Mysterious Alfa Romeo on TPE.Shock of my life!!!!!

[Stary]

why want to show their car has power???

 

Got $$ to take meh??

[Genie47]

Small car no choice. To join with traffic, drivers make the smaller cars work very hard. That is why they sound so buzzy and noisy. Not that the driver wants to show they got power, they need the power to merge.

[Genie47]

Speed is not important but good torque is needed in this island. Torque is more useful in city conditions. Top speed? What top speed you want to achieve here. Tuas to Changi is 10min?

[Stary]

good torque = speed rite???

[Genie47]

NO. Two different things.

 

Torque can get you speed but most importantly get you up moving. High torque means you can "haul 4ss" easily. So even if the car is loaded with people and stuff, the car can still move. Well, horsepower is a side effect of torque or vice versa as some people may argue. But then you don't want your car to be a farm tractor. High torque but at 50kph already redline!

 

I suggest you read this: http://www.mothers.com/auto_essentials/pht...tframe.html#top

 

As a summary, it all depends. A streetable car should be the balance of both. Can move around with ease. A few MCFers can testify from a really high horsepower double carbon clutch car they have tried driving around. It is not fun trying to park it. Also not fun driving a tractor in the expressways either.

Edited July 2, 2004 by Genie47

[Cantona156]

The so-called triptronic, which was first coined by Porsche...

 

... and invented by Mitsubishi, if I'm not mistaken.

[*]Tiptronic was developed in conjunction by Porsche, ZF and Bosch. Porsche originated the idea, ZF made the gearbox

and Bosch responsible for the electronic control.

[*]Mitsubishi Invecs-II Sport Mode - simplied from Tiptronic and licensed by Porsche

 

http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_school/...h_gear_auto.htm