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Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: Manicminer on February 18, 2006, 17:36:38
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http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/motoring/corvette_gallery.htm?
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Personally I prefer the new Camaro & Challenger mentioned somewhere else on this particular forum
(plus the present Mustang)
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Only in America do you find a 200mph car that still runs on cart springs :shock: When will they learn how to build proper cars??? :lol: They can look staggering, like the Camaro and Challenger that BTM mentioned, but when it comes to vehicle dynamics, they simply haven't got a clue.
They aren't a great deal better at engine design either. I remember renting a Chevy something or other 'compact' on one of my business trips over there. It was one of the most gutless things I have ever had the misfortune to drive. Just out of interest I lifted the bonnet to find a 3 litre V6 sat in there :shock: It did about 20mpg at best and was totally devoid of any sort of performance!
The Vette is a pretty car but it takes 5 litres to generate 300bhp if I remember correctly. Just imagine what a european company would achieve with 5 litres. The japanese manage to get 300bhp out of 2 litres in a perfectly mannered road car!
Gosh, that feels better!!! Despite all that, you simply can never beat the sound of a stonking great American V8 :D