I’m thinking this is probably great fun for autocross and low speed tight turns up to about 50 mph (like a go-kart) but then at higher speeds becomes terrifying.

Trust me most are rebuilt, just not in the US. Hundreds of totaled cars from the US are sent down daily to Central America where they are repaired (poorly) and then sold as second hand.

That’s true, but drag cars are often built to a specific purpose, usually quarter mile. You’d want to have a rear end where the car tops out exactly at the end of the quarter (say 150-170) and not higher since that would hurt your acceleration.

Gearing is way taller than what I would’ve expected, does the overdrive actually kick in at full throttle? I was under the impression it was more about coasting and saving fuel. Also the Mustang is a brick.

It’s not just the power, I really doubt the gearing is high enough for 208.

Yup, doesn’t seem like much but aside from different gearing we’re talking about almost twice the power to do 208 than to do 176.

Currently I spend about $500 a year on maintenance for my DD but that’s because I do mostly everything.

I just shudder at the thought of the maintenance costs though

Not turbocharged, I know, but the point is a smaller engine having to work hard will spend more fuel than a larger engine not having to work hard for the same speed.

Tesla is doing 2.5 as well

Pulling 1.15G on average all the way to 60 without downforce. Don’t think Cup 2's would help much in this case, also don’t know if they’d take the weight of the Tesla.

It’s much easier to keep the tires right at the limit of adhesion with electric motors but still, the tires on the Tesla aren’t “DOT” barely legal drag tires; they’re real 20-30k mile tires pulling over 1G all the way to 60.

The power is there, but that’d be pulling 1.24G on average which is too much for street tires. Maybe on a soft compound it would be possible.

Well, now its $21,685

Yes I was thinking 0-60, don’t think there’s much that can be done there.

That’s true, I was thinking more about the 0-60 which at 2.5s is already pulling about 1.1G on average, or about as much as you can get from a road tire. After 60 yes there might be room for improvement.

How is he doing that? This isn’t a power issue, they’re already almost right at the limit of what can be done with a street legal tire.

Top Gear proved this with their M3 vs Prius test, with the M3 following the Prius around the track going as fast as it would go the M3 spent less fuel.

No only that, because of the exchange rate they have the Seat Leon Cupra starting at the equivalent of $23,300. That’s right, a great handling, good looking 265 hp hot hatchback for $23,300, and that’s with taxes.

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