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andalusian said:
I believe the Harry Potter car was a Ford Anglia - the Alfa looks very old fashioned, but it was actually the first mass produced car ever designed in an air-tunnel and had an amazing Cd of 0.33 - which is still respectable today.

This is a Ford Anglia:

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This is a Giulia Super:

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There are certainly some things that resemble each other - but you will see that the Alfa's roof does not taper the way the Anglia's does - in the Anglia it was done for "fashion", the Alfa did it for aerodynamic purposes. Of course, the Anglia was a very old fashioned car, pushrod engine, drum brakes all around and a 3 speed transmission. The Alfa has an overhead twin cam engine (pretty much every modern engine still uses that), 5 speeds and disc brakes all around.

The Alfa is considered by many to be the first mass-produced sport-sedan (about 3 years before the BMW 1600-2 that we know as the 2002.

They do a little bit look alike, but not really if you see them in person.
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This is what I’ll be driving through the twisty roads of the Olympic Penninsula FAMS!
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THE HCP said:
Yessir.
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Its actually cheaper than Alamo for some reason. Seems like lots of people renting cars.

May cancel that Sedona Trip until September as a backup in case we can't go to Hawaii
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Its actually cheaper than Alamo for some reason. Seems like lots of people renting cars.

May cancel that Sedona Trip until September as a backup in case we can't go to Hawaii
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We use TURO man. It’s great! Had no problems at all.
 
Was just checking out the 2021 Broncos and they look pretty awesome. Would love to take that thing on some epic adventures. Dunes, rock climbing, 4-wheeling in the snow. They are taking reservations now. The base model is $28,500 and the top tier one is $48,750. Probably to rich for my blood, especially when I've only been driving anywhere like 20 miles a week lately.
 
Shaboid said:
Was just checking out the 2021 Broncos and they look pretty awesome. Would love to take that thing on some epic adventures. Dunes, rock climbing, 4-wheeling in the snow. They are taking reservations now. The base model is $28,500 and the top tier one is $48,750. Probably to rich for my blood, especially when I've only been driving anywhere like 20 miles a week lately.
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Those look really fun.
 
You car guys.....bigger isn't always better right? When it comes to engines?
 
Here is why I ask. My old A6 had a 4.2L V8
My new A7 has a Supercharged 3.0T

So it's got a new smaller V6, but it sure seems a hell of a lot faster. Quicker if that makes sense.
 
I thought some of these gear heads might help me out.
 
That’s what I’m asking son! I didn’t know how much more supercharger does, then just having a big V-8. I know how to drive them, just don’t know how they work. Just like computers.
 
Fuel needs air to burn, the more air you can compress into the cylinders, the more fuel you can burn to give you more power.

Superchargers are powered by the crank of the engine, so start compressing air whenever the engine revs, but also have a drag on the engine to power them. Turbo chargers use the exhaust waste has created by the engine operation to compress air, so do not have a drag on the engine to do their magic.

So, the tubochargers provide more power, but it is not done in a linear fashion, you usually have what's called a turbo lag, engine revs, produces lower power until enough exhaust pressure builds to run the turbo and bang you have lots of power. I am a big fan of naturally aspirated engines for feel, even if they make less power than super/turbo-charged engines, but I prefer the linear feeling of supercharged engines to the less predictable behavior or turbocharged engines.

Personally I think you suffer from American driver thinking, the power of the engine is not the most important thing for sporty driving, overall performance, suspension behavior and steering feedback are more important to me than these for driving enjoyment. You also have to remember that even the speed you get is not directly related to the power of the engine, but also to the weight of the car (power to weight ratio) and the transmission gear ratios.

That's why a Porsche GT3 with 'only' 530 BHP will kick a Dodge Demon with 808 BHP around any race track that does not simply go straight or ends in 1/2 a mile.
 
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andalusian said:
Fuel needs air to burn, the more air you can compress into the cylinders, the more fuel you can burn to give you more power.

Superchargers are powered by the crank of the engine, so start compressing air whenever the engine revs, but also have a drag on the engine to power them. Turbo chargers use the exhaust waste has created by the engine operation to compress air, so do not have a drag on the engine to do their magic.

So, the tubochargers provide more power, but it is not done in a linear fashion, you usually have what's called a turbo lag, engine revs, produces lower power until enough exhaust pressure builds to run the turbo and bang you have lots of power. I am a big fan of naturally aspirated engines for feel, even if they make less power than super/turbo-charged engines, but I prefer the linear feeling of supercharged engines to the less predictable behavior or turbocharged engines.

Personally I think you suffer from American driver thinking, the power of the engine is not the most important thing for sporty driving, overall performance, suspension behavior and steering feedback are more important to me than these for driving enjoyment. You also have to remember that even the speed you get is not directly related to the power of the engine, but also to the weight of the car (power to weight ratio) and the transmission gear ratios.

That's why a Porsche GT3 with 'only' 530 BHP will kick a Dodge Demon with 808 BHP around any race track that does not simply go straight or ends in 1/2 a mile.
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Thank you sir. And I always tell my kid, Euro cars will out handle American cars all day every day.
 
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