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- From: eliot@lanmola.engr.washington.edu (eliot)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Luxury Performance Cars
- Message-ID: <Jul21.191213.18967@engr.washington.edu>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 19:15:55 GMT
- References: <1992Jul20.165052.28259@Synopsys.Com> <CARL.92Jul21085659@atlantis.Cayman.COM>
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- In article <CARL.92Jul21085659@atlantis.Cayman.COM> carl@Cayman.COM (Carl Heinzl) writes:
- >The Acura Vigor does 0-60 in approximately 8.8 sec (one sec slower
- >than the Legend but still faster than the J30 or Audi 100) and has
- >very nice and tight handling.
-
- In a constant radius, constant camber curve that is. Any other kind
- of curve that demands some damping action and it is a mess. The
- handling is designed to impress on a 15 minute test drive, little
- else. Any "S" shaped curve will soon have it rocking like a boat.
- The Integra GSR is the same way.
-
- >Take one for a test ride if you want to be suprised.
-
- I did, and was surprised at how bad it is.
-
- >It has the moonroof (that you want), you can get a DSP
- >stereo (which I love, my wife has a Vigor, btw). It has a 110"
- >wheelbase!
-
- And about 2 inches of rear legroom.
-
- Sorry, Carl, but the Vigor is a seriously bad car and I couldn't let this
- one get by, especially if the prospective buyer has a BMW right now.
-
-
- eliot
-