Price/Performance Ratio
Price versus performance is often talked about, but considering that these two things obviously have the makings of a ratio, it's surprising nobody ever does so. So it's nice to see that the free online car Magazine Winding Road has a nice article proposing a measure of price/performance for cars.
It's far from complete, with performance only considering power (horse power, that is) to weight ratio, but it's a reasonably handy statistic and I'd like to see it referred to more often.
And guess who comes out on top? It's the Ariel Atom! Except we'll skip that one as it's basically a kit car, their motto is "No Door. No Screen. No Roof." and it's obviously not a daily driver.
Next up? The Mazdaspeed 3! Nicely done, Mazda, nicely done.
I guess motorcycles would totally dominate this category, in a way similar to that in which the Atom does. So when you look at the numbers, you obviously have to judge practicality on your own terms. But still, nifty.
It's far from complete, with performance only considering power (horse power, that is) to weight ratio, but it's a reasonably handy statistic and I'd like to see it referred to more often.
And guess who comes out on top? It's the Ariel Atom! Except we'll skip that one as it's basically a kit car, their motto is "No Door. No Screen. No Roof." and it's obviously not a daily driver.
Next up? The Mazdaspeed 3! Nicely done, Mazda, nicely done.
I guess motorcycles would totally dominate this category, in a way similar to that in which the Atom does. So when you look at the numbers, you obviously have to judge practicality on your own terms. But still, nifty.
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posted by L. Maxwell Ward at 4:33 PM
