Viper bashing

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.kettering.edu>]

On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Virtual Bob wrote:

> To do another Viper, it doesn't take much of a brain to do it, only your
> underwear size and bank account. There are proofs in the world that you
> can do it style and still beat the heck out of Viper. Viper is the extreme
> in "American style" sports car -- brute force (sans technological
> wonders), crude, unrefined, etc.
Hey guys,

	Not to pick on Virtual Bob here but this Viper bashing is mostly 
unfounded.  The Viper is a fairly advanced sportscar with refined 
handling, good brakes, and phenominal acceleration.  I've never been in 
an Audi that matches it quite frankly.   Even if you did build a 5KCSTQ 
with a pikes peak engine, and could keep up with a Viper, I think alot of 
folks would be saying "why?" instead of "Wow, that old Audi beat a Viper!"

	The _only_ beef I might have (other than styling, which is
subjective) is its weight.  However, the car weighs a few pounds more than
it should because it is heavy duty.  You don't see these things breaking
down that often.  OTOH, the RX7TT for example, as much as I like it, is
pretty fragile, and could use a few pounds just to beef up some
components. 

> Well, could an Audi perform in straight accerleration as a Viper. From the
> rumors... could be.

Not a chance.  :-)  Not without _alot_ of money and work.

BTW, what defines "high-tech?"

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey

"There's alot more to Jazz than just wrong notes"