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Old 03-15-2013, 12:05 AM   #162
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Originally Posted by Timmy_Jones View Post
Let me try an analogy.

Wes Welker is quick
Randy Moss is fast

The FRS is not fast 0-60, but it feels quick like you can throw it side to side. A Bugatti is fast, but you wouldn't want it on a little auto x course as that requires quickness side to side. I would associate quickness with weight, size and rigidity. The ability to be fast is more raw power.

I hope that helps.
its just too ambiguous i guess since in my head the terms are completely interchangeable. people use stuff like this all the time and from what ive seen, quick means slow. the most memorable times i can remember were times when a miata (quick) raced a bentley(fast) raced an autocross and were within two tenths of a second from eachother. theres also a lot of corvette vs elise talk that mirror those sentiments but the vette has more objective "quickness" (slalom, emergency lane change)than the quick elise does.
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