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martinjlm · #4 (**permalink**) 05-06-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Earthling

I like to get side-by-side with an SUV at a red light with my Prius. I can't rev my engine, but when the light goes green, I leave the SUV in the dust!

It's great fun. The SUV driver is obligated to go past you, whatever the speed limit is. Of course, you have already slowed to a reasonable speed, and he still needs a while to catch up and go by you.

Macho man in his SUV can't stand to let a Prius go by him, but sorry, I'm faster than you!

Harry

Interesting. Other than the 1995 -6 GMC Typhoon, the 2006 - 7 Chevy Trailblazer SS, and the 1st generation Dodge Durango V8 (pre-Hemi) I have not known of any SUVs built specifically for speed. I could "take" most SUVs off the line with a Saturn sedan. My guess is they probably didn't realize they were racing.

A lot of SUVs are built with a lot of horsepower, but they are tuned more for mid-range and high speed acceleration (for merging and passing), not off-the-line performance. My wife's Trailblazer has 270 some-odd horses. That's more than the 245 my '87 Corvette had. I probably don't need to tell you who'd win any stop light square-off.

Kinda reminds me of all the times guys in Ford Mustang V8's would do burnouts from the light if they were next to me and my Corvette. They apparently thought they had blown my doors off. I usually didn't really know (or care) that we were racing. But I'm sure sometime, somewhere, they were off telling their friends how they totally smoked a Corvette.

Peace,

Martin