neither quick nor fast. If you're comparing to fastest roadgoing cars you can buy, it's a second or so off the pace to 60.
With a top speed of 140, you couldn't call it fast.
The title of the thread is 'So, is your car fast?'Fast = high top speed.
Quick = good acceleration.
Mine has about 430Bhp/tonne (until I get in it). It's geared to do 60 in 1st, but it tops out at ~140mph.
It all depends what you compare it to. If you're comparing with a bike, it's neither quick nor fast. If you're comparing to fastest roadgoing cars you can buy, it's a second or so off the pace to 60.
With a top speed of 140, you couldn't call it fast.
Mapped Astra VXR, feels fast to me, will do 150mph without too much argument, can easily get 1.20mph down a slip road and 95% of the time is in front of whatever is trying to catch it.
however... the 5% of the time i meet someone with something really quick, it feels like i left the handbrake on.
before the map i came up against a VXR8 on the A12.. we were already doing 50 then the traffic cleared. Events like this help remind you that you will never have the fastest thing on the road
however... the 5% of the time i meet someone with something really quick, it feels like i left the handbrake on.
before the map i came up against a VXR8 on the A12.. we were already doing 50 then the traffic cleared. Events like this help remind you that you will never have the fastest thing on the road
Supercharged Monaro here with about 800HP. It was fast until it blew up in April, currently having a new engine fitted.
Kawasaki ZX12R, yes that's fast too, about the same as the Monaro when it's working.
Also have a Disco 3. Goes as fast as you'd ever want to go in something that weighs 3 tonnes, especially around the corners!
Kawasaki ZX12R, yes that's fast too, about the same as the Monaro when it's working.
Also have a Disco 3. Goes as fast as you'd ever want to go in something that weighs 3 tonnes, especially around the corners!
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 4th October 19:45
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