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Written by Rory Reid
You can keep power. Shove torque up your jacksie, for all I care. What counts for me is the raw emotion that a car drags out of you. Yes, performance numbers play a part in eliciting some emotional response. Brake horsepower, pounds feet and the configuration of the cylinders in an engine are useful theoretical metrics that indicate whether a car might be interesting in some way, but the ultimate benchmark surely has to be a driver"s empathic response to a car.Photography: Mark FagelsonThis feature was originally published in issue 285 of Top Gear magazine.
Date written: 28 Aug 2016
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ID: 4815
You can keep power. Shove torque up your jacksie, for all I care. What counts for me is the raw emotion that a car drags out of you. Yes, performance numbers play a part in eliciting some emotional response. Brake horsepower, pounds feet and the configuration of the cylinders in an engine are useful theoretical metrics that indicate whether a car might be interesting in some way, but the ultimate benchmark surely has to be a driver"s empathic response to a car.Photography: Mark FagelsonThis feature was originally published in issue 285 of Top Gear magazine.
Date written: 28 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4815
