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Car and Driver roadtests the 718 Roger987 - 8 years ago |
Confusing article Boxsterra - 8 years ago |
Re: Confusing article Roger987 - 8 years ago |
Confusing article Guenter in Ontario - 8 years ago |
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Boxsterra
They gush about how much better the 781 is than the 981 for the entire article, with the possible exception of the sound about which they're ambiguous. Then they have an unqualified and unexplained comment "something's missing" after which they continue to talk about how great the car is.
Re: Confusing article CarreraLicious - 8 years ago |
Re: Confusing article db997S - 8 years ago |
Re: Confusing article Roger987 - 8 years ago |
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db997S
By not needing to pull to redline, you hit the flat part of the power curve, you then save gas by shifting well before redline, thus, the goal of the smaller, blown engines--improve MPG and reduce emissions--as mandated by The Man. We went through this back in the late 70s after the oil embargo. It nearly killed the auto industry, but luckily, engine technology has improved tremendously since. Back in the '70s and earlier, it was "there's no replacement for displacement." While that is somewhat true today, these new standards are not going have such a negative impact on drivers. The reviewers are harping on things that 99% of us won't even need to use (top end of the power curve for pulling out of corners on a track), as you can do more with less engine than you could 40 years ago. Today, we can truly mean it when we say: size doesn't matter.