Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458

[Basvarken]

http://bimba.info/en/car-news/2016/02/19/fastest-car-in-britain-is-a-grey-1967-volvo

[Pilgrim]

And rather appropriately for the UK, a tastefully dark shade of battleship grey.

[uwe]

That camouflages it well in the local weather, you never know who might be approaching. Diesel-manipulated Heinkels and worse ...

[Pilgrim]

Can a Heinkel outrun that Volvo?

[uwe]

Heinkels never outflew or outran anything, deplorably so.

[nofi]

i think these guys might be a bit faster. 0 to 300+mph in 3.5 seconds. the 8,000 hp might help a little.

[the mojo hobo]

That Volvo is nice but I like this better:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/the-wild-result-of-combining-a-beetle-and-a-corvette-is-yours-for-dollar17000/ar-BBshFgN

[uwe]

i think these guys might be a bit faster. 0 to 300+mph in 3.5 seconds. the 8,000 hp might help a little.

Try transporting a cupboard quickly with it! That is where the lightning Volvo is unbeatable.

[Basvarken]

What about try to take a corner with it. 

[nofi]

we don't need no stinkin' corners.

[uwe]

That kind of explains why American cars are at their forte when (i) driving straight (ii) at 55 mph. Why mess with a successful concept.

[nofi]

americans are lousy drivers. if we had an autobahn type thing there would be 1,000 fatalities a day.

[Pilgrim]

americans are lousy drivers. if we had an autobahn type thing there would be 1,000 fatalities a day.

The Darwinistic aspects of that have a certain perverse appeal.

[uwe]

Actually, in Germany the Autobahns aren't the killers, the country roads lined by trees are.

[Pilgrim]

Jim Clark (unfortunately) comes to mind.