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10/17/2013 3:14:33 AM
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I now know why horsepower is intoxicating.
I've never haven driven cars that were very fast. I always like the slow car fast method since both cars I own are slow. I never really felt the thrill of being in a car that was quick. Today I drove an RX-8. I know its not the fastest car but it had over a 100 more horsepower than my current car and close to the same weight. It was so easy to speed and that car and felt very thrilling when accelerating in it. It also felt better since the RX-8 was a stick, and my Celica is an slushbox. What car made you realize that horsepower was intoxicating, and what is the fastest car you have driven?
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Edited by Recon Number 54: 10/23/2013 4:37:44 PMWhile the variables are more complex than the following statement implies, it does show that there is a reason that people "like power". [quote]There's no replacement for displacement.[/quote] My current car (2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4) is among the quickest and fastest cars that I've ever owned. As a 4 banger and considering some of the cars that I have had over the years (including a 1970 Oldsmobile 442-W30), that is saying a lot (and undermines the premise of displacement being the only way to get power). It's a neck-snapping, torquey little beast with 300 or so horses and not a lot of curb-weight. If you want it to go fast, it can and will. If you want to drive it like a grocery-getter, it does so very well too.
