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04-25-2005, 12:45 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Still Chrysler's is way better than  Ford's or GM!!!!
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really? iam not too sure bout that.
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04-25-2005, 07:26 PM
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Taiwan Panda Racing Unit.
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Durty Shwa
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Car: E39 on 24"s
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why the **** you want a SUV to go fast?
buy a bike, and spend the $30k u saved up on hookers and booze.
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04-25-2005, 07:44 PM
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moderationistismingly
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Bradford, ON
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I'm personally not an SUV fan, I'd take a touring anyday. And while 400hp or whatever out of a 6.1L isn't all that impressive by todays standards, it's not all about horsepower all the time. While in a perfect world a naturally aspirated 6.1L engine should have at least 610hp and 610ft-lbs, that will never happen. From what I've seen, it's a trade off, you can get 100hp/L, but the torque will be lacking, or you can have a lot of torque, but the rpm's and the hp won't be there. For the purpose of an SUV, torque is the direction you'd want to go.
Also, having a huge vehicle like this (with a solid rear axle I belive) still do 0.9G's on a skidpad, that's pretty good. And they're doing something BMW's seem to avoid, 4-piston brake calipers. 125ft to stop from 60mph is great for a small car, let alone from an SUV.
At that price, you can probably out perform any new BMW or Mercedes.
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04-25-2005, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: T.Dot
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The internal combustion engine is an old design too.
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04-25-2005, 10:06 PM
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moderationistismingly
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Originally Posted by T.Dot_E30
The internal combustion engine is an old design too. |
So is the wheel, we should start with that
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