What old performance car compares...
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threespires said:
I'd love to see a race between 2020 MX-5 and a 1965 E Type.
Which would be quicker round the Top Gear track for instance.
Top gear have certainly had an original e type v the “new” e type/ retro engineered one that cost something bonkers like 300 k. Which would be quicker round the Top Gear track for instance.
The old e type was dreadful as you’d imagine
Sure they’ve done the same with DB5’s etc
Tbf: no shock that such old cars are not that amazing around a track etc.
I’d imagine any generic Diesel would be far quicker and handle better than anything “ performance “ from 70’s/80’s etc
Joey Deacon said:
nunpuncher said:
cerb4.5lee said:
It isn't very exciting to drive though...so I'd much rather have the Sierra Cosworth for sure!
This is the issue. Performance, reliability, comfort, economy have all moved on while excitement and fun have all but been eradicated.Performance has moved on so much for certain. I did used to really like how much lighter cars were back then when compared to now though.
Joey Deacon said:
It's funny looking back at what we thought was quick back in 80s/90s. I remember discussing with a friend him looking at getting an Astra GTE 16 valve but they were all crashed because "they are too quick"
I think the context is "they are too quick for the chassis".... PH User said:
LordFlathead said:
threespires said:
I'd love to see a race between 2020 MX-5 and a 1965 E Type.
Which would be quicker round the Top Gear track.
Horses for courses. What would be quicker around Le Mans?Which would be quicker round the Top Gear track.
832ark said:
Cold said:
V88Dicky said:
Ferrari Testarossa:
0-60 - 5.2 seconds
0-100 - 12 seconds
/snip/
Give or take whichever magazine you read, these figures are the same for my Range Rover. 0-60 - 5.2 seconds
0-100 - 12 seconds
/snip/
rsbmw said:
I expect the XFR would make most supercars from not too long ago look a bit silly, in a straight line at least!
It’ll drop a V8 R8 in a straight line without too much bother at all - https://youtu.be/53W8PEOVXvoMave said:
Joey Deacon said:
It's funny looking back at what we thought was quick back in 80s/90s. I remember discussing with a friend him looking at getting an Astra GTE 16 valve but they were all crashed because "they are too quick"
I think the context is "they are too quick for the chassis".... Plenty of 205 Gtis departed through hedges
In fact even the guys behind the 205 Gti admitted they couldn’t make something like it now as it was ‘wayward’ in some hands
The edginess was what some people miss about older cars
Take all the traction/stability controls off a modern Mini and they are much like an 80s hatch
Edited by s m on Thursday 22 April 21:15
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