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Lawrence
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Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:09 am Post subject:
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hi
i have a silly question.
i'm 'new' to cars.
since the engine of a porsche is located in the rear of the car...do you
feel the 'thrust' from behind when you accelerate - kind of like the thrust
from riding a sport bike?
....or is it pretty much the same as any car?
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fbloogyudsr
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Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:57 am Post subject:
Re: thrust |
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"Lawrence" <lawrence_lugar@cox.net> wrote
| Quote: | hi
i have a silly question.
i'm 'new' to cars.
since the engine of a porsche is located in the rear of the car...do you
feel the 'thrust' from behind when you accelerate - kind of like the
thrust from riding a sport bike?
...or is it pretty much the same as any car?
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Same as any car. The car's body is inflexible and the whole car -
including occupant - is accelerated at the same rate. Doesn't
matter if the car is FWD, RWD, AWD, or where the engine is.
For that matter, it's the same in a sport bike and a cruiser.
Floyd |
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Fcasuals
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Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:54 am Post subject:
Re: thrust |
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| Quote: | Same as any car. The car's body is inflexible and the whole car -
including occupant - is accelerated at the same rate. Doesn't
matter if the car is FWD, RWD, AWD, or where the engine is.
For that matter, it's the same in a sport bike and a cruiser.
Floyd
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Slightly disagree. Rear engine cars lack a drive shaft, and therefore are
more 'close-coupled' than front engine, rear drive cars. Having grown up
with rear engined cars I can always feel the "wind-up" as power is applied
in a front engine, rear drive car.
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Paddington
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Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:38 am Post subject:
Re: thrust |
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I remember as a young kid, maybe 9 or 10, I got a ride in a neighbors old
356B coupe. There was a couple of us kids he was taking for a quick spin
around the block, and I was sitting in the back seat on the passenger side.
I'll always remember how that car felt pulling away, it had a distinctive
push you in the back type acceleration i've never felt since, not even in
newer 911s. |
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