Is the weight of a Car an important factor?
12-31-2003, 12:24 AM
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Is the weight of a Car an important factor?
I looked at the weight of the Tsx and it is 4300lbs, while the new TL is 4500lbs. Is a difference of 200lbs a big deal on a car with acceleration and handling? 
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i just read what was on the vehicle sticker label where it says where the car was made and vin #, i guess i read the wrong info then on the weight of the car.
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there are so many other variable to consider in comparing 2 different cars.
in general lighter=quicker.
quickness depends: on engine displacement and individual torque/hp curves
trannny ratios
wheel/tire size
most importantly driver skill.
in general lighter=quicker.
quickness depends: on engine displacement and individual torque/hp curves
trannny ratios
wheel/tire size
most importantly driver skill.
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most importantly driver skill.
I read a nice quote somewhere that a good driver can't make a sluggish car quick, but a bad driver can make a quick car sluggish.
01-01-2004, 07:48 AM
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Originally posted by dnl2ba
Most?
I read a nice quote somewhere that a good driver can't make a sluggish car quick, but a bad driver can make a quick car sluggish.
Most?
I read a nice quote somewhere that a good driver can't make a sluggish car quick, but a bad driver can make a quick car sluggish.
Most drivers come nowhere near to exploiting their vehicle's potential. The most cost-effective performance upgrade I ever did was to attend Skip Barber. Which reminds me, I should take a refresher course. New Years Resolution 2004-1. Thanks!
http://www.skipbarber.com/drivingsch...fault.asp?sel=
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Originally posted by bob shiftright
On a bet Paul Newman, driving a Volvo station wagon, raced a Porsche Boxster at the Lime Rock track. Newman won, driving the Volvo.
On a bet Paul Newman, driving a Volvo station wagon, raced a Porsche Boxster at the Lime Rock track. Newman won, driving the Volvo.
http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publi...rinter_33.html
I think the original poster was reading the maximum (gross) allowable vehicle weight from the sticker, not the curb weight (which probably isn't there).
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01-01-2004, 07:54 PM
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Originally posted by chrisalberts
Yes well, perhaps it was this Volvo:
Yes well, perhaps it was this Volvo:
I'm pretty sure the car at Lime Rock was NOT one of Newman's RWD Ross Converse-modified V8 Volvos.
Rather, a box-stock FWD V70T5. (Newman owns an interest in several Volvo dealerships.)
For any with an interest in these "ultimate sleepers":
http://www.converseengineering.com/
http://www.converseengineering.com/canddpage1.htm
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