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Point taken, BUT.... (archive)
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Posted by Zach on June 25, 2000 at 15:50:06:

In Reply to: Careful what you say about ... posted by D///Mill on June 25, 2000 at 11:07:04:

I didn't say FWD cars can't be fast, I just stated that driving a fast FWD car vs. driving an equally fast, or faster, RWD car is a BIG difference. Sure, you can get a FWD car to pull 12's or maybe even 11's (Integra) but let's see that FWD car powerslide around corners on a race track. Ferrari, Viper's, Vette's, and any other true sports car are going to be RWD (or the occasional AWD) because it's "easier" to steer the car with the rear end. I'd rather have a car I can swing around corners than a car that plows through them with the nose diving. Back to the M-coupe vs. GLH. What if you put the same amount of mods into the M-coupe that you did into the GLH? Take it on the track then! As always, this is just my opinion and all in good fun so don't take it personally!

: : It doesn't sound like you have. The coupe will make your Corrado feel like a Ford Festiva. (snippage)

: Zach - Careful what you say about front-wheel-drive (FWD) cars. Have you driven any STRONG FWD cars? I doubt it. Up front, I must agree with you that a RWD will win out in the end ... but you'd be amazed at how well they will handle and accelerate with the right mods. I speak from experience, having also in my stable a 1985 Dodge Omni GLH ("Goes Like Hell") Turbo, which I've mentioned on this MB before. This car has gone 12.99 at 105 thru the quarter with open exhaust and slicks; 13.33 at 104 in street trim. Check out: http://www.uwm.edu/People/jpc/doug.html. I've driven my "///M coupe" and my GLH at Portland International Raceway, both shod with track tires, and their lap times are essentially equal; the Coupe out corners, the GLH out accelerates.

: The GLH was my daily driver for almost 14 years and, with its all stock appearance ... the ultimate "Sleeper" car! I can't count the number factory so-called performance or muscle cars I've shown my tail-lights to in the GLH. They even followed me into parking lots, wondering what the hell is under the hood! Fun, you bet. The car is for sale currently, but I'm gonna cry the day it drives away.

: My thoughts ... FWIW

: ps: For more info on the GLH, go to the link below.


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