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09-09-2014, 12:33 PM | #29 | |
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I actually did a test to prove this. I choose 4 days and did 6 tests with each technique and have attached the results in a spreadsheet. Test 1 was me driving like I need to actually get where I want to go. Test 2 was me practicing "You are in a hurry, but I am a grandma in front of you". Test 3 was the aforementioned accelerate with low RPM, activate cruise control. I tried to keep all other variables the same by having the same amount of gas, same tire pressure, and same "driving mentality" - actually slept the night before, ate, wasn't focused on anything other than the test. Also used a road that was not populated so I would not have to worry about other drivers, and one that had straits with twisties. The length of the road segment was 2.459 miles, which I drove 5 times for a total 12.475 miles per test. Also, I drove each test at a cruising speed of 50MPH. Hope it helps |
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teach me how to dougie?
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Your questions miss the entire point of this car. It isn't a particularly great economy car (though I average 33+ mpg commuting 110 miles a day in some of the worst traffic in NorCal), and it definitely isn't a muscle car that's optimized for hard acceleration.
It's a sports car. Forget gas mileage or acceleration. Join your local chapter of the SCCA and do some autocrossing. Learn how your FR-S handles at the edges of its capabilities. Learn about the car's real strength: handling. You'll have a ton of fun, and drive away with skills that actually translate to daily driving. You'll know how hard you can brake and/or swerve before losing traction, and how hard you can accelerate through a turn before starting to slide; you'll become comfortable with how your car handles at its limits. Unlike 99% of the drivers out there, you'll actually understand your car's capabilities, and know how to use them. THAT'S learning how to drive. |
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Well, not the entire point of the car. The entire point of the car is it as useable as a hatchback but can be as exciting as a Cayman (admittedly not as fast as but that is rapidly becoming a non-issue as public opinion changes more and more to a nanny state).
Driving this car normally as a commuter car is just as much fun really as driving it as hard as you can. Just different. |
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OP was banned, why thread continue?
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