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Originally Posted by Westrock
I don't disagree, but again whats the point? I don't take anything away from a Viper. But I can't afford a Viper (to own or modify). And if I encounter one on the highway and just so happen to beat him in straight speed, then what difference did anything make?
Now if the fact that Lotus only makes true sports cars makes you happy, then that in an of itself is fine. But don't get cocky on the road just because the other guys car isn't the same "type" as yours. That doesn't stop anything.
And again it matters also what your purpose is. Here in the Midwest of the United States we just have miles and miles of flat straight roads. So most of us settle for raw power which just about any car type can handle. If you live somewhere with actual mountains then you need something that is agile, and small & compact with low CG and predictable power is better suited. Neither situation is better then the other. It would be like Texans saying California homes are worthless because they don't have air conditioners, which is true for us but not true in Cali.
And this is not because I have a FWD car. Although there are certain cars I will spend my money on, I have no discrimination against "admiring" other cars and seeing thier plus's and minus's.
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Spoken like someone who cannot truly appreciate nor understand what it's like driving something actually designed to perform.
Straight flat roads? LOL! High horsepower FWD cars suck there too because the weight transfer during standing starts pulls the car up off of it's drive (the front) wheels. We all know the fastest cars in the NHRA are all FWD as a result right? Especially since NHRA tracks are curvy and have lots of elevation changes
Keep telling yourself that we're getting "cocky" about what cars we drive, but make no mistake this is not a "
Do you admire FWD cars" thread, the only positive respondents to such a thread probably would be "powered by Nike" or not have a license.
I do know that FWD cars
definitely get it done like nobody's business for all the busy soccer moms and little sisters of the world
or perhaps for those driving "soulless" amongst us who only buy cars to get from point A to point B. >=P
Honestly, I think the general buying public has been fooled into thinking "sporty" FWD cars are sportscars, when they're really not. The point of the thread isn't "
no, you can't like FWD cars", it's "
Can there be FWD sportscars"?