Motor Sport Magazine

ANDREW FRANKEL

What is more frustrating in a road car: too much performance or not enough? The answer seems simple enough: too much performance provides the option not to use it all, while not enough is simply not enough. But actually I demur. Increasingly I find far more irritating knowing a car has a level of power and performance I cannot safely access in public.

There are a few reasons for this. First, point to point speed is an overrated talent for a car to have. Point to point also means traffic to traffic, and the faster you go the less time you’ll

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