Zak's Theory of Car Power Relativity - 2017 edition

[Moby-Dick]

There was a good chris harris video where he puts skinny tyres on an AMG. Let me go find it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPh90yNX-mY

[Zak33]

that doesnt' count as well you know

the C63 is ultra well balanced.

Besides, space savers are quite sticky :-)

the weight of the car doesn't changes so the tyres simply wear out v v fast, but the grip is surprisingly good actually.

[directhex]

I've been driving a bunch of things lately.

BMW 520d
Ford Kuga
BMW 320d

My takeaway is: diesel is rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish and I miss my Volt.

[tfboy]

I had to swap my Tesla P90DL for a Renault Kangoo diesel van for a day (on the hottest Wednesday a few weeks back and had no air con, not a pleasant day!). Relativity? Quantum leaps more like!

[Zak33]

I had to swap my Tesla P90DL for a Renault Kangoo diesel van for a day (on the hottest Wednesday a few weeks back and had no air con, not a pleasant day!). Relativity? Quantum leaps more like!

now THAT is a great example!!!!

[Dashers]

I switch between a 80bhp and a 340bhp car. Frankly the difference is not in the engine, it's the setup. One has skinny but high profile tyres and I have no idea that they are connected to the road. The other has fairly solid suspension and rubber bands as tyres - and a much lower seating position. One's auto, one's manual.

But when tootling two and from work, they are both fairly similar in speed and acceleration as that's defined by the vehicle infront, which is inevitably a Citreon C1 doing 20mph and stopping at every roundabout.

I drive largely on untreated roads, so in the winter I drive fairly lightly in my fast car. I'm always blown away when the summer tyres go back on and I put my foot down.

I often sit a few cars back debating internally whether taking five cars at once is achievable. I usually chicken out, but when I have great visibility I hit the loud peddle and always ask myself what I was worrying about when I'm past them in a fraction.

[Butcher]

I often sit a few cars back debating internally whether taking five cars at once is achievable. I usually chicken out, but when I have great visibility I hit the loud peddle and always ask myself what I was worrying about when I'm past them in a fraction.

My record is around 10. Needs a lot of space and visibility.

I tend to get the bad / good car thing during servicing on my car as they give me a Yaris usually. Not a patch on the old '86. It's not the power so much as other cars feel like driving a bus by comparison in the handling stakes.

[Lowe]

My record is around 10. Needs a lot of space and visibility.

I tend to get the bad / good car thing during servicing on my car as they give me a Yaris usually. Not a patch on the old '86. It's not the power so much as other cars feel like driving a bus by comparison in the handling stakes.

I had the benefit of driving a Yaris the other day. The whole rubber steering and bolt upright seating position was an experience to say the least. You forget how good the seating position in the '86 is.

[Zak33]

168 bhp VTEC power today... ROAR!!!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

168 bhp VTEC power today... ROAR!!!

I feel disappointed you didn't mod the old VW though!

[Zak33]

it needs a new gearbox before I put more than no bhp through it

classic VW weak gearbox.

Back in the 94/95 era I sold VW's and the Golf 1.4/1.6 chewed through gearboxes like an Italian through pesto.

This one lasted 19 years but it's in dire need of a repalcement.

Fridays is fast(er) car day though

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

it needs a new gearbox before I put more than no bhp through it

classic VW weak gearbox.

Back in the 94/95 era I sold VW's and the Golf 1.4/1.6 chewed through gearboxes like an Italian through pesto.

This one lasted 19 years but it's in dire need of a repalcement.

Fridays is fast(er) car day though

What is the Honda model you have?? I realised you have not mentioned it here!!

I think the scariest car I have been in was a modded 205 GTI 1.9 - I honestly think if there had been some wind it would have reach escape velocity!!

[Zak33]

CRX Del Sol 1.6 VTEC

like this
http://www.parkers.co.uk/honda/crx/

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

CRX Del Sol 1.6 VTEC

like this
http://www.parkers.co.uk/honda/crx/

Thats a blast from the past - not seen many of those around nowadays.

[Zak33]

But you can't beat that VTEC shift! 4000 RPM - 7000RPM in 3rd gear, that kick onto the high-lift cam!

mine is at 5800rpm and goes to 8100rpm.

it's a bit motorbike-esque

[Biscuit]

I've just been driving a depressing ford focus eco turbo pile of poo this week (hire car) looking forward to getting back in my honda