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Originally Posted by RRxtar
I can never tell if hes trolling, pretending to be stupid, actually is stupid, or is a mod's second account used to stir up conversation.
What he is tho, is a great way to kill threads with redundant uselessness. Who wants to have a discussion when the replies are constantly irrelevant or unrelated.
A: The new nsx doesnt connect the driver to the car the way the old one did. It doesn't make you feel like its an extension of your body, it feels more like you're driving a really efficient microwave oven.
Timpo: Yes it does, it has bluetooth conectivity, the old one only had a tape deck.
A: no thats not what i ment, you missunderstood me
Timpo: yes I did, the GTR is much faster
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I don't know how you could know if it's like driving a microwave oven.
I am not against technology, I'm all for it.
I don't know why you guys are complaining about it doesn't feel like extension of your body. It's not like you're driving a pick up truck, minivan, Ford Crown Victoria, etc.
In my experience, almost all high end sportscars do feel like extension of your body, yes some are less or more so, but I have never experienced negative effect simply because of sophisticated technology.
I think that best driving ergonomics, handling response, braking response, sight(how big the windows are, how easy to see outside) all play role in this.
NSX, 918, P1 are all sophisticated machine, if I ever have a chance to drive one, I would expect them to drive like what it wants to do like a magic carpet.
Quite the contrary, I believe technology would actually make the car helps feel like it is part of your body.
Have you ever driven first generation Dodge Viper? If you tap on gas lightly, it will spin out of control. Yes, it is "raw" to some people and they think it's good because there's less technology, but it sure did not feel like part of my body because I had to be careful not to spin out of control.
Heavily modded Nissan Silvia, Toyota MR2, all the same thing. You need to be careful of big turbo lag, it might give you unintentional explosive power.
However computer might be able to solve this problem. Either by using better engine mapping and traction control.
If you drive MGB, Spitfitre, NA Miata, AW11 MR2, it would feel like you have to be concentrated on not going out of control because it will do something unpredictable if you're not careful. Same as hard braking, they do not have ABS and I did not find that to be pleasant.
Basically, how it fits your body(just like motorcycle) and how responsive to braking, acceleration, handling are most important part for this.