Ferrari Mailing List: Re: i'm back!

[Britt2Asa (Britt2Asa]

I thought I would feel that way to but trust me you need to try it.You ever been to an airshow an watched a jet fighter flying at you? You hear this faint whistling noise as it gets closer and closer (you can see its going really fast but it is spookily quiet) and then BOOM! Its kind of like that with out the boom... 

 

BR in the UK
1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
1980 400i (RHD 74,000 miles)
Searching for the right 512TR
1985 Bertone X1/9
2003 BMW 530d
1991 Alfa Spider S4 LHD
1993 Alfa Spider S4 LHD
2010 BMW 320d

 

In a message dated 18/05/2010 15:14:38 GMT Daylight Time, themightytoe [at] gmail.com writes:

I put the loudest, most obnoxious exhaust I could on the Vette, this
side of straight pipes...  So a car that zooms with no noise doesn't
appeal too much, not matter how quick it is.

Now if it made that Tie Fighter sound instead of Luke's Land Speeder,
that would be excellent :)

Britt2Asa [at] aol.com wrote:
> Well yes in a way but I was to busy trying to breath as the
> performance sends the blood rushing around your head in a dizzying
> fashion! I work with electric vehicles every day however the Tesla is
> really a new breed and if you get a chance to get in one do it! It
> makes what we call in the industry (The Luke Skywalker landspeeder
> noise) so it isn't completely silent but it is so quiet it seems even
> faster than it is (if that makes sense). You mostly here the tyres
> scrabbling for grip, small stones being thrown up and then you just
> zoom off.
> 
> All a bit of fun! However if it was my money I would by a 328 GTS or
> even a Mondial. New Evora is a good car as well. Bet we see an
> electric version of that from Lotus once Tesla quits making the sports
> car next year and switches to the saloon.....
> 
> BR in the UK
> 1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
> 1980 400i (RHD 74,000 miles)
> Searching for the right 512TR
> 1985 Bertone X1/9
> 2003 BMW 530d
> 1991 Alfa Spider S4 LHD
> 1993 Alfa Spider S4 LHD
> 2010 BMW 320d