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Old 10-21-2008, 08:28 PM   #27 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by almightybmw View Post

0.7LG is pathetic as well. 0.8G minimum. Take a 90 degree right hand at 25mph, that was approx 0.7G. Just seems slow to me.

The reason they specify in G's.... It depends on the mass of the car.... What's .7G @25 in your car will not be the same in my car (I'm assuming our cars have different weights). The claim you just made is a classic fallacy.

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200m may work for the competition, but fails practicality on US highways.
It will be more than enough for most of America - with commutes averaging slightly over 40m round trip A different tool for every job, of course.
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