Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site trwspp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!bmcg!cepu!trwrba!trwrb!trwspp!hasiuk From: hasiuk@trwspp.UUCP Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Ferrari vs Big block Corvette Message-ID: <461@trwspp.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Jun-84 17:30:56 EDT Article-I.D.: trwspp.461 Posted: Fri Jun 8 17:30:56 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Jun-84 00:30:50 EDT References: <1171@qubix.UUCP> Organization: T R W, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 24 How can you _possibly_ compare the suspension of the Corvette, which is based on a design which is a holdover from the days of covered wagons, to the four wheel double wishbone suspension of the GTO, which is a holdover from formula one race cars? All of this talk of Corvettes, NASCARS, muscle cars in the same light as sports cars is really annoying. The Corvette is a completely impractical anachronism in the light of modern, small, high output motors in cars that have a lot less weight (despite their lack of a fiberglass body!) and a lot more room for things that you might want to carry, like a piece of luggage, and frames which are stiff enough to handle the output of the motor without twisting like a wet noodle. NASCARS and stock cars are really ridiculous, being designed to turn in only one direction (believe it or not). And Muscle cars! Muscle car really means over-powered car. An automobile (particularly a sports car) should be a perfect balance of weight, engine capacity and output, chasis stiffness, and suspension (hence handling). Whatever happened to _tuned_ engines, anyway? A 1969 911S gets ~200HP out of two liters. Even a 1974 2002tii gets more than 130HP out of 2L. Do you know how many cubic inches that is ! Lee Hasiuk