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Old 03-15-2013, 03:59 PM   #166
fatoni
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"Quick" implies that something is happening over a very short period of time. A car is quick if it is capable of impressive *acceleration* (i.e., significant increase in speed over a small increment of time). "Fast" is simply high *speed*. Speed and acceleration are not the same thing. Like I said before, 185mph is FAST (even if it took 5 minutes to get to that speed), 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds is QUICK (even if 60mph isn't really "fast").
i understand what youre saying. i just dont understand where you got these definitions or why people think calling something that can go 200mph quick or something that goes 0-60 in under 5 seconds is wrong.
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OK, start naming the "tons" of other reasonably attainable rwd street cars from the 80s that are the same weight or lighter than the AE86, because somehow I've been overlooking them!
i never said that. i was saying 2300 lbs shouldnt be enough to make the corolla into what a lot of people think it is. i feel like the engine was more remarkable than the chassis. especially for its time.
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