How much horsepower will it take to give you that vroom vroom?

[AlphaIVT]

My dad's Avalon (190hp) is powerful enough. But my mom's 84 Volvo 740GLE (whats the hp on this?) is slow as hell. Will 155HP (from the Altima) be just as powerful?

will a BMW 330i's 225hp be more powerful than the Avalon's? i mean will you REALLY notice it?

 

[prodigy]

vroom vroom

 

[MustangSVT]

is this a real questoin or a trick question?

 

[Supradude]

well, "vroom vroom" i assume you mean "get up and go" is torque based so HP has little to do with it... how fast you accelerate is due in part to the torque rating of the motor, and also largely in part to the weight and suspenion of the car, hence a smaller lesser HP car say Altima, may have more "vroomm vroom" than a larger, higher HP sedan... all depends on the engineering

 

[geno]

<< will a BMW 330i's 225hp be more powerful than the Avalon's? i mean will you REALLY notice it? >>


Depends on how hard you drive the car. Someone like me for example, would notice it

 

[TuffGuy]

it depends on how heavy the car is, what type of engine is in it, and the aerodynamics of the car.

also, a 4-cylinder turbo is generally faster than a plain old v6 (same size(liter) engine). it depends on a lot of factors, not just power. although adding more power will make it go faster.

 

[AlphaIVT]

oh

 

[smp]

I have a toyota camry 88.. V6 with a stick.. definately not a sports car.. about three years ago, when I used to get into street races with ppl at lights.. I'de never lose.. be it my quick shifting? their slow shifting (auto)? or my car.. I don't know.. but I won about 95% of the time..
and no.. I wasn't racing sh!t cars either.. I raced some acuras.. preludes.. souped up civics.. a vovlo s70 and anyone that would race me.. I'de even challenge buddies in really nice cars, but they would never want to race, and if they did, they beat me, but not by too much..
of course, no REAL cars.. porches etc..
but it hauled ass.. and it already had over 200,000 km on it..
I drove that thing 210 km/h and the accelaration was better than the 99 Maxima ES that my folks have now (also stick)
the camry had 150 horses, and the Maxima has 190.. it depends on the torque too, the wieght of the car.. so on..
I don't know about altimas.. never driven one..
it also depends on the gear ration and a bunch of sh!t.. I drove around an M3 and the accelaration off the bottom wasn't all that.. but on the highway.. forget about it.. it ripped.. and the cornering.. let's not even go there.. PIMP

 

[KameLeon]

The new Toyota Avalon looks sooo sweet from the front. makes me drool everytime..

 

[Emulex]

for the most part its gearing (low end vs high end) and horsepower to weight ratio. sport models are geared for less mpg and faster acceleration.

family vehicles are geared towards better mpg, hence worse acceleration.

if you wanna burn rubber, you need torque and lots of it the straight 6 in bmw's have awesome torque due to the nature of the motor being inline 6 ..

obviously an automatic will not have the same oomph (well maybe tiptronic) as a stick.

I like about 240 ft/lbs of torque for a family sedan.

a maxima is a great combination of power and sedan.


altima's are not meant to be the sporty model.

 

[RGN]

I've ridden in an 155hp altima, it kinda sucked. Felt like a 4-cyl. Not like my 93' Maxima which produces 160hp. My Maxima has taken some cars that it really should not...

 

[smp]

yeah dude.. that's because it's JAPANESE..
<edit> the maxima </edit>

 

[Ladies Man]

mustangs give you that nice vroom vroom sound
and they kick rice burners butts too

you'll notice when you hit the gas petal

 

[SuperSix]

I like my 300+...

Nothing like a strong 10PSI pull around a sweeping turn.. (It's turbocharged)


Boioioioioinnnnnnnnggggggggggg!

 

[AlphaIVT]

i do'nt like american cars.

i didn't really mean &quot;vroom&quot;vroom, just wanted to konw how much horsepower will it take to give that power.

 

[Emulex]

dude 10psi vroom around a corner was scarey!!

vortex S-trim @ 10psi
on mustang 5.0 ported heads/cobra intakes, 380hp/400 ft/lbs of torque!!!

i just tried to drive straight when the pedal was to the metal!!

 

[RGN]

LadiesMan: You cannot count the amount of Mustangs I've crushed with the Maxima. It's SAD. I'm not saying I'm taking out the topend cars, but the average 'Stang doesn't got nothing anymore...

 

[IBhacknU]

oh GOD... here we go again!

 

[Ladies Man]

pick a time and a place my friend and i shall be there

 

[Ladies Man]

i'd go as far as saying i could beat you in the 87 thunderbird turbo coupe


that 4 cyl has some kick with the turbo

 

[urbantechie]

Just a note, BMWs have sissy HPs but their tourqe make up for it and thats why they haul ass

 

[Pacfanweb]

<<LadiesMan: You cannot count the amount of Mustangs I've crushed with the Maxima. >>

Maybe 4 cylinder Mustangs. Certainly not V-8's. No way, no how. Not if they were trying and their cars were running on at least 6 of the 8 cylinders.