> zillion rpm, though. I understand that they aren't much fun on a day to
> day basis unless I keep the revs up all the time--in fact, did I
> understand correctly that your final chapter to the story seemed to
> illustrate the benefits of day to day drivability from having lots of
> torque?
Ah HA!
I thought the point of the story was to have a light little car (like a
Tiger)
with gobs of horsePOWER (high power to weight ratio). BTW, some
people LIKE to keep the revs up there. There are just different styles
of drivers. I had a former girlfriend that had a 914, a 911 and a Boxster.
She felt perfectly comfortable keeping them up at the red line all over
town.. while I short shift EVERY time unless I am racing or something.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "sosnaenergyconsulting" <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>
To: "Steve Laifman" <SLaifman@socal.rr.com>
Cc: "Tiger's Den" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: RPM vs Torque - a Fairy Tale
> Steve:
> Great story--and a wonderful illustration!
> While tempted by the Bugatti part of the story, I don't think I'll go
> out and buy one of those pocket rockets with bags of horsepower at a
> zillion rpm, though. I understand that they aren't much fun on a day to
> day basis unless I keep the revs up all the time--in fact, did I
> understand correctly that your final chapter to the story seemed to
> illustrate the benefits of day to day drivability from having lots of
> torque?
>
> Best Regards
>
> David Sosna
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