What great memories. I also owned a 1970s Fiat 124 with the MC heads and it's trick was to short out in the coil, and come to a dead stop. The solution was to open up the cap and extend the spring, the end of which was burnt off, and good to go for another thousand miles. But it was fun, fun, fun to drive. It sounded like it was turning 7000 RPM at all times, the tires made a screech around every turn. Going to the grocery store was like driving Monza, but the thing was that I loved that. Now, all I do, is sit in my Honda and have a quiet time. My furst Honda was a 1967 CL 77 scrambler in Japan. That experience was an insight to Honda and it's engineering -- bulletproof. In Dec 1968 at the Tokyo motorshow I was stunned (as many people were) by the Honda CB 750 four cylinder, with a disc brake no less, on a turnstile. I owned one later when I returned to the States. That motorcycle literally turned the bike world on it head and spelled the end for Norton, Triumph BSA and others. The 750 was dead reliable and a real performer--but did not handle as well as the British bikes. I remember the Fiat too -- lovely car. I still think of Honda as an engineering company that happens to build cars and motorcycles.
Just glancing at the website, I couldn't tell if the ZDX was the Crosstour, it looked ... taller. But the basic TL is nearly a station wagon at this point, the rear window is higher and longer than the Accord. And I thought this crossover (!) car/SUV thing had already run its course. Guess not, as long as gas stays under $4/gallon. J.
and that is the whole point of what i've been saying - you have an "opinion" but it's completely underinformed. where i come from, that's otherwise known as "bullshit". try not wasting electrons. you're plugged in to the net. you have access to google. freakin' well use it.
eh? you make the factual misstatements, but i'm the one that needs to do the homework? you've got yourself a significant reality problem there guy.
if your reality problems persist, and if google isn't working for you [carefully snipped of course], you should try wikipedia. for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delusional
Wow. Just wow. I've lived to hear Muhammed Ali call George Foreman a scientific boxer. Awesome. RFT!!! Dave Kelsen
yet another one unable to differentiate style from content. are you susceptible to advertising dave? how about politics? bottom line, you may not /like/ the fact that i'm a pedantic asshole, but if the peak power of a motor is only 100rpm below a 7100rpm red line, it's ridiculous to be bleating about "lack of power" at less than 4000rpm. now, you go ahead and waste some more electrons, but try not to get too confused.
If the curve is flat the peak doesn't matter, what if the engine puts out 1 hp at 1000 rpm and 1.1 hp at 7100 rpm? Have a nice day. J.
that's stunning. why do you post on subjects about which you clearly don't have the slightest clue? do you write nasa with thruster design critique on ares? i mean, knot even knowing what you don't know appears to be no barrier.
you want more? it's torque that equates to acceleration, not horsepower. comment? I had a link ... has preentered values for S2000, chose S2000 have it draw the curve down to 2000rpm, press calculate, scroll up to the curves. torque peaks earlier than power, and that's the same general shape I can feel the Accord doing. http://vlsicad.ucsd.edu/~sharma/Potpourri/perf_est.html Y'know, your ignorance (and hysteria) is one thing, but googling around, I can't find a single clear and accurate explanation of this stuff. Waaay back in the day, Road and Track published power and torque curves, Car and Driver didn't, but Car and Driver had more entertaining writers. I guess nobody today groks numbers, you sure don't. But it was common knowledge out on the streets, too, it didn't take a physics degree or even high school math to parrot, "torque is acceleration". what depressing times we are living in. J.
**** me dude - < 20 seconds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque "I can't find a single clear and accurate explanation of this stuff" that's because you're /waaaaay/ out of your depth - you don't understand it when it's right in front of you.
Hey Guys [you know who you are], I have a silly little suggestion ..... JUST STOP IT !!! For crying out loud, who wants to read all of your _________? Why not take it private between yourselves? Do you think most of us want to read your snide comments to each other. Do you think we care? ENOUGH ALREADY !!! Can we go back to talking about Hondas? Thank you in advance, Peace on earth and in this group.
