Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Road Hugging Weight

[LS (lashdeep]

"Nissan Armada"

kill me now please...

--- Dennis Liu <BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

> Lashdeep wrote:
> 
> >If I ever start this thought process or any project involving a big
> sedan
> that can beat Ferraris, kill me quickly.
> 
> ====================
> 
> Dude, you realize that you can walk out and buy a big sedan today, off
> the
> lot, that smokes a LOT of Ferraris, right?  And I'm not just talking
> about
> the M-cars, or the AMGs, but everything from RS6s to XKRs to, oh, Dodge
> Chargers and heck even some cheap Japanese sedans.  Watch out for that
> Dodge
> Magnum STATION WAGON!
> 
> Heck, I bought a Nissan Armada last year to tow my sh!t around.  This is
> a
> massive, gigantic SUV that tows 9000 lbs. and seats 8 people.
> 
> And it's FASTER than the original Ferrari 308:  
> 
> 2006 Nissan Armada:   0-60 in 7.0 sec, 1/4-mile: 15.5 sec
> 1977 Ferrari 308 GTB: 0-60 in 8.2 sec, 1/4 mile: 17.0 sec
> 
> Now, of course, there are faster 308s out there, but if they are faster
> than
> the Armada, it's only be a split second.  And one can claim that the
> Ferrari
> would be faster around a track, but if you put them on equal tire
> compounds,
> I don't know for sure.  :-)
> 
> And, of course, that's 30 years of technological advancement, but the
> point
> here is that a FRIGGIN' GIANT SUV designed to haul 8 people and tow a
> large
> trailer or go off roading is ABOUT AS FAST as one of the most appealing,
> exotic 2-seat sports cars of all time.
> 
> That's technology for you.
> 
> 
> Vty,
> 
> --Dennis
> 
> 


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