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Old 11th March 2013, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by B@fink View Post
A WHOLE 350hp from a supercharged 4.6litre V8! WOW! However do those incredible American automotive engineers manage such performance witchcraft!? And whilst managing to produce an engine with more pipes, wires and clutter than an explosion in a pipe cleaner factory. Startling. I don't think that if you dropped a handful of peanuts in at the top that any would make it out the bottom! And in such a dynamic lightweight form of 2 tonnes of svelte Detroit pig iron. Still aside from the fluffy steering and light feeling brakes it's quite the, erm, performance machine.
Crown Vics aren't supercharged.....

Ever pulled the covers on an Audi 4.2? Tons of wires and hoses...

They also aren't marketed as performance cars. They're police cruisers and taxi cabs.
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