Today's new cars are way overpowered...

[MossRoad]

Yeah, the 70s was a dark decade for hp in cars. But NOT for m/cs. The Kawasaki H1 was even quicker than
the H2 750, and Suzuki's "water buffalo" 2-stroke 750. I have never had the chance to ride any of those.

Back then, GM actually had a V8 that put out only 110hp...a friend bought a new '76 Monza, which I
drove several times. After '71-72, it was many years before we saw high-hp cars again.

Yeah, I felt bad for our local police department when they got late 70's Volares......

There was an old saying that "You can't beat Motorola..." Well, you can if it's installed in a Volare!

hahahahaahahahahahahaahahahaahahaahahahhhaahahahhaha

If you pulled up next to the cops (there were two in a car back then) in a late 60's -early 70's car with pretty much anything under the hood, they'd just look over at you, look up and down your car, get a depressed look on their face, shake their heads and wonder what they did to deserve driving around in such a dog all day. :laughing:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I got to ride a Yamaha RZ500 once. It was faaast. It could keep up with an FJ1100 on the big end. Very complicated bike.

 

[Industrial Toys]

In the worst of those days, some departments even used Reliant Ks and that Ford that looked similar. Fairmont? I drove an old 82 Malibou Ex cop car that had been converted to LPG. It was gutless with a 267 V8 but one of the nicest vehicles I have ever owned.

Seems to me that too many peoples brains are way too underpowered to be behind any wheel at all. Not the slightest concept of the physics that govern the operation of a motor vehicle!

 

[Citydude]

Please don't spoil my fun...the entire idea of my post was to laugh at the idiots who pay megabucks for an overpriced, overpowered new car loaded with gewgaws and gimcrackery to the extent they cannot even work on it themselves, much less see out the sides because said vehicle is a pillbox, and they need a rear camera to get a view out the back. My car has been paid for for 8 years now and I can work on it myself, plus it is dead reliable and has a huge trunk with a large acess space....AND I CAN SEE OUT OF IT !! REAL PROGRESS ON YOUR PART, GM !!!! And...LD1...if my tire size was that far off, the vehicle computer would not operate properly. It does.

Idiots? Really.....?

 

[Egon]

2005 Mustang with a 210hp V6, that weighed 3,444lbs and was 15.3s in the 1/4 mile. 30hp more, and only 100lbs heavier should make it a faster than the Saturn, not .4s slower.

The Saturn has 18.65lbs per horsepower. The Mustang has 16.4lbs per horsepower. Even accounting for differences in gearing, etc, there's no way the Saturn should be faster in the quarter mile.

Ford Mustang V-6 - Short Take Road Test - Car Reviews - Car and Driver

It's all about the total work done by the engine. A one point HP rating don't do that.

 

[Egon]

Idiots? Really.....?

Musta been looking in the mirror by Gar:

 

[turnkey4099]

See out of? No windows at all needed any more, the idiots are all focused on their playtoys on the dash and in their hands.

Harry K

 

[Retiredguy2]

See out of? No windows at all needed any more, the idiots are all focused on their playtoys on the dash and in their hands.

Harry K

You took the words right out of my mouth...but you said them better....!!!

The more advanced cars get, the stupider the majority of drivers get. "Lane departure warning..." "Parking assist...." "Backup cameras...." etc, etc, etc. I saw a TV commercial recently for a new truck that offers BACKUP ASSIST for those who are too lazy and stupid to learn how to back up a trailer...oh, let's not get me started on that one. I bet 90% of new drivers today could not operate a stick shift if their lives depended on it....I learned how to drive a stick on my dad's 8N when I was 12 years old and learned how to back up a hay wagon in short order using the same tractor.

I said it above and will say it again: New cars are overpowered, overpriced, and have way too many gewgaws and gimcracks and electronic features...all of which serve no purpose except to make the majority of drivers less attentive and less able to have decent driving skills.

"Oh, my new Malibu has 250 horsepower, and this huge screen in the middle of the dash, I must be one (bleep) of a great driver....."

:laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

I got to ride a Yamaha RZ500 once. It was faaast. It could keep up with an FJ1100 on the big end. Very complicated bike.

OOOOoooooo!!!! Man, that would have been FUN! :thumbsup:

 

[MossRoad]

OOOOoooooo!!!! Man, that would have been FUN! :thumbsup:

Here's a clip of Kenny Roberts retro ride...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVROhRLrQ3U