Discussion
Just to put the cat amongst the pigeons - assuming we keep our car as a predominantly Road toy, when do we say our engine is over powering the chassis?..... What point do the required mods start to ruin the delicate balance of POWER v CHASSIS poise???
Bigger heavier brakes, wheels. Extreme TORQUE ruining a wet weather blast?.....there must be a perceived 'sweet spot'???
Bigger heavier brakes, wheels. Extreme TORQUE ruining a wet weather blast?.....there must be a perceived 'sweet spot'???
500 bhp and 420 torque? Would that not create a little Road terror that you could never really push hard.....not to mention the fear of snapping something in the drive train?
The original Elan, in either standard form or with a few tweaks, that appears to be at the sweet spot from reading or watching the road tests, and although lighter, it's still off our power to weight ratios but they get such great accolades.
It's just my thought process and what makes a car go beyond the ordinary 'great ', and I guess the fact I'm in the process of attempting to create a 'mk4' or v2.1 chimaera, something the factory may of gone on to make if production had continued.
I know everyone will have their own views, just thought it might be an interesting question to ask.
The original Elan, in either standard form or with a few tweaks, that appears to be at the sweet spot from reading or watching the road tests, and although lighter, it's still off our power to weight ratios but they get such great accolades.
It's just my thought process and what makes a car go beyond the ordinary 'great ', and I guess the fact I'm in the process of attempting to create a 'mk4' or v2.1 chimaera, something the factory may of gone on to make if production had continued.
I know everyone will have their own views, just thought it might be an interesting question to ask.
Ha....I know my question but would split opinions. I've been watching Jay Leno in his garage testing cars. That guy REALLY LOVES CARS.....in a nice spiritual way.
As much as he's uber fast cars in his collection, he has a real passion for the simple feel of properly sorted car, what ever it's power maybe. I guess it got me thinking once again about the subject.
It's all horses for courses, and one man's meat and all that, but what I thinks is great is that we're all after the same buzz, just we get it in different ways!
As much as he's uber fast cars in his collection, he has a real passion for the simple feel of properly sorted car, what ever it's power maybe. I guess it got me thinking once again about the subject.
It's all horses for courses, and one man's meat and all that, but what I thinks is great is that we're all after the same buzz, just we get it in different ways!
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