06-03-2012, 08:42 PM | #11 |
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Monitored open road and co-operation of the local yokel deputies actually. Nice cold day and a bit of a tailwind.
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06-04-2012, 06:21 AM | #12 |
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Should our intrepid heroes want to go faster than 155 (they are PCs after all) is it possible to remove the limiters? How would they do so?
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06-04-2012, 08:11 AM | #13 |
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06-04-2012, 10:03 AM | #14 | |
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I mean, sure, there are fancy cars with an automated clutch and fuel injectors and onboard GPS and other late/mature TL8 stuff, but it's not like that's the only type of car in existence - between cheaper/older models and buying used cars, PCs should get their chance, IMHO. * == specifically the one where Murphy gets hundreds of new Directives. |
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06-04-2012, 10:21 AM | #15 | |
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Even most sports cars are automatics. |
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06-04-2012, 10:43 AM | #16 |
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06-04-2012, 11:14 AM | #17 |
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06-04-2012, 12:09 PM | #18 |
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A lot of newer automatic transmissions aren't like your Dad's automatic transmission. They're electronically controlled manual transmissions. The control computer is a lot smarter about driving style and shift points than a bunch of transmission fluid sloshing around a few shift valves could be. And you can manually control them by ordering the computer around at will, often with wheel-mounted paddles, like those F1 guys, though there are stick controls as well. But you do still lose the clutch pedal, which is part of the fun.
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06-04-2012, 04:14 PM | #20 |
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Big Exec cars tend to have more Auto sales. Most of Europe believes that automatic=gokarts and prefer a manual.
There is a slight lack of performance for the auto compared to the manual. Generally speaking (european) Most cars will do 100mph and accerlate to 60mph in 10 seconds. Some can do 120mph and 8sec accerlation High spec wll do the 155 and 6sec Very high performance wll do 200+ and have less than 6sec. Also fuel economy goes southwards as speed increases. |
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