easy_rider911:

I was watching a re-run of Top Gear recently - the segment was about how today's road cars are as fast as race cars and rally cars from 20-30 years ago.

Some of these figures IMHO do add weight to that theory....

This could be one of the few good things to look forward to about getting 20 years older...

 

Believe it or not, the biggest contributor to the declining numbers has little to do with horsepower  or weight - 500 horsepower 20 years ago is the same 500 horsepower today.  1,000 lbs is 1,000 lbs.

Suspension and chassis development plays a factor but the biggest contributor is the thing that like 90% of the driving population doesn't give a second though to until it needs replacement -- advancement in tire technology and rubber composition!

Any of you who ride motorcycles and have been doing so for >10 years knows how true this statement is.

 


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