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Old 08-08-2020, 01:11 PM   #55 (permalink)
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I cannot recall where i got this information, but places that access to American cars were used to the plush suspension and became intolerant of noise in the car.
Although my preference is for a lighter, sporty car and mountain roads, I feel that American roads may be unique in some ways. If you have ever done a multi day road trip across the midwestern Interstate highway system here, you know what I mean. Poured concrete with expansion joints gets really old after a few hours. Ka-thump, ka-thump, ka-thump.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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