That first Escort is bad!
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That first Escort is bad!
F.irst O.n R.ace D.ay
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AgreeOriginally Posted by Spastik_Roach
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M3 or M5..................the best cars with front engine
Focus ST....... 2.5 turbo..... 280 HP
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Best front-engine? Depends on what the definition of "best" is. By my own definitions, the '58 Cadillac and '56 Lincolns are the best, by the definition of this place, I'd say the Ferrari 250-series cars or the Aston Martins with the Tadek Marek straight sixes.
Last edited by jcp123; 02-01-2006 at 11:02 PM.
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Hennesey Viper has to be up there, as does the SLR. For me the Monaro VXR 6.0 would be the one, a very nice car indeed, and somewhat of a first over here.
to me front engined is FR too, SLR front engined
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Say goodbye to the last of your first
http://carsguide.news.com.au/story/0...-27286,00.html
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No mummy say it aint sothats a great loss to the motoring world imo, while other bland things go on, that was a amazing car. booo
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the Mercedes Benz Slr Mclaren By Far!!!
i like it when you call me big mommy.
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The slr is mid engined.
"We went to Wnedy's. I had chicken nuggest." ~ Quiggs
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ah the old nugget --- but it is FRONT-mid ( the new boy on the block) as opposed to real mid
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
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Nugget - good analogy imo!
ie: a nugget of real vs fools gold
'Real' = actual/factual so front-mid SLR is as "real mid" as rear-mid
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Phew, THAT was the longest stretch of the Eglish language I've seen for a real time.Nugget - good analogy imo!
ie: a nugget of real vs fools gold
'Real' = actual/factual so front-mid SLR is as "real mid" as rear-mid
Front-mid is NOT "real" mid by any stretch of the imagination as the modern PR usage forgets about the driver/passenger position
I thought we had done this to death already
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
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Sorry mate, your obfuscation does not convince - try imagining that this is about ENGINE position, NOT driver/passengerPhew, THAT was the longest stretch of the Eglish language I've seen for a real time.
Front-mid is NOT "real" mid by any stretch of the imagination as the modern PR usage forgets about the driver/passenger position
Imo mid-engined is a mechanical description, pure & simple, meaning the engine is fully accomodated within the wheelbase. So as far as mid-engined goes, front-mid is as 'real' as rear-mid. It's a physical/spatial reality
Seems to me YOUR Egish attempts to corrupt this definition to include where the occupants sit. Thus, following through with the distorted logic of your driver/passenger addendum, the only 'REAL' mid-engined vehicle must be one that has its engine positioned directly UNDERNEATH the occupants!
Like you I enjoy debateI thought we had done this to death already
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If you study the etymology then the terms front and rear were established long ago whe life was simpler and an enigne was either forward or behind the centre line fo teh vehicle - and obious front or backSorry mate, your obfuscation does not convince - try imagining that this is about ENGINE position, NOT driver/passenger
Imo mid-engined is a mechanical description, pure & simple, meaning the engine is fully accomodated within the wheelbase. So as far as mid-engined goes, front-mid is as 'real' as rear-mid. It's a physical/spatial reality
It all started frmo a simpler desciption. The eingine in FRONT or in the REAR.
Mid got added and noy front-mid is added again.
Thankfully languages grow.
Study of the growth of terms can be fascinating.
Especially nowadays as marekting hype and PR efforts abuse the terms to mek what they offer seem better or equal
Yep and if they industry had ever found the need to talk about MID in the days when engines DID sit below passengers then it woudl have been used. But back tehn engine position wans't used in sales hypeSeems to me YOUR Egish attempts to corrupt this definition to include where the occupants sit. Thus, following through with the distorted logic of your driver/passenger addendum, the only 'REAL' mid-engined vehicle must be one that has its engine positioned directly UNDERNEATH the occupants!
You're taking a static today view of the terms and that's what trips up the understanding and creates the obfuscation
As long as you are willign and able to do etymological studies I've no problemLike you I enjoy debate
Last edited by Matra et Alpine; 02-09-2006 at 05:24 AM.
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