Mine got a flat tire somewhere in Alameda New Year's Eve. Today I'm driving the girlfriend's Toyota Cressida. (Great model: The model we now know as Lexus used to be Cressida before they decided to target it to luxury buyers.)
This is probably a big-car, small-car thing but 70 in the Cressida feels like 50 in the Cavalier. I'll be cruising along, thinking I'm at some moderate speed, then look down at the speedometer and marvel. Come to think of it, I'd inexplicably become a much more careful driver in the Cavalier (read: deathtrap) than in the old Intrepid. Meanwhile, Julia also is a faster driver in the Toyota than in the Chevy.
Posted by Matt Bruce at January 3, 2005 12:38 PMThe difference between the Chevy and Toyota at speed may also be due to handling and road noise. In our KIA, a death trap extraordinare, anything above 65 felt like you were trying to make the Kessel Run without enough warp power. In the Toyota, it's not that hard to get up to 85 without much appreciable difference in feel from 60.
Posted by: Mark at January 4, 2005 08:00 AM