B6S4 vs. '60's musclecars - interesting comparisons
10-19-2003, 03:41 PM
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That was my reaction
I was 16 in 1967 when my friend had the GTX 440. I thought the acceleration was amazing, absolutely unbelievable. But of course the car couldn't do anything *but* accelerate.
That's why I was so surprised to discover the almost identical 0-60 times between that car and my Avant.
How to explain it? In '67, I was driving a clapped-out '56 Plymouth station wagon, with a V-8 but a 2 speed push button automatic transmission. The contrast between the two cars was unimaginable.
But since then, I've steadily moved up in bhp, from my original 115 bhp Audi 4000, through a series of cars culminating in two B5S4's and now the B6. So I've gotten accustomed to more and more power - thus the lack of astonishment at the power of the new car.
Plus - aren't memories from that long ago always a little rosier?
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That's why I was so surprised to discover the almost identical 0-60 times between that car and my Avant.
How to explain it? In '67, I was driving a clapped-out '56 Plymouth station wagon, with a V-8 but a 2 speed push button automatic transmission. The contrast between the two cars was unimaginable.
But since then, I've steadily moved up in bhp, from my original 115 bhp Audi 4000, through a series of cars culminating in two B5S4's and now the B6. So I've gotten accustomed to more and more power - thus the lack of astonishment at the power of the new car.
Plus - aren't memories from that long ago always a little rosier?
DMoore
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10-19-2003, 05:54 PM
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With stock tires, the 0-60 times would be comparable but with
the wider, stickier aftermarket tires that most people put on those big blocks back then, the acceleration WAS pretty awesome.
10-19-2003, 11:09 PM
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exactly, why bother comparing?
two different animals, when you want true visceral performance with modern technology, perfectly refined, rufen Sie Ihre deutschen Ingenieure an..
if you want a huge-*** car with thicker sheet metal than MBT armor, an engine that gets gallons to the mile, the pervasive smell of gasoline and a rear-main seal leak you'll never fix, exhaust so loud it peels paint off shutters, and the ability to leave half of your bias-ply tires embedded in the tarmac with the twitch of a foot, there's only one logical choice..
make mine one of each, please!
if you want a huge-*** car with thicker sheet metal than MBT armor, an engine that gets gallons to the mile, the pervasive smell of gasoline and a rear-main seal leak you'll never fix, exhaust so loud it peels paint off shutters, and the ability to leave half of your bias-ply tires embedded in the tarmac with the twitch of a foot, there's only one logical choice..
make mine one of each, please!
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