RE: S4 vs. M3, rallye racing magazin 11/97 (long)

["Lewis, Gary M" <Gary.Lewis@West.Boeing.com>]

	On Monday, April 20, 1998 2:21 PM, Phil says:

	>In message <l0302090ab161646278d9@[194.134.63.100]> Tom Nas
>writes:

> >> quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk wrote:
> 
	>>>> And drivers of these cars can pride themselves in being
able to out-brake
> >>>> Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari.
> 
> >>> Huh?
> 
> >>Apparently, both the M3's and the S4's brakes are more efficient
> than those
> >>on Herr Schumacher's Ferrari. However they came to such a conclusion
> is
> >> beyond me.
> 
	>Herr Schumacher is driving a glorified Go-Kart with almost no
weight.


	>Both the M3 and the S4 have three extra seats, and very
possibly
	>air conditioning.  There's more weight - therefore you need
better
	>brakes, and it wouldn't surprise me to find braking force
greater
	>on them.  Greater overall power, perhaps greater efficiency -
but
	>no way could an M3 or S4 "outbrake" and F1 car without a large
	>concrete block and a chain.

	Or an anchor.  While I absolutely agree with Phil, I remember
reading in a car mag about comparisons between a bunch of cars.  The
three notable cars were (97 models, I think) Porsche Turbo, Ferrari 355
Berlinetta, and Dodge Viper GTS.  The mag was really high on the Viper's
performance, with one very notable exception: braking.  All the other
cars had ABS.  They all stopped from 60 or 100 mph in like 120 feet.
The non-abs Viper stopped in like 170 feet(Hence my earlier thread about
ABS on the 'ole 5 speed).  The F1 doesn't have ABS.  I wonder how much
better the F1 would perform with ABS?  


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