Is Your Car Fast?
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Given money to spend and a world of options when selecting a car, every car enthusiast goes for one option-getting a sports car. In the world of sports cars, however, there stands the basic criteria of speed, speed, speed, and, well, speed.
There are definitely some very fast cars out there. The 1994 Dauer 962 LeManswas clocked at 2.6 seconds from 0 to 60. An while the Ferarri came in at 3.5 seconds, the Chevy Corvette is coming in faster at 2.9 seconds from 0 to 60. No matter how you look at it, this is some serious speed.
So, what exactly makes up a fast car?
For starters, it is going to be the appearance of the car. I know, we all normally get all goo-goo eyed as the candy red color, and the cool looking shapes, but all of that goes into making the car fast. The shapes of the cars are designed specifically foe aerodynamics. And, it is this special shape that causes two things to happen: The car drives much faster since there is not as much wind restriction going on, and the price of the car goes up.
Another feature that contributes to the speed of the car is its reduced weight. It's evident in the reduced cargo capacity of a sports car. Luckily, this isn't much of an issue with sports car enthusiasts. Related to cargo capacity and reduced weight is the fact that some sports cars may have smaller seating capacities, and usually are characterized by firmer, tighter rides, compared to the more spacious and comfortable rides offered by sports utility vehicles or sedans.
A last consideration in speed, however, is its general dynamics which include handling and drag when driving. A sports car has very little value if it cannot sustain its straight-line speeds when driving in tight curbs and ends up crushed after it hit a dead end. It is for this precise reason that even the fastest sports cars are usually rear-wheel driven rather than front-wheel driven, because of the fact that the rear-wheel drive provides greater traction and allows for the weight to be distributed evenly as the car makes a turn.
While there's more to a sports car than just speed, it also doesn't hurt that your sports car is fast. After all, the 1994 Dauer 962 LeMans is prized precisely because it rises above the speeds of every other fast sports car.
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