Wondermike said:
That's a problem in general with performance cars nowadays
It's a bit the 'slow car fast - fast car slow' problem
For my car 1st is already useless, I get wheelspin mid gear on the best tarmac due to the torque of the twinscrew (and the relative low weight, so about 300bhp/tonne), so in order to get a faster start of the line I would need a longer first gear. 2nd gear is now ok (although there can be some spin on the change, also in dry on tarmac). 3rd to 5th could be shorter, but that's already beyond legal speeds most of the time, and 6th could be longer (more overdrive) for lower noise/better fuel economy/less wear.
So ideally I need different gearsets in the box (it's not something that you can achieve with a different diff ratio), but that's very expensive (and not readily of the shelf I think).
Having the torque/power that it easily breaks traction gives the feeling of a fast car, but it's not much quicker. I struggle to get a 0-62mph time below 5 seconds, just because of that. If the wheels break traction, you're not getting below 5.5, so you loose at least half a second. So to get the best time/fastest acceleration of the line you're hovering the throttle about halfway. Very frustrating to have all that power but to use it would be slower :lol:
To get the sensation of going fast at lower speeds you'd need an old car with old tyres. Less grip, less roadholding. Maybe more noise from the engine/suspension etc.
The fastest car is indeed not always the most fun car. The most fun cars are probably somehwere in their lifespan nicknamed widowmaker or something like that :lol:
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