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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise
I feel like this topic has been hashed to death. No doubt the Twins are "slow" cars stock, but there are plenty of other slow cars I'd happily drive and/or track. Miata, RX-8, S2000, Integra Type-R, RSX-S, 987.1 Cayman, 986 Boxster...they all run 14 or 15 second 1/4 miles and guess what else... they are all sub-3000 lbs and great to drive.
I've had the chance to track a few 400-500whp cars and sure it's fun powering out of corners and accelerating down the straight, but it's equally fun to me chucking a lightweight car into corners or carving up back roads in a small chassis.
Who knows maybe this is their grand epiphany in the final episode (or not), but regardless there's such a misplaced emphasis on horsepower and 60/quarter mile times these days you'd think the only fun you could have in a car is flooring it in a straight line.
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This is where I get confused, more power is always better, whilst a car can handle well around a corner there are alot of straight sections In between them, you need to get to the corner quicker than everyone else.
Unless you are in a one make series or racing against yourself, constantly being passed on the straight bits gets tiresome.
This is why a little turbo and around 250 - 300hp in one is awesomeballs, and stock cars are moving traffic cones that get in the way.
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