Does the weight of the hardtop blunt performance?
09-19-2005, 09:24 AM
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Does the weight of the hardtop blunt performance?
Put on my hardtop yesterday and although the car looks much better to me the car seemed less manic on acceleration. Will the 20kg of extra weight be significant or not?
09-19-2005, 09:29 AM
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To put it in perspective:
20kg is the difference between a thin person and a fat person.
20kg is the difference between half a tank of fuel and a full tank of fuel.
20kg is about half a boot-full of average luggage.
So yes, it'll make a difference, but nowhere near as much as things like ambient temperature or ambient air pressure.
Additionally the drag of the hard top is significantly less than the soft top, so at higher speeds it actually has a positive impact.
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Stuart
20kg is the difference between a thin person and a fat person.
20kg is the difference between half a tank of fuel and a full tank of fuel.
20kg is about half a boot-full of average luggage.
So yes, it'll make a difference, but nowhere near as much as things like ambient temperature or ambient air pressure.
Additionally the drag of the hard top is significantly less than the soft top, so at higher speeds it actually has a positive impact.
HTH,
Stuart
09-19-2005, 09:32 AM
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Why not remove your spare tyre to compensate? (I'm talking about the car's spare tyre here, I'm not advocating lipsocution 
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The car always feels faster roof down, windows down. So the problem might be your own *perception* of speed with the HT on...
Anyway, what are you doing putting the HT on? Its too early man! Give it another month! Its only HT time in the Sundance-household when you can see your breath condensing in the crisp morning air
Ash
)The car always feels faster roof down, windows down. So the problem might be your own *perception* of speed with the HT on...
Anyway, what are you doing putting the HT on? Its too early man! Give it another month! Its only HT time in the Sundance-household when you can see your breath condensing in the crisp morning air
Ash
09-19-2005, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Sundance,Sep 19 2005, 09:32 AM
Why not remove your spare tyre to compensate? (I'm talking about the car's spare tyre here, I'm not advocating lipsocution )
The car always feels faster roof down, windows down. So the problem might be your own *perception* of speed with the HT on...
Anyway, what are you doing putting the HT on? Its too early man! Give it another month! Its only HT time in the Sundance-household when you can see your breath condensing in the crisp morning air
Ash
)The car always feels faster roof down, windows down. So the problem might be your own *perception* of speed with the HT on...
Anyway, what are you doing putting the HT on? Its too early man! Give it another month! Its only HT time in the Sundance-household when you can see your breath condensing in the crisp morning air
Ash
I travelled to Glasgow yesterday and didnt want to put up with too much noise, I made the right decision
09-19-2005, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by eyeofthetiger,Sep 19 2005, 05:38 PM
Summer is definately over up norf
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09-19-2005, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Asterix,Sep 19 2005, 08:49 PM
I'd love to have some cool air
Lowest it will drop is about 15C and I've still got months to wait for that.
Lowest it will drop is about 15C and I've still got months to wait for that.
ps and predicted power failures this winter.
