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New car mfrs. and used car sellers should provide this ratio directly to inform buyers. It seems so basic…Any insight why they don’t?
The ratio can be manipulated somewhat and should generally just be a guide, and the assumed conditions of its calculation stated, but it’s still meaningful when comparing - 1 car to another. What do you think and why? |
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Because they are never as impressive as a Koenigseg 1:1, 1 HP for every Kg. 1 HP for every 2.2 lbs......lol
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Or motorcycles. Not too hard to find a 200 kg machine with close to 200 HP these days. Mine has 170 for about 225 kg. Nastiest bike i've ever ridden was a Maico 490cc two-stroke, about 220-ish pounds and 50HP. That's about 4.4 lbs per HP. My first time on that bike i didn't get more than maybe 200 yards down a dirt road before it threw me off the back during an unplanned 4th gear wheelie. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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Or motorcycles. Not too hard to find a 200 kg machine with close to 200 HP these days. Mine has 170 for about 225 kg. Nastiest bike i've ever ridden was a Maico 490cc two-stroke, about 220-ish pounds and 50HP. That's about 4.4 lbs per HP. My first time on that bike i didn't get more than maybe 200 yards down a dirt road before it threw me off the back during an unplanned 4th gear wheelie. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I rode my friends Maico 490...almost the scariest bike I'd ever ridden! It was supremely well balanced and handled like a dream but you really had to watch the throttle. The next bike that was the most terrifying was another friends father's Kawi 750 2 stroke triple. I don't know what the hp was but when the big engine came on pipe with the Bassani expansion chambers, it was really hard to hold the bars. Even more so than another friends first gen V-Max... |
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