At 07:23 PM 9/23/2000 -0500, Brad Fornal wrote:
> > Trevor Boicey wrote
> > Everyone can understand the 1098 is faster than the 948, because it's
> bigger.
>
> > Everyone can understand the 1275 is faster still than the 1098, because
> it's
> > bigger.
> >
> > Why is it so hard for some people to accept that the 1500cc is faster
> than the
> > 1275, because it's bigger?
You can't go with engine size for speed, its very possible that a
smaller engine makes a car go faster than a bigger engine. You would hope
that is not the case but engine size is not everything. A friends 600cc
motorcycle is far faster than my 750cc in 0 to "fast enough to kill
yourself" speed but my 750 has more power left at the top end so it has a
higher top speed.
Its all in engine design and gearing and power to weight ratios. Due to
design, some engines rev quicker than others, thats all. And by the way,
its not harder for me to accept that a 1500cc is quicker than a 1275, I
just don't know I have never driven either one.
Mike
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