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Sigh...240hp ain't what it use to be

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Gimli43Orcs

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1997: Bought a new M3. Enjoying thumping other cars with its tire-peeling 240hp

2004: Every other family sedan has 200+ hp . These cars also have traction control, stability control, launch control, and every other control you can think of. I find it pretty remarkable the progress in technology of todays cars. Mind you, I still love my car, but man, I sure wouldnt mind some of these features in my car.
 
Originally posted by: Gimli43Orcs
0-60 in about 6.1 sec
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none of the family cars is that fast....IIRC the altima is like 6.7 or something. Not to mention RWD and handling. i envy you :beer:

-Vivan
 
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: Gimli43Orcs
Originally posted by: z0mb13
time to upgrade to the 333hp m3!!

😀😀
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hehe..i wish i could..but money needed for more pressing needswoohoo!!!
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On the other hand, if you put the baby up for adoption, you could probably afford the 333hp M3...hmmm....
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better yet sell ur baby to the black market :evil:
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see, it's all coming together :evil:
 
Cars, as much as you think technology has progressed so much, has acutally not changed a whole lot. We are still on 4 wheels, manually steering with a wheel, and most cars still use gas.

For example, Let's compare cars to telephones, phones have evolved from corded, to cordless, to wireless. The same magnitude of change in the automobile industry would be equivolent to flying cars that drives by itself.
 
Only the Odyssey makes 245hp w/ VTEC engaged. But the front wheel drive really hurts quarter mile times. It COULD be a low 16's minivan but it runs mid 17's. But hey, it still smokes ALL the ricers in town!!!
 
Originally posted by: NokiaDude
Only the Odyssey makes 245hp w/ VTEC engaged. But the front wheel drive really hurts quarter mile times. It COULD be a low 16's minivan but it runs mid 17's. But hey, it still smokes ALL the ricers in town!!!
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It may have 245hp but the LX weighs 4310lbs. :roll:


Edit: Seems it goes 0-60 in ~7.7 seconds.
 
Originally posted by: Triumph
Your 240 hp M3 is still one of the most coveted vehicles in the last 10 years.
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yep! i'd take a '97 m3 over a 2004 family sedan anyday....and cars like STi and EVO8 ARE NOT family sedans 😀
 
The thing is, many of the HP numbers generated by todays cars are rather peaky. So the 250HP that they make today isn't that much faster than the 200HP that they made a few years back. Also, for the amount of HP they make, they lack the torque that's needed to get them off the line. That's why a 230HP Dakota can keep up with a 200HP RSX suprisingly well given it's ~1500LB weight disadvantage. As far as traction control goes, if you wanna go fast, generally you turn it off. A V8 Firebird ran 15's at the track, another racer asked if he had traction control on, he did, turned it off, ran 13s. Brother in law had a similar experience in a Mustang.
 
SUVs used to be < 190hp, now they're all 250+. I'm talking just mid-sized. Everything is being given bigger because competitors are doing it. Nobody wants to be one-upped.
 
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