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Old 02-17-2015, 01:39 PM   #8
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Well said. I often think that how we measure a car's power is flawed.. Area under the curve, as you eloquently put it, is MUCH more important than peak.

How can we quantify this area under the curve on a Cartesian plane? Using integration/calculating the integral would be one easy approach. Would love to see this kind of perspective prevail over the currently "peak hp/tq" metrics
This is a really good idea. I bet people would be surprised by how much "area under the curve" the twins have. I would be shocked if it didn't beat the pants off the S2K and all 2.0 WRX's, which people typically consider "faster". Somebody should start a thread about this. Would be interesting.
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