Holy Fast Cars - looking at R&T Road Test Summary
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Holy Fast Cars - looking at R&T Road Test Summary
I didn't realize just how many cars are running in the 12's or faster.... 59 cars out of how many are listed.... things like Audi S4's, Jaguars, teslas's, etc....
this will show my age.... the 1984 vette was considered fast running about a 14.9...lol... Even 10 years ago I would guess there were probably 10 sub 13's cars...?
of course Road & Track tests all the best cars, but that is a pretty high % of damn fast cars... maybe it is to thin the population... Makes the RX8's and S2000's of the world seem slow!!!!
this will show my age.... the 1984 vette was considered fast running about a 14.9...lol... Even 10 years ago I would guess there were probably 10 sub 13's cars...?
of course Road & Track tests all the best cars, but that is a pretty high % of damn fast cars... maybe it is to thin the population... Makes the RX8's and S2000's of the world seem slow!!!!
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Obviously, those 13 seconds aren't very enjoyable if your interior isn't up to standard...
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I think the moral of the story is that for 99% of your street driving, a 1984 Corvette is fast enough and that few people if any ever run a full 1/4 mile or even 1/8 mile to their cars limits on the street. Fun is a great 60 foot time or a long burnout.
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A 1984 Corvette is not fast enough. A RAV4 V6 will give that old Vette problems.
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Obviously, those 13 seconds aren't very enjoyable if your interior isn't up to standard...
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and thus Car Talk "how to side-track a thread in four posts" has come into light:
1. Start thread about quick and/or fast cars, regardless of merit, quality, or other factors
2. Post something completely irrelevant in said thread about speed, such as Zodiac Symbol, Socrates, or how "numbers aren't everything"
3. Wait for another completely irrelevant post about steering feel, windshield washer filler placement, or interior quality
4. Thread goes to hell.
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There's def. selection bias in R&T's choices in cars to test. The general population of production cars is much slower on average, but if you were an R&T editor, would you rather test a Ferrari or a minivan?