I suspect your definition of "drivable" is probably similar to mine
Probably. I distinguish between drivable and race-able. If you have to downshift in order to accelerate, for _normal_ driving, that's bad.
So with a suitable transmission, and a willingness to put the engine in the right RPM range, the 300 HP engine will out accelerate the 200 HP. Probably. Though torque curves, transmission ratios, RPM limits, etc. really muddle things.
Yes. But you are going to have to use a racer mindset to do it. For drivability, IMHO, you want a system whose torque curve _rises_ as RPM falls, rather than drops off precipitously. Those tend to hold their speed when the load increases, like on small gradients. Sucks to have to drop a gear on a 0.1% grade. Peaky engines can win races, if they've got enough gears, but it's a lot of work to drive that sort of thing. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
