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Re: Proposed Government Driving Restrictions!



Rohit Saran (Rohit.Saran@Intelsat.int) wrote:
: Just curious : how do one get expect to get a 0-60 mph in 5.3 seconds with the 
: dinky toys (1.6 L) and that power is definietly needed when you have to

Easy, just like the GM-Impact blew the doors off of a 300 ZX a couple of 
years ago.  (not bad for a 0.0 L engine :-) ).   Too bad the car never 
came to be but it just shows what technology can achieve.

As a side note: engine HP/Torque has been on a steady rise and engine 
size (displacement) on a steady decline since themid seventies thanks to 
technology such as advanced aspiration & fuel inject, multi valve 
technology for more efficient exhaust removal/air intake,etc... Which 
lets cars like a Lotus Espirit Turbo I4 develope 264 Hp and do 0-60 in 
5.3- (though I am kinda apprehensive about including this car as a "good" 
example of efficiency as it only gets 16 MPG on its "4" cylinder).




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