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You mean it takes absolutely ages to get to 60mph but can do so whilst towing a heavy load?
What's next?
Moving abroad....
When I come back I'd like to get something like an Exige. Time and money will tell!
I know you say that every single time someone uses that phrase, but thinking about it I'm not sure it's meant literally
Trains pull heavy loads very well, so as a turn of phrase if something pulls like a train it could be said it 'pulls' well
Ha! I'm not sure where I have picked that phrase up from and never properly thought about it... I was referring to the car having a lot of torque, but I also like Ev0s reply...
I mean... it has _some_ torque
If you heard someone using that very common phrase in person, would you interject with this question?
You know he would.If you heard someone using that very common phrase in person, would you interject with this question?
It's a bit of an odd phrase though. We all know what it means, it's just a bit of an odd way of saying it.
It's a bit like "in-gear acceleration". As opposed to.. Acceleration in neutral?
What's wrong with just saying it has loads of mid-range grunt/torque
It's a bit like "in-gear acceleration". As opposed to.. Acceleration in neutral?
What's wrong with just saying it has loads of mid-range grunt/torque
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What “handles like it’s on rails”?
Oh it’s got limited suspension travel.
Oh it’s got limited suspension travel.
As opposed to acceleration through dropping a gear, surely?
It's still "in-gear acceleration" whether you put your foot down in 5th or drop down into 3rd and then put your foot down. You might just be nearer the engine's peak powerband in 3rd
It's still "in-gear acceleration" whether you put your foot down in 5th or drop down into 3rd and then put your foot down. You might just be nearer the engine's peak powerband in 3rd
It seems like an ok one that though as it's about acceleration within a given gear rather than changing.
I know, it's better than the 'pulls like a train' one. But.. Oh nevermind, this is such a petty debate
was at tunerfest in brands hatch on sunday! so s2k had to be behind
It's a bit of an odd phrase though. We all know what it means, it's just a bit of an odd way of saying it.
It's a bit like "in-gear acceleration". As opposed to.. Acceleration in neutral?
What's wrong with just saying it has loads of mid-range grunt/torque
Magazines have always tested both acceleration in a fixed gear, normally in 20mph increments and starting from a low rpm in each gear and the 30-70 increment through the gears so starting in the most sensible gear and changing up as required.
I know exactly what it means. It just come across a a bit of a funny phrase to me, much like "sleep like a baby", or the aforementioned "pulls like a train". Anyway let's not clutter this thread up even further.
The one I’ve never understood is “get along like a house on fire”. Is that meant to be a good thing?I know exactly what it means. It just come across a a bit of a funny phrase to me, much like "sleep like a baby", or the aforementioned "pulls like a train". Anyway let's not clutter this thread up even further.
