Originally Posted by
Ferrer
Benvingut!
I don't think the Fiesta sales will suffer, they are simply for a different audience. The 500 maybe, but then they'll get the 900cc turbo twin later this year, so we'll see how that turns out.
Even more impressive than this is the new S, which despite having 184bhp and doing 0-100km/h in 7 seconds it still only uses 5,8 litre of fuel every 100km. That's downright amazing.
Ostres, no m'ho esperava, gràcies!
You're right, I forgot the future 0.9 engine of the 500. The new S is awesome, 184 bhp and very sporty specs using less than 6 l / 100 km.
Originally Posted by
IBrake4Rainbows
Certainly it's being treated far more harshly than it once was, but thats kind of my point - it's being pushed underground and there are those who would speed illegally who wreck it for the rest of us.
It's an interesting comparison because the Speed Nazi's who are keen to limit everyone and keep them in line have only recently adopted a "Green" argument to their cause - Fuel consumption non-withstanding.
When the speed nazis and enviro-mentals get together to control the way we travel - and heaven forbid restrict it, there will be trouble. Remember Ken Livingstone's plan to charge 25 pounds for people to enter London city? Remember how that (amongst other things) got him voted out?
The fact remains that, for the most part, speed is relied upon by some governments for a source of income, and the margins for error are being tightened. When there are arguments made that "excessive speed" caused an accident that could very well mean that person was travelling within the limit - but not travelling to the conditions.
I'm somewhat off topic (forgive me, I am Australian) but speed is still something that advertisers use to evoke the beauty of the automobile. Speed is not the problem, it's the sudden stop that'll kill you. As will inattention and bored drivers who spend 8 hours doing a route that could 98% of the time be safely carried out in 6.
Amazing. I agree with both of you, Ferrer and IBrakeRainbows. Let me say one more thing: sometimes a boy or a girl ho has just get the driver license and has to drive at 80kmh - 50 mph in the highways is more dangerous than a man who get the license 20 years ago and who's driving a BMW 5-Series at 160 kmh - 100 mph.
I tink Ferrer can prove it, Spanish autorities are obsessed with reducing the speed limits. They have placed speed cameras in very hidden places, for the sole purpose of raise a lot of money. Stupid speed limits; 120 kmh in highways, the same than 35 years ago, 80kmh in Barcelona surroundings but 120 kmh in poorly maintained roads. I cannot understand it.
Regards,
Castro CyM.
"At top speed, the tyres of the Veyron will only last for about fifteen minutes, but it's okay because the fuel runs out in twelve minutes". (James May, Top Gear)