Power Hungry Americans

[Zsolt]

I'm sure the handling of the Audi is way superior to the Maxima. These cars
are built for autobahn cruzing, and the german mentality is that if you buy
a fast car you want to go fast. I know my old 5k tq starts getting more
stable with speed. I don't know if I'm just imaging it, but it sure feels
like it starts hugging the road more as a go faster.

Zsolt

----- Original Message -----
From: TM <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 9:48 PM
Subject: RE: Power Hungry Americans


> A chipped 200q could easily outrun a Maxima on the highway-
> they're about dead even with me now, and having that instant
> kickdown of the slushbox allows them to get the drop on you unless
> you're expecting it.
>
> I'm sorry, but there's no way a Maxima is keeping up with a 200q
> once it's chipped, unless that Maxima is supercharged. You'd also
> die trying to get that thing up to 150- the steering is lighter
> than the 200 and it takes an awful lot of concentration to keep
> a Maxima on the road at speeds over 100- BTDT in a '92, '96 and
> an '00, with each successive generation getting a bit better, but
> now it's a really floaty boat of a car, even in SE form. Maybe the
> 17" wheel/tire package has improved things a bit.
>
> Taka
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Dave Conner
> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 11:20 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Power Hungry Americans
>
>
> Taka wrote...
> "I'm tired of having Nissan Maximas able to keep up with me on the
highway."
>
> One version of the Maxima is capable of 150 mph in stock form.
> Dave C.
>