Describe Your Ultimate Car?
08-27-2003, 01:08 PM
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My ultimate car would not be the ugly and overpowered W-16 Bugatti.
If we are keeping the dynamics and reality of:
1.Money
2.Legal Street Driving
3.Real Physics
Then Mine would be affordable (Not above $100k, sheesh) but still handle like those triple digit exotics, it'd be rare, beautiful, *decent* on gas, rare, and unique....
...Needless to say, the Rx7 is all of the above
Now, owning an upwards of 1000hp Bugatti or anything of the sort for the street or show is foolish IMO, but if I had the time/money I would definitely tear up some major tracks with all sorts of high-end supercars (McLaren, Enzo, etc) but they'd hardly be a DD.
The fun thing about an FD is the balance of power/speed/drivability for a busy-everyday guy like myself
If we are keeping the dynamics and reality of:
1.Money
2.Legal Street Driving
3.Real Physics
Then Mine would be affordable (Not above $100k, sheesh) but still handle like those triple digit exotics, it'd be rare, beautiful, *decent* on gas, rare, and unique....
...Needless to say, the Rx7 is all of the above
Now, owning an upwards of 1000hp Bugatti or anything of the sort for the street or show is foolish IMO, but if I had the time/money I would definitely tear up some major tracks with all sorts of high-end supercars (McLaren, Enzo, etc) but they'd hardly be a DD.
The fun thing about an FD is the balance of power/speed/drivability for a busy-everyday guy like myself
08-27-2003, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII' date='Aug 27 2003, 01:08 PM
but if I had the time/money I would definitely tear up some major tracks with all sorts of high-end supercars (McLaren, Enzo, etc) but they'd hardly be a DD.
08-27-2003, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 75 Repu' date='Aug 26 2003, 02:53 PM
hahahah it would be nice for it to be disguised in a Repu body too..
08-27-2003, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' date='Aug 27 2003, 10:18 AM
I would have to add a mobile distillery to your ultimate car as well. Mayeb even 2 one for gin one for vodka.
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08-27-2003, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kkw4p' date='Aug 27 2003, 02:15 PM
I'd take the Enzo over the McL. While McLs are good on the straights, I can't imagine that anything would compare to an Enzo in the curves.
08-27-2003, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII' date='Aug 27 2003, 01:36 PM
How do you figure?
Other than those.. the McL was made for top speed (low CD, and other ways to minimize surface sheer stress) and straight line accel (AWD), while the Enzo was made to run at the tracks. I'd be willing to bet there are some big suspension differences too, that enable the Enzo to be much more agile.
I wish I had a site to reference for these thoughts.
08-27-2003, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by kkw4p' date='Aug 27 2003, 03:43 PM
I remember reading several reviews that said something to the effect of "Excellent on the straights, not as hot on the curves."
Other than those.. the McL was made for top speed (low CD, and other ways to minimize surface sheer stress) and straight line accel (AWD), while the Enzo was made to run at the tracks. I'd be willing to bet there are some big suspension differences too, that enable the Enzo to be much more agile.
I wish I had a site to reference for these thoughts.
Other than those.. the McL was made for top speed (low CD, and other ways to minimize surface sheer stress) and straight line accel (AWD), while the Enzo was made to run at the tracks. I'd be willing to bet there are some big suspension differences too, that enable the Enzo to be much more agile.
I wish I had a site to reference for these thoughts.
As for skidpad figures, I read up and the McLaren get's ,87 while the Enzo rated 1.05. Cool stuff. But does that even imply much? The Supra gets 1.+ while the Rx7 was under that (.99 at one website, perhaps thats the r1 or JDM) and I think its safe to say the rx7 handles better in the end (than the supra).
I am not sure if skidpad is a basis for handling, probably a small fraction though.
08-27-2003, 03:50 PM
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Skid pads can be taken lightly.. but still taken. Rarely are you going slow enough on a full course for the skid pad numbers to be taken into account.
And a comment about the McL nomenclature.. the F-1 was their only car, so I don't know if they named it F-1 to imply that it was a track car, or just because it was so damn fast.
It's still one of my favorite cars because of some of the unique engineering in it (BMW V12 among them). Just not my first pick for curves.
Anyone have good videos of an F1 in action? I'd like to see more than I have on library.
And a comment about the McL nomenclature.. the F-1 was their only car, so I don't know if they named it F-1 to imply that it was a track car, or just because it was so damn fast.
It's still one of my favorite cars because of some of the unique engineering in it (BMW V12 among them). Just not my first pick for curves.
Anyone have good videos of an F1 in action? I'd like to see more than I have on library.