Mazda MX-5 drag race - 1.5 vs 2.0

forcedfive · Postby **forcedfive** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:14 am

1 second always matters which is why manufacturers always try and optimise performance as part of the overall package. I don't know many people who think it would be irrelevant if their car was 1 second slower. Acceleration will affect the way a car drives in almost all situations. Less effort for the same performance on the road.

Rocky · Postby **Rocky** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:57 pm

I don't know anyone who thinks 1 second DOES matter. It was never an issue to me, even when I was a young petrol head.
I would say that 1 second does not affect the way a car drives in almost all situations.
This argument is always about bragging rights, not about anything that matters on the street, unless you are involved in illegal street racing.

pcmx5 · Postby **pcmx5** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:23 pm

With the greatest respect Rocky you do know of a lot of people who have expressed the opposite opinion to you on this forum.I cannot believe that as a measure the 1 second difference would not translate into signifigant differences in overall performance and that some people would consider it worthwhile .You don't, others don't ,others do, I do but we have established that so perhaps this has run it's course. we are all just repeating ourselves.

Peter