Re: The joy of Linux

On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:44:38 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

 THESE days with fuel injection and smarter ignition
   and aluminum pistons you can likely replace those 200 sixes with a
   200 straight or V-4 and get the same or even better performance. But,
   for for the day ... the tough/simple/ez-service cast-iron solution.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/first-drives/reviews/a5041/
performance-tests-first-drives-1965-ford-mustang-r-and-t-archive-drive/

They didn't deign to test the 6, only the 260 and 289 V-8s but

"The straight-line performance of the Mustangs we tried was about what you
would expect. In all three versions, there was a tendency to lift the
right rear wheel under hard acceleration but once underway the Mustang
accelerated away at a brisk rate—the 289 4-speed getting through the
standing quarter mile in about 16 sec, the automatic making it in about
17, a second slower, and the 3-speed 260 being about a second slower that
that."

https://www.zeroto60times.com/vehicle-make/toyota-0-60-mph-times/

Most of the Yaris quarter mile times are in the 17 second range. The I4
engine is a whipping 91 cubic inches (1.5 L). 2018 was the last year for
the Yaris hatchback in the US. Even then the 4 door sedan was a rebadged
Mazda 2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_GR_Yaris

I'd love to get one of those but that's not happening in the US.

Looking back at the '60s and '70s is depressing when it comes to what we
thought were cool rides. I had a '71 AMC Javelin rental that I thought was
a classy way to get around Minnesota at 90 mph or so.

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/vintage-reviews/vintage-road-test-1971-
amc-javelin-road-test-magazine-evaluates-a-regular-pony-car/

360 ci and 16.08 in the quarter. A Prius might embarrass it stop light to
stop light.

I don't think Moore's Law is applicable to cars but there is the same
relationship when I compare my phone to hot computers of the past.