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From: hasiuk@trwspp.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Ferrari vs Big block Corvette
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Date: Fri, 8-Jun-84 17:30:56 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  8 17:30:56 1984
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     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