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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Yes, there are mountains in those places, and steep hills with curves in Britain. That's why people in those places developed cars like Alfa Romeo, Austin Healey, Lotus, Ferrari, Porsche...
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Yeah, and we all drive those all the time instead of normal hatchbacks, saloons and estates...
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
...Austin Healey...
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The Sprite handled OK but topped out at about 85 and was screaming at that speed. The 100/3000 was deliberately designed to sell in the US and didn't manage corners that well.
There was a reason why BMC competitions department decided to abandon the 300hp Austin Healey 3000s in favour of the 100hp Mini Cooper S for rallies, and used the MGB/CGT for road racing.