Way too powerful

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anonymous-user

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55 months

Saturday 21st April 2018
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Purely out of interest, what are your stories driving cars that you deemed “too fast”?

How much power do you need to make a car wheelspin and bounce of the rev limiter in every gear, and have you experienced it?

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

55 months

Sunday 22nd April 2018
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powerstroke said:
I once had a vauxhall astramax .....
Faster than an esprit, mate. wink

anonymous-user

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55 months

Sunday 22nd April 2018
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Worse than that is oncoming cars cutting corners into your path because you're underneath the sight line, obscured by a hedge or stone wall.

anonymous-user

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55 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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I suppose it comes down to chassis setup, and power to weight, rather than outright power. In road cars I've not experienced anything that felt overpowered, but they all had thoroughly sorted chassis'.

Some race cars have felt a little more unsettled. The old Fiat Topolino altered struggled a tad. Around 2500bhp, just over 900kg and no front wing; it became quite lively above 190mph and tended to lift the front wheels (so steering became something of a challenge). You can never have too much power, it just needs the rest of the equation to be setup for it thumbup

anonymous-user

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55 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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Possibly there is such a thing as 'too much', but I haven't experienced it yet.

I regularly drive or passenger in 700bhp 911 Turbos, 900bhp GTR's, 900bhp Evo's, that kind of thing, as well as as riding bikes with the thick end of 200bhp.

You simply get used to it and always find yourself saying "Could do with a bit more".

As long as the power is delivered in a reasonably controllable manner, you could easily use 1500-2000bhp on the public road.

Just go on YouTube and look at all the videos of 1000bhp GTR's, 2000bhp Gallardo Turbos, and bikes racing racing each other.

That kind of power is easily usable, and massively fun.