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TOP GEAR REVIEWS THE BMW 1 SERIES M COUPE
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:10:31 -0500, dizzy >
wrote: >>I miss the old days, when cars were judged by how well they drove and >>handled, instead of high horsepower, and wide tyres to tame it. > >Well then, I'll ask who could possibly make use of the superior >balance and handling characteristics of rear-wheel drive? It depends on the car. For example, I owned several Minis, ranging from stock bangers to a 1091 that was tuned up the wazoo and made close to 100 bhp. What did it weigh? How quick was it? That is an exercise for the math student, if you don't happen to already know. >I could go on. It was a cheap little car. Fun to drive under the >right circumstances? Maybe so, but still left in the dust by many >others. IMO, of course. FWD can work very, very well in small, light cars. Do you remember how Minis whipped and stomped all over Jaguar's arse in saloon car racing in the early 60s? How do you explain that? Free Clue: Look at the power to weight ratio. Second Free Clue: Compare the weight of a Mk. I Golf GTI to the current iteration of the same. |
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TOP GEAR REVIEWS THE BMW 1 SERIES M COUPE
Dean Dark wrote:
>FWD can work very, very well in small, light cars. Do you remember >how Minis whipped and stomped all over Jaguar's arse in saloon car >racing in the early 60s? How do you explain that? No, I'm not that old to remenber that. I did own a second-generation Honda CRX Si, and it was a fun car. It could go 0-60 in about 8.5 seconds, while, as I recall, the MK I GTI was a couple seconds slower. Not sure why, considering the CRX was just 105 HP. Maybe I just have a bad taste in my mouth from the "Rabbit" I once owned. I think it was a Mk I Golf. >Free Clue: Look at the power to weight ratio. > >Second Free Clue: Compare the weight of a Mk. I Golf GTI to the >current iteration of the same. Well, power has almost doubled, but weight has certainly not... As an aside, WTF is it with VW/Audi and that awful inline-5? Talk about a red-headed stepchild of an engine... |
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TOP GEAR REVIEWS THE BMW 1 SERIES M COUPE
DAS wrote:
>Dizzy's wish is granted: > >116 - 204 HP > >http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/pricesand...%3D%3D,00.html > >Scroll down to 1M. > >Which traffic lights Grand Prix does dizzy wish to win? I thought that we were comparing the Golf to *this* "1 series M coupe". http://www.bmwusa.com/standard/conte...e/default.aspx 335 HP. |
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