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Speed = a big factor
Posted by Eric Law [Email] (more from Eric Law) on Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:17:24
In Reply to: Peppered by Cayenne, Kirev, Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:17:10
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As others have alluded to, the results might have been different on the highway. At low speeds, his AWD and raw horsepower would be an advantage. However, as speeds increase, you'd reach the point where aerodynamics become important, and you'd have a big advantage there.
I recall a few years ago one of the car mags did a test between a GMC Syclone (small pickup truck w/majorly tweaked turbo V6) and a Ferrari. The Syclone got off the line like a missile and was quickly far ahead of the Ferrari. But when speeds got over 100 MPH the Ferrari passed the truck and left it in the dust.
Eric Law
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Posts in this Thread:
- Peppered by Cayenne, Kirev, Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:17:10
- It's time to distance in this kind of street drag ..., TKC, Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:47:37
- Yes, but he used up twice the gas! N/M, Atul, Tue, 25 Mar 2003 21:05:01
- Speed = a big factor, Eric Law, Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:17:24 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Peppered by Cayenne, STICKMAN, Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:46:21
- Was it an S or a turbo?, Trev, Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:32:08
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