Fast Cars, French Women

[OGRE]

Chevy just debut the 2009 Corvette ZR-1.

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...zr1_first_look

This car is insane at 620HP. But HP is worthless if all it does is spin the wheels. The rear tires are 335/25ZR20 (That's 13 inch width and 20 inch diameter). And to squeeze even more traction, the engineers got innovative with the suspension. When you rev the engine at stop (which you need to do to get maximum "launch" performance), the vehicle loosens the rear suspension to drop the rear, shifting weight to rear, then stiffens the re-bound. The car literally pre-loads the suspension for launch. This car is insane, which I can associate with...a little.

As to the French Women part...you already know about that.

[SilentFox]

That is some car there Ogre!

[ajaccio corsica]

hi
a guy I know own a black one from the early 70's but he doesn't use it very much argueing it needs too much fuel
he put two side pipe exhausts made with stainless steel he imported directly from the states
cheers

[Jess]

As much as I love sport cars, my complaint would be the speed limits that American streets and highways have. What good is it to have a car with 600+ horse power if you can't use them, and why is it illegal to drive at high speeds and not illegal to make cars that go at very high speeds ?? Another good reason to want to move to Europe, the Autobahn...

[Extra251]

Originally Posted by Jess

As much as I love sport cars, my complaint would be the speed limits that American streets and highways have. What good is it to have a car with 600+ horse power if you can't use them, and why is it illegal to drive at high speeds and not illegal to make cars that go at very high speeds ?? Another good reason to want to move to Europe, the Autobahn...

But not at all Autobahn only in fixed region and those fixed regions are seldom, here by us in Slovenia is on autobahn only 130km/h allowed and now morei ting in othe states the same speed allowed or 150km/h

[OGRE]

Originally Posted by Jess

As much as I love sport cars, my complaint would be the speed limits that American streets and highways have. What good is it to have a car with 600+ horse power if you can't use them, and why is it illegal to drive at high speeds and not illegal to make cars that go at very high speeds ?? Another good reason to want to move to Europe, the Autobahn...

Although top speed is often the most visible measuring stick, as it is easily communicated, the true beauty is the overall peformance. Cornering. Acceleration. Braking. When you build a car to perform on the high end of the spectrum, it tends to really shine at the normal end of the spectrum. Sure, this car is a show car or a true racer (take it to the track and have fun). It over performs as a daily driver, but when you need it on the daily drive (pulling onto a highway from a side road, stopping, swerving to avoid an obstacle, or accelerating to pass)...it pretty much gives you more than anything else out there.

Of course, all that safety margin is all but eroded in that I don't know of many folks who can drive a beast like that and keep it at or under the speed limit.

[ajaccio corsica]

hi
if you really like french cars, well, slow ones, there's a citroen 2CV association in the states
http://www.2cvsrus.com/
cheers

[Spartan500]

I agree with ogre but i have this to add great cars are nothing with out great drivers and colin mcrae said it best

Straights are for fast cars...Turns are for fast drivers...- Colin Mcrae

[ajaccio corsica]

hi
yep, so sad he's dead, I met him several times in corsica
a dutch guy uses a citroen mehari every day in the streets of NYC, locals find this stuff very exotic

cheers

[The Cap]

I prefer French cars and fast women ... and the French cars are completely optional.