Rice burner vs. Muscle car

[inferno]

Originally posted by Nitrous Al
A mid-engine car vs. a front engine car. The Elise was built for road courses.

Nitrous Al, I say once again that the Cobra R was built with road racing in mind. I didn't make that up, Ford execs said it. They didn't design the car to just run the 1/4 or to even really drive on the street hence the lack of AC and a radio. The airdam and wing were put there for high speed stability on road courses. Both cars were designed for road courses, just Elise decided to use a lighter platform, lighter, less powerful engine and make it mid-engine as most of their cars are. Ford built the Cobra R based on the Mustang platform which dictated that they use a heavier but more powerful engine to make up for the added weight of the chassis and motor. To say that the only cars that are "built for road courses" are mid-engine is just plain ignorant.

Have fun with your 3 liters of Fury ! I love Import Guys!

I plan to have fun with my 3 liters of fury...didn't you read the whole signature?