Duramax powered 1965 Impala vs Lamboghini
stemmer @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:06 am
That big Chevy blows the doors off of that exotic...
Regina @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:18 am
As much as I'm a 1/4 mile guy.......that race is BS. The non-stock Impala is a one purpose built car. The Lambo on the other hand can still corner at the Impala's top speed and listen to the CD player in quiet comfort..........and probably has double the top end speed of the Impala.
stemmer @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:20 am
More on this race.... Bio-diesel Impala beats Lambo...
http://domesticfuel.com/2007/04/13/biod ... mborghini/
stemmer @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:22 am
Regina Regina:
As much as I'm a 1/4 mile guy.......that race is BS. The non-stock Impala is a one purpose built car. The Lambo on the other hand can still corner at the Impala's top speed and listen to the CD player in quiet comfort..........and probably has double the top end speed of the Impala.
BS...how is it? In a 1/4 mile race it blew the doors off of the Lambo and if you read the link above the driver had to back off of the throttle on the Impala to allow the Lambo to catchup....
A road course maybe different story, I'll concede that....
Here's a bit more info on the Impala....
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/features/ ... index.html
stemmer @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:34 am
The Impala against an Harley...
Robair @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:53 am
A duramax? In a car? that's just friggen awesome. Even if it is a Government Motors Company product.
poquas @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:24 am
Stemmer. The Impala is nothing more than a dragster built specifically for the ΒΌ mile, straight line race.
The Lamborghini is a street legal rocket that can quite literally run circles around the dragster.
Have you ever heard the term non sequitur ?
Robair @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:32 am
The Impala did have drag slicks on for the race, otherwise it's a street legal ride. Did you read the article? The impala's driver let off the gas to let the lambo catch up so it would look better for TV.
If the Impala had the same tires as the Lambo, it would have been a tad closer for sure.
poquas @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:00 pm
Robair Robair:
If the Impala had the same tires as the Lambo, it would have been a tad closer for sure.
Put a curve in the track and it would have been no contest at all!
Robair @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:06 pm
That depends if you make the track all curve, or stick a straighaway in there somewhere. As you can see, the 800 HP chevy doesn't need much straight road to make up a huge difference.
What's the Lambo get for mileage? Anybody know?
poquas @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:17 pm
Robair Robair:
What's the Lambo get for mileage? Anybody know?
I'm pretty sure it's measured in gallons per miles.
Robair @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:21 pm
Yea, that's what I figured.
Not like it's a competition anyway, the lambo was used as a refrence for how incredibly fast a huge car can go when you stick an 800 HP diesel engine in it.
I would much rather drive the Impala, that's just too cool. And not like you'd ever have to worry about parking beside one like it!
SprCForr @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:40 pm
You guys keep talking "fast" and "top speed".
The 1/4 mile isn't about that. It's about acceleration or quickness if you like. The Lambo is fast, faster than the Impala, but it isn't quick. That's also why race bikes aren't as fast as the cars, they don't generate the torque to make them quick. People tend to focus on HP and ignore the torque number.
There is a difference and it's one of the most over looked aspects of a drag race.
poquas @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:04 pm
SprCForr SprCForr:
You guys keep talking "fast" and "top speed".
The 1/4 mile isn't about that. It's about acceleration or quickness if you like. The Lambo is fast, faster than the Impala, but it isn't quick. That's also why race bikes aren't as fast as the cars, they don't generate the torque to make them quick. People tend to focus on HP and ignore the torque number.
There is a difference and it's one of the most over looked aspects of a drag race.
The 1/4 mile isn't about that. It's about acceleration or quickness if you like. The Lambo is fast, faster than the Impala, but it isn't quick. That's also why race bikes aren't as fast as the cars, they don't generate the torque to make them quick. People tend to focus on HP and ignore the torque number.
There is a difference and it's one of the most over looked aspects of a drag race.
That really was the point I was trying to make with the non sequitur remark. Apples and oranges if you prefer.
In my opinion, the Lamborghini would easily be my preference. Superior performance in all ways right out of the box. Not a monster engine shoehorned into a rebuilt forty year old entry level Chevy.
Canadian_Mind @ Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:07 pm
Care to explain the diffrence? I'm ashamed to admit it, but I don't have a clue.