Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Is Your Car Fast?

By Rex Simpleton


If you are lucky enough to be in the market for a true sprts car, then there is going to be one questions you want answered. And, it does not really have to do with the stereo options, or A/C, it has to do witht he engine. You want you know how fast will this baby go fro 0 to 60?

You talk about fast, lets look at some of the faster speeds that have been clocked. The 1994 Dauer 962 LeMans went from 0 to 60 in 2.6 seconds. The Ferrari can go from 0 to 60 in about the 3.5 seconds. And then there is the Chevy Corvette, which has been clocked at 2.9 seconds from 0 - 60. That is flat out fast!

So, what exactly makes up a fast car?

While stylistics make for a very good standard when getting a sports car, there's more to the sleekness than just style. The very sleek and streamlined designs of these fast sports cars actually contribute to fantastic aerodynamics-making it much easier to drive the car fast without worrying about air resistance, air pressure, etc. In effect, the hot and sexy car design actually makes for more than aesthetics, but gives a boost to the speed and performance of the car.

The weight of the car will also factor into how fast a car goes or will go. The sports cars have dramatically cut the weight of the cars. Notice how there is not really a back seat? This is one of the ways they do it. Also notice how the cargo area, also known as the trunk, well, really does not exist? The composite material of the cars are also lighter than normal cars. And one last area, is how tight a sports car is. HAve yo unoticed they don't leave much room for leg stretching? This is another way they reduce space and material.

The one other area of consideration for fast sports cars is most of these are rear wheel driven. What good is a car if it can not keep the straight line speeds when it heads into a corner? By having a real wheel drive vehicle, you are better to handle the car in a curve, and keep the speeds up. There is just greater traction with a rear wheel drive, and the weight is also distributed more evenly throughout the car.

While there's more to a sports car than just speed, it also doesn't hurt that your sports car is fast. After all, the 1994 Dauer 962 LeMans is prized precisely because it rises above the speeds of every other fast sports car.

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