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Originally Posted by jamesqf
But we're not talking about Formula 1 cars here, but about sports cars. And not in the "stuff a humongous engine in it so it'll go fast in a straight line" sense, either.
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Those are generally known as "muscle cars." And there aren't too many of those still being made. Even that tank of a modern muscle car, the Dodge Challenger SRT-8, will still handle enjoyably well with a good set of tires. Leaps and bounds better than anything that came out back when the manufacturers
really did the big engine, fast in a straight line thing.
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Real sports cars get driven on twisty roads, where you seldom if ever reach speeds where aerodynamic downforces would be significant.
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So then "real sports cars" don't go fast? Or at least not fast enough to require attention to "aerodynamic downforces?" My old 15 sec. '98 Neon R/T was a regular champ at the autocross and a worthy performer in the twisties, but it was hardly a sports car. Ditto the Mini, the CRX, and a handful of other tweaked econoboxes. That being said, my current factory-tweaked grocery-getter will make mincemeat out of my old "sports car" Supra Turbo on the auto-x track or in the canyons. Just don't be so absolute with those definitions, is all I'm saying.