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08-17-2014, 12:01 PM | #23 | |
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There's a reason for that. The Exige is designed for downforce, not simply low drag (and lift). It's a car for going around bends, fast. Not at all a straight line car The original Exige has MASSIVE downforce for example. Mine: |
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08-17-2014, 05:25 PM | #24 | |
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SWEET!!!!! Gotta ask: What's under the red cover?
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08-18-2014, 07:45 AM | #25 |
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My S2 hit an aerodynamic wall at around 125mph. The later S260 had a much easier time, but the 190hp Toyota (Yamaha) lump was no match for the aerodynamics in the search for straight line speed.
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Not that you would have heard it anyway with the engine 10" from your head, but the stereo on the Lotus was far and away the worst of any car I owned.
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