Which magazine said this?
October-5th-2002, 03:12 PM
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Which magazine said this?
I remember seeing a commercial for the Protege that quoted a certain magazine saying the handling was comparable to a BMW. Anyone remember which magazine and has a link to it. I would love reading that! Thanks!
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October-5th-2002, 03:34 PM
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Re: Which magazine said this?
Originally posted by MarkSpark
I remember seeing a commercial for the Protege that quoted a certain magazine saying the handling was comparable to a BMW. Anyone remember which magazine and has a link to it. I would love reading that! Thanks!
MarkSpark
I remember seeing a commercial for the Protege that quoted a certain magazine saying the handling was comparable to a BMW. Anyone remember which magazine and has a link to it. I would love reading that! Thanks!
MarkSpark
October-6th-2002, 02:09 AM
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Here are two comparison test from C&D, kinda makes ya proud to be a protege owner!http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caran...t_banditos.xml
http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caran...paro_boxes.xml
Dont happen to see anything about the BMW handling comparison though just yet...
October-7th-2002, 03:21 PM
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I was wondering that too... I thought I saw someone somewhere mention a 0.83g but I don't know. That's still very respectable but i was hoping something around the 0.88-0.9s....
Maybe with better tires and stiffer springs...
Maybe with better tires and stiffer springs...
October-8th-2002, 12:25 PM
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skidpad #s aren't the best measure of handling...in fact a poor one...they mostly measure how well the tires on the car grip with a given weight...in fact most hondas do poorly in skidpads b/c of high mileage skinny tires
the skidpad doesn't take into account a car's rotational inertia (how easy/hard to start/stop a skid) nor the effect of transfer of weight (overall weight and weight distribution)...for instance...the .94 for the nsx or the .79 for the protege does not even get close to how well they can corner on a track with decreasing radius turns or altitude changes in corners, etc. where a viper slide off the track
the skidpad doesn't take into account a car's rotational inertia (how easy/hard to start/stop a skid) nor the effect of transfer of weight (overall weight and weight distribution)...for instance...the .94 for the nsx or the .79 for the protege does not even get close to how well they can corner on a track with decreasing radius turns or altitude changes in corners, etc. where a viper slide off the track
October-9th-2002, 10:13 AM
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Originally posted by jaje
skidpad #s aren't the best measure of handling...in fact a poor one...they mostly measure how well the tires on the car grip with a given weight...in fact most hondas do poorly in skidpads b/c of high mileage skinny tires
the skidpad doesn't take into account a car's rotational inertia (how easy/hard to start/stop a skid) nor the effect of transfer of weight (overall weight and weight distribution)...for instance...the .94 for the nsx or the .79 for the protege does not even get close to how well they can corner on a track with decreasing radius turns or altitude changes in corners, etc. where a viper slide off the track
skidpad #s aren't the best measure of handling...in fact a poor one...they mostly measure how well the tires on the car grip with a given weight...in fact most hondas do poorly in skidpads b/c of high mileage skinny tires
the skidpad doesn't take into account a car's rotational inertia (how easy/hard to start/stop a skid) nor the effect of transfer of weight (overall weight and weight distribution)...for instance...the .94 for the nsx or the .79 for the protege does not even get close to how well they can corner on a track with decreasing radius turns or altitude changes in corners, etc. where a viper slide off the track
I will add though that it depends on the honda your looking at, without even mentioning the nsx, the integra pulls mid .80s and the prelude pulls low .90s.
-Jef
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