Big Tea wrote: ↑16 Aug 2022, 12:05
Depends what you call fun. Performance hands down EV
I drive a naturally aspirated Honda four cylinder car, so clearly I don't care about performance, lol.
The roads in the mountain range of my city are so tight that even a slow, "unpowered" Civic Type R feels rapid between hairpin bends (quite often it is not possible to go to full throttle between bends, so even if it had more performance it would not be of any use). It doesn't feel exactly rapid on wide, straight roads, but I don't care!
I've tried turbochaged vehicles which are quicker, I don't like them. With the factory lightweight flywheel, the throttle response of a Civic Type R is rather good for an ICE (obviously an electric motor would have superior throttle response again).
For me, the engine sound as well as slotting down from 3rd to 2nd and rev-matching while approaching the impending barrier on the outside of a hairpin corner is part of what makes it fun. Slow car fast, concentrated driving fun, lots of gears changes etc.
The notion of the car being near the edge and providing total driver confidence due to excellent chassis tuning is all rather enjoyable too. The engine sound and rpm being directly related to progress in naturally aspirated ICE fashion is certainly a part of the fun too, but is of course by no means essential and the Honda Prolouge could deliver provided the weight is kept to reasonable levels (<1400kg).
Big Tea wrote: ↑16 Aug 2022, 12:05
If you like to see bystanders
There are usually no bystanders in mountain ranges, what are you talking about?
If there are groups of people, e.g., hikers, about then obviously one should and must slow down to a crawl and pass them politely.
Big Tea wrote: ↑16 Aug 2022, 12:05
Depends what you call fun.
Taking the Honda S2000 as an example, it is not fast (indeed some would call it slow, 1/4 mile in the low 14 second range, 0-60mph in the low 6second range, it is absolutely NOT a rapid vehicle by 1999 standards) yet most agree it is a
very fun car to drive with an excellent combination of sporty engine, precise H-pattern transmission, relatively lightweight and good handling with minimal understeer (too much lift-off oversteer for some even, leading to it being made more mild after suspension revisions).
It will be impressive if the Honda Prolouge is at least as fun to drive.