Power Hungry Americans

Zsolt zed123 at telusplanet.net
Sat Feb 3 22:13:17 EST 2001


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.
>




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