[Shotimes] "Soul"

[Mark Kelley]

Bah!  You're trying to quantify it.  To me, a car has soul when it gives you
the unquenchable desire to drive it even if you have no particular place to
go.

Mark

On Tue, 03 Dec 2002 14:32:07 -0500 BJamesjr@aol.com wrote:

> > I don't know about all of this "soul" stuff. 
> What defines 
> > "soul"?
> 
> Soul means how responsive it is:
> 
> When you put on the brakes, does the car stop? 
> Do you have to move the pedal way down before
> the brakes start to take effect?  Does the body
> pitch forward excessively?
> 
> When you hit the gas does the car accellerate? 
> If it is an automatic does it downshift
> quickly?  Does it get anemic near redline?
> 
> When you enter a turn does the car turn with
> you?  Does it take too much steering effort to
> get it started?  If you enter too fast does the
> front end keep pushing forward or does the rear
> end suddenly get loose?  Does the body roll
> excessively?  
> 
> Does the car inspire confidence?  Does it feel
> like it is supercar and will do anything you
> ask?
> 
> Does the engine sound like a tractor when it
> revs?  Does it sound like it has a potato in
> the tailpipe?
> 
> I can answer favorably to every question with
> my Gen 1.  With my Gen 3 I can answer favorably
> to everything except the ATX part.  I haven't
> driven a new Max, G35, Mazda.  I did drive a
> 3.2TL-S which was reasonably responsive but it
> did not provide a very solid feel.
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