As to cars and avoirdupois - as I'm sure you grok by now, Muricans don't got to worry 'bout no stinkin Physics! See.. with the wide-open spaces (air-conditioned deserts like Las Vegas to show full disdain for stupid-'ol Nature).. when we make a performance car, it's *gotta* be the longest widest heaviest atrocity the world has ever seen:

Because we Can and rilly love flauntin it. It's a deeply ingrained part of our National Humility in all things.

(I recall a late nite conversation with a guy who wanted to race his SEMI! (tractor alone, that is) against a Vincent -- from SF --> Reno. Why that little thang I'd eat fer a snack..)


{sigh cackle}


Ashton