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Roadrunner_1 · Dec 21st, 2007, 02:34 PM

I agree with Mini5lover. I test drove the R56 JCW and it was fast no doubt, however the power curve on a turbo is very different and can actually make cars feel faster than they are. My Hartge 210 with GTT Intercooler and Borla exhaust although not a JCW is faster than the current R56 JCW...but I agree the factory version will be faster I am sure.

Regarding nature of automotive development...there are cars designed and made in the 1960's that are still some of the fastest road cars to date, AC Cobra, Mustang GT500. More recently the Vauxhall Lotus Carlton. We have a Porsche 911 993 Turbo S from 1995 and have never seen a road car keep up, this is including the current crop of Ferrari's, Lambo's and Aston Martin's.

Dec 21st, 2007, 02:34 PM	#13
Roadrunner_1 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Local Time: 06:11 AM Posts: 51 Offline	I agree with Mini5lover. I test drove the R56 JCW and it was fast no doubt, however the power curve on a turbo is very different and can actually make cars feel faster than they are. My Hartge 210 with GTT Intercooler and Borla exhaust although not a JCW is faster than the current R56 JCW...but I agree the factory version will be faster I am sure. Regarding nature of automotive development...there are cars designed and made in the 1960's that are still some of the fastest road cars to date, AC Cobra, Mustang GT500. More recently the Vauxhall Lotus Carlton. We have a Porsche 911 993 Turbo S from 1995 and have never seen a road car keep up, this is including the current crop of Ferrari's, Lambo's and Aston Martin's.