Originally Posted by Maxwell
I could hear the blow off valve and the turbine whine. It was before they brought the SC version to the states, also there was no way in hell a 190 hp car weighing 2,300 lbs. could even move as fast as that guy's Lotus! He had to be putting out 300 hp to the crank. The exhaust was total custom job, it snaked outside behind the rear bumper, probably to accommodate the turbo?
190HP car weighing 1910lbs would be a little closer to acurate..
That's the equivelent of an N/A Crossfire with close to 330HP (aka an SRT-6)..
Then we have to account for the lack of power loss to get that power to the rear wheels, since there is not real heavy drive shaft robbing the car of power.. The car also has a true racing flywheel which probably weighs 1/2 of the Crossfire weight..
I like the crossfire plenty, but let's be realistic, it's not going to powerhouse crush an Elise or an Exige in a 1/4 mile, and it won't stand a chance against either at a place like the dragon, or a nice road course.
It doesn't have to though, it's a sport turning car.. the Elise/Exige is a true sports car.. the car is pure hell on the body to drive in the city and will cause kidney failure if driven on bumpy roads..