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I think a big driver for fuel injection and electronic ignition was reliability and meeting emissions standards. Old style carburetor and mechanical ignition r
by wingspar 7y ago
I think a big driver for fuel injection and electronic ignition was reliability and meeting emissions standards.
Old style carburetor and mechanical ignition regularly required ‘real’ tune-ups and had horrible tailpipe emissions.
- rbanffy 7y agoI'm also pretty sure the average sedan does 0-60 in the same time a 70's supercar. A BMW 330i can do it in 5.8 seconds. A Lamborghini Countach did that in between 5 and 6 depending on the model. A Miura could do that in less than 7 seconds. And then would burst into flames ;-)