>> I tried that. Nothing seems to happen. The car just feels heavy and slow.
> 
> Apparently 0-60 is 6.2 or 7.0 seconds depending on which engine it has, 
> that doesn't sound too slow to me.

The infamous Acinonyx jubatus manages > 3.0 seconds, and it's MADE OF 
MEAT! ;-)

...on a more related note, the car I actually bought manages 8.9 
seconds. (But only according to the spec sheet, obviously.)

> As Eero said, you are probably used to a normal petrol engine where the 
> maximum torque is usually at quite low rpms and then fairly constant.  
> With the RX8 the torque builds up until it hits a maximum at quite high 
> rpm, so if you are trying to drive around at 1000 or 2000 rpm it *is* 
> going to feel slow.

So what you're saying is, it won't drive away from the curb quickly?

>> IME, the Land Rover can go places where other "off road" vehicles 
>> can't, which is impressive. But IT IS NOT RELIABLE. They break down 
>> constantly.
> 
> They are probably really simple to fix though

Um...

> compared to newer cars.

Oh, right. Sure.

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