Are high output, low displacement motors frugal? I doubt it. Corvettes (well the newers ones) are famous for being able to get decent gas mileage because they have such big engines and low end torque, you can have a very tall overdrive so the engine is bareoly above idle at 65 mph

I doubt the Honda will be able to do the same.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

If Europeans could build cars that are not only exciting and aesthetically pleasing to look at, AND dependable, reliable, and relatively inexpensive to own, they would REALLY have something. It's too bad we have to choose between the two.

The Asian knock offs of exotic European cars all seem the be much more reliable and less costly to operate, but the Asian manufacturers seem to lose the soul of the car in the process. Too bad.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

IIRC, they said that there are 3 things in R&D. Money, Time and Project. You can have 2 but not all 3. If you stabilize the Money and Time, you will not know what part of the project you will accomplish. If you stabilize Time and Project, you will not know how much money it will cost. If you stabilize money and project, you will not know how much time it takes. If you can stabilize all 3, what you have is not in the realm of R&D. Pretty much sounds like the rest of life. Can't have it all

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Yep, as good as the NSX was it was no Ferrari.

Also it had the wrong badge on the hood.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I'm sure its fast, but the vehicle isn't attractive at all to my tastes.



Now on to hijack the thread with one of my two NSX stories. My first year in college (1990), I came home to play in a golf tournament one weekend at the local country club with my dad. Acura was one of the sponsors and they had an NSX on the hole in one hole*. Well, damned if one of the club regulars didn't ace the shot and win the NSX. Tradition holds that the shot maker buy everyone in the bar a drink, but in this case, everyone bought the lucky guy a drink, then went upstairs to the cardroom. Mr. Big Shot (as he came to be known) got real into a guy for maybe $10K, then $20K and the donee wanted out because he didn't think Mr. Big Shot was going to pay out. Mr. Big Shot got insulted and threw the keys to the NSX on the table to the tune of a $40K credit, lost it and never got to start the car






*for you video-game players, car dealers (or pretty much anyone else) can participate as a sponsor in golf tournaments and, as in this example, give away a car if someone makes a hole in one on a certain hole. they usually display the car at said hole. the dealer can buy insurance to hedge against someone actually making the shot, which rarely happens, or the manufacturer sometimes will go in halves for marketing purposes.

Easy come easy go!

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

The NSX had the soul of the late great Ayrton Senna.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

Say what? What is "Ayrton Senna?"

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Yeah, but I still want it all . . . . dammit!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

As Tim McGraw's song goes Would you like fries with that?

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Super size me, babeeeeeee!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles