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Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:06 pm
Altiman:
You don't need to always troll the Q. You've never driven one, and there are plenty of people (myself included) who have raced quite a bit in one.
The RSX's performance comes where the Q's doesn't. Just like the Q's performance starts when the RSX is dieing.
After 70 mph the Q is a totally different animal then the 1/4 mile speed indicates. Just like Rob's car has no problem with 13 second cars on the freeway, because his 1/4 mile doesn't indicate what the car is capable of.
278 hp stock292 tq. When you're dropping the hammer at 70 mph the weight of the Q doesn't come into play like it does from a launch, it's also where the Qs sweet gearing begins to engage.
You can continue to hate on the Q but it has nearly 80 hp more, and over 100 more tq.. You can't just can't argue the numbers. You take any lux sedan equiped with a v8 (ls430, 7 series, S class, A8 etc etc) and they are going to toast the RSX very very badly. 4 more cylinders, way more torque, and highway gearing is what these cars have. They were designed for freeway cruising with monsterous passing power. The 4 banger in the RSX is reaching it's capacity at freeway speeds.
Even the S2000 slows down at freeway speeds. It has a very similar 1/4 mile time to my Z, but I've already pummeled 2 of them, and I began to pull hard in 3rd gear or 60+
The 1/4 mile is not an absolute performance benchmark. It is good for measuring overall general performance, but it's not accurate for showing a cars potential on the high end.
What does it matter, we can only drive 60 right