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It is much more fun driving a lower powered car at the limit than an overpowered on at 25%. (source -- owner of 1990 miata. 120hp, 2000lbs. Steer the front wit
by wiredfool 9y ago
It is much more fun driving a lower powered car at the limit than an overpowered on at 25%.
(source -- owner of 1990 miata. 120hp, 2000lbs. Steer the front with the wheel, the back with the throttle.)
- stupidhn 9y ago>It is much more fun driving a lower powered car at the limit than an overpowered on at 25%. Motorcycle enthusiasts understand this concept. Driving an overpowered (for your experience) bike isn't fun compared to throwing a smaller bike around.
- gambiting 9y agoYep. I think I made a slight mistake in buying my last car as I wanted to prioritize power, so I got an AMG with 381bhp - and yeah, the car is a monster, it does 0-60 in 4 seconds, but I very quickly found out that when going on some twisting mountain roads it's just too much power to really have fun - you get out on a straight, and are instantly doing 80mph+, on a 60mph-limit road, so you just end up cruising until the next turn which is neither interesting nor fun. In a lower powered car, on a sufficiently technical road it's hard to stay at the speed limit, so you end up working the car and having loads of fun(like I am sure you do in your Miata). In a super powerful car that part is gone, and the drive becomes slightly less enjoyable because of it.