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You'll notice with some drag race videos that front wheel drive cars will spin the tyres as it launches. Unfortunately one of the ways to combat this is to push more weight to the front of the car which then negatively impacts handling and makes the car heavier. Porsche on the other hand push their engine (and weight) to the back of the car. This helps keep the rear wheels stuck to the tarmac and also improves handling a little bit, partly due to the laws of momentum. But, for handling, the holy grail is mid-engine placement and 50/50 weight distribution. Basically, all I'm saying is that in the interest of 0-60, the car's weight should be planted over the wheels driving the car. |
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![]() You're right that battery tech is in its respective infancy. I would think gestation hasn't even occurred yet, when you compare it to the video below...I am glad the youngster on YouTube can run his washing machine for a few, short runs in a row. Sort of pales in comparison, eh? ![]() I doubt I will be alive when a battery powered appliance can produce something like this:
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I haven't driven a 992, but, assuming it continues the trajectory of the 991, I'm just not interested. All of the automakers are replacing feel with luxury and convenience in every new iteration, and the newer cars are faster, but less fun. My 996 and 987 Cayman practically felt like go-karts compared to the newer cars, and that's a good thing IMO.
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03-14-2019, 11:57 AM | #49 |
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Now with so much horse power, the limitation going 0-60 is tire grip. Let's say if you go 60mph and brake hard, then measure how much time it takes to go from 60-0, then that would be the limit of your car going 0-60.
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03-14-2019, 12:11 PM | #50 |
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Is electric steering that bad? I heard the new ones are bad but the electric steering on the M cars are not bad.
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Tesla exhaust noise = Nothing . So Tesla is a loss in my book. I can't fathom a spots car with no exhaust note. |
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According to the German AAA (ADAC): 30% Autobahn have a speed limit, additional 17% have a part-time speed limit, which is 47% in total. 53% of German Autobahn are without speed limit which is around 4000miles!
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Porsche's is still the best, and it's still not worth it to me. Combine that with the cars getting bigger and more tech-laden and luxurious, and I'm just not interested.
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Twitch finger for the next shift? Sometimes I do that when tracking, or on my game controller when playing a shooter game. It's to make sure the finger doesn't "fall asleep". Then again, i didn't see the video, so it's possible he was stroking it for some kind of pleasure?
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So two questions
1) Is the M3 limited in launch controls? I know they don't recommend doing it and the computer tracks how many times you did it (for reseale). I think porsche did it right and bmw did not 2) Why isn't launch control ALWAYS on...just the default? In a porsche
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![]() My 981 seemed to be bullet proof - I have a buddy who has had several 911s, and he thought the cars were super "over-engineered" in the context that they were made to take a true beating, and for many many miles. So I am not surprised this Turbo S was able to do 50+ launches in a row without so much of a hiccup....
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There is no character to these electric vehicles, no soul. To me, part of the sports-car or any vehicle experience, is the sound of the engine and roar of the exhaust note along with the little quirks that are sometimes unique to that vehicle or model. If you take that away I feel like it also takes away the joy and connectedness that goes along with driving. Like taking away manual transmissions. Yes, electric vehicles are fast but I don't think they appeal to all the senses like a combustion engine. I would be more likely to accept a hybrid sports car then full electric which to me, is the best of both worlds. |
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The 992 c2s can already do 0-100mph in 10sec that's damn quick l, as quick as older 911 turbo models. |
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For example, a car with 1HP/3KG will have a faster 0-60 than a car with 1HP/5KG (all other factors being equal).
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