fRiDaY!!!

"Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast" (danimalk)
07/24/2020 at 19:05 • Filed to: Dan's MX5

Even with an engine nearly three times the size, twice the cylinders and twice the camshafts...

...t he Vette STILL has a significantly lower cowl than the plucky MX-5.

The C4 almost made the Miata look a bit chubby.

An eclectic group was here that day.

Tomorrow will be my first day off in 12 days. Lots of late nights lately, but I have to admit, after a long day of work, walking out to leave at midnight and seeing this waiting for me means the fun is just about to begin...

DISCUSSION (19)

Tripper > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
07/24/2020 at 19:09

Looking over your should at your car on the way in, and being excited to see it on the way out...justcarhead things

atfsgeoff > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
07/24/2020 at 19:13

...the Vette STILL has a significantly lower cowl than the plucky MX-5.

You can thank modern pedestrian crash safety standards for that

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > atfsgeoff
07/24/2020 at 19:21

So true, so true.... The wedge is dead.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Tripper
07/24/2020 at 19:22

I hav e always loved driving, but when you love the car you’re driving as well, it ’s just magic.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
07/24/2020 at 19:38

That C4 is clean. Its front end is nearly as swoopy as your ND too.

Perhaps part of the low hood is the fact that it uses a pushrod V8, which lets the engine have a lower cam cover profile, and then the two banks are slanted too.

The MX-5's engine sits upright, with tall DOHC cams in the head, and that’s before we get to pedestrian impact regulations raising hood lines across the board for front engine cars .

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
07/24/2020 at 19:41

So where does that leave the Monte Carlo? Even chubbier looking than usual.

onlytwowheels > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
07/24/2020 at 19:46

Take the long way home.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > atfsgeoff
07/24/2020 at 19:49

FWIW, my C5's is still lower than an NB.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
07/24/2020 at 20:26

What is the effect on that first picture? Is that tilt shift?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > atfsgeoff
07/24/2020 at 20:27

I also liked it when cars had windows that you could look out of when you were riding down the road. And when tires had actual side walls.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
07/24/2020 at 20:30

Yes, total chubs. But weirdly it’s only about 100lbs heavier than the HHR SS in the back.

And the 500 and the Mazda are a 1000lbs lighter than both

The Vette is actually the heaviest one with the big LT5 and ZF trans, yet looks the slimmest.

atfsgeoff > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
07/24/2020 at 20:31

Outward visibility is a hugely undervalued asset in car design. My E30 BMW had the best visibility of any car I ever owned, even better than an NC or ND Miata believe it or not. The rear decklid was so low that you could see the ground like 6 feet off the rear bumper of the car.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
07/24/2020 at 20:35

Fascinating. I would have thought the Monte Carlo had a few pounds on it.