I drive fast because the car feel "slow"

[chaoskaze]

err I guess I'm the oppsite. I pretty much know how fast I was driving cause the road noise/wind noise/engine noise. lol

[3nl]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Do you also have a screeching alarm in the passenger seat when you do?

My alarm goes off way more often in the FR-S than it does in her car! Though I have the same problem as you in my wife's Rogue - I feel like I'm driving a monster truck and find myself doing 15 or 20 over in complete silence (assuming I'm alone or there are no lights flashing behind me).

We don't have the best roads here in WI, so if you are speeding in the FR-S on half the roads here, your eyeballs are in danger of falling out of your face or your tailbone piercing your seats.

[humdizzle]

Originally Posted by fang_gt86

A 1000hp GTR will make you feel slow on just about any road. Unless you're in places like Salt Lake or the Autobahn. Lol

here's a vid of mine filmed on a salt flat . ~550awhp . Even at 130-140 you feel like the car is laughing at you saying 'come on pu$$y thats all you got?'

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds0XW9TLW9A"]20131108 230532 - YouTube[/ame]

[rucfj159]

thats what i love about this car the perception of speed is a lot more fun than speed itself. a first gen miata is the most fun car ive ever driven because its so slow but feels like its going fast because you can and have to wrap it through the gears to get anywhere. same thing with motorcycles a 250 is so much more fun because it has usable power you can redline it in first second and then third before you are going so fast you lose track of everything around you.

[5thGenOwner]

Originally Posted by DuMa

I think you have it opposite, OP. the car feels fast at 40-50mph because you are experiencing more feedback from the road and wind noises.

I completely agree. Compared to my SS, I feel every single mph in the FRS. I love it though! It's exactly what you said... I am so much more connected with the road. (and the SS is a pretty damn good handling beast even at nearly 2 tons.)

Originally Posted by Scott@HKSUSA

The more capable a car is, the slower it feels. I think it's because it generally takes more speed or g-force for it to feel like you're "pushing it" on "on the edge." Whereas in a less capable car, it doesn't take much to feel like you're pushing it or on the edge.

Highway cruising at 70mph in a 1000hp GT-R feels like you are literally crawling.

I think this is true, to a point. Very luxurious automobiles exemplify this point perfectly... it's what they do. And, I've never had the pleasure to be in a GT-R on a highway (although 70 is actually slow on our highways). But arn't true sports cars are made to feel the road and thus the speed; it's all about feedback, no?

Also, the twins are also pretty quick to get up there (above the limit), so just layin' into it a little might surprise you when you look back down at the spedo.

[TM]

Whenever I think I'm driving 80mph with this car, I look down and see that it's only 60mph. The feedback on this car is so tremendous with the road and wind noise whenever I go above 60. It feels fast when it's not. BMWs on the other hand.. I always get surprised how fast I'm actually going when I look down at the tach, reading 80 when I thought I was going 60..

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by TM

Whenever I think I'm driving 80mph with this car, I look down and see that it's only 60mph. The feedback on this car is so tremendous with the road and wind noise whenever I go above 60. It feels fast when it's not. BMWs on the other hand.. I always get surprised how fast I'm actually going when I look down at the tach, reading 80 when I thought I was going 60..

That's why actually going fast is even moar funner.

[BRZZZZZZZZZZ]

Originally Posted by rucfj159

thats what i love about this car the perception of speed is a lot more fun than speed itself. a first gen miata is the most fun car ive ever driven because its so slow but feels like its going fast because you can and have to wrap it through the gears to get anywhere. same thing with motorcycles a 250 is so much more fun because it has usable power you can redline it in first second and then third before you are going so fast you lose track of everything around you.

I have to agree. I daily my Miata and its not only incredibly cheap to drive, but I can drive it generally flat out everywhere and barely be exceeding the speed limit.

[paulca]

It is odd sometimes this car. In the tight twisties in 2nd gear you feel like you are flying along, then discover you have been caught up by an SUV.

Yet, on an open highway you are perfectly relaxed cruising along and you look down to see 3 figures stare back at you and go, "Ooops."

[Scott@HKSUSA]

Originally Posted by 5thGenOwner

Also, the twins are also pretty quick to get up there (above the limit), so just layin' into it a little might surprise you when you look back down at the spedo.

For sure. I was just driving the HKS FR-S for the first time in ~a month and had to back off quite a few times from what felt like the speed limit. Of course the S/C helps build momentum pretty quick in that car.

My Evo feels like you're crawling unless you're going well above any speed limit.

I went 190mph in one of HKS' GTRs at Fuji Speedway and it didn't feel like we were going half that speed. Of course the track is smooth, but the car is so confident and stable it didn't feel like it was anywhere close to the "edge."

This past week I've been driving a new 5.0L Mustang 6 spd. and it's quick, but because the chassis is less stable than what I'm used to, suspension is softer, overall heavier with a higher cg - the car doesn't exude the same confidence at speed. When I'm going fast, it feels fast and keeps me on my toes.

[Tectoniic]

I feel like my perception of speed always comes back to whether or not I feel in control of the car. It does make me feel like i'm always driving slow because at any minute I feel like I could take a sharp turn (and often do ) or swerve to avoid something and still have complete control.

After 2 weeks of owning the car this is still the most enjoyable car driving experience i've had, fast or slow.

[dem00n]

That's why i drive a Toyota Publica

No, not really.

[HotLavaFRS]

My Mustang is the one that doesn't like to maintain a constant speed, it likes to try and get away and trick me into having fun. The FR-S is easier to maintain speeds in IMO because of its lower power rating.

[CAMBAM_6]

I would say its the complete opposite OP....My car "feels fast" when im actually going slow. The low profile, the rumbling exhaust notes and the heavy steering wheel makes normal driving feel fast when in reality im normally doing maybe 5 mph over the speed limit