Supercharged or Turbocharged?
#82
Suzuka Master
I asked my wife while she was ironing which car she thought sounded better...Loaded up a video of a SC TL...then a turboed TL.
Instantly "Oh car #2 without a doubt".... "the first one sounds girly compared to the second one"
I replied "Well that's great...because I can't afford #2"
"How much is it?" she replied.
I said "Don't ask questions you don't want answers to."
LOL
Instantly "Oh car #2 without a doubt".... "the first one sounds girly compared to the second one"
I replied "Well that's great...because I can't afford #2"
"How much is it?" she replied.
I said "Don't ask questions you don't want answers to."
LOL
#83
Team Owner
Weight will affect the city mpg and aerodynamics will affect the freeway mpg.
If both cars drove around at full throttle all the time, the TL would have double or more mpg than the Mustang.
If during the test, neither car produces more than 100hp, weight and aerodynamics become the most important factors.
I'll agree with you that it's amazing overall how much power modern cars can make while retaining excellent mpg but rest assured, to make a certain hp you have to use a certain amount of fuel. BSFC remains pretty close with all NA or FI cars so you can look at a basic power vs fuel consumption chart and figure out pretty closely how much fuel each car will consume over time at full throttle. The Mustang will consume close to double the fuel of the TL at full throttle.
You have efficiency whether it's engine efficiency or friction, drag, etc, but weight and aero plays the largest role.
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