New to this jaguar game, i have a few questions.
#21
Sorry, I can't help it. There is absolutely no question that airbags have saved multiple 1000s of lives and prevented permanent severe disabilities in multiple other 1000s of other cases. Yes, there have been problems, but that regulation is a cost/benefit no-brainer.
How do you feel about the shoulder/harness requirement?
How do you feel about the shoulder/harness requirement?
Different matter. Wouldn't even mind if they offered 5 or 6 point harnesses as an option (or at least the anchors).
(I am so tempted to get on my anti-airbag soap box.)
#22
#24
This has nothing to do with NHTSA.
Many similar cars have user deployable spoilers - Porsche 911 Carrera/S, F-Type Cabrio, etc.
This is something Jag decided probably because they felt the predictability and performance of the car was dependent on Active Aero. They probably didn't want the car being slowed down in drag races by moron owners who leave the spoiler up all the time.
Either that or they didn't want owners spoiling the beautiful lines of the coupe while people are admiring it at a traffic light. It doesn't look best with spoiler up.
Personally I like active aero and I think it should be computer controlled because that's the whole point of it.
Many similar cars have user deployable spoilers - Porsche 911 Carrera/S, F-Type Cabrio, etc.
This is something Jag decided probably because they felt the predictability and performance of the car was dependent on Active Aero. They probably didn't want the car being slowed down in drag races by moron owners who leave the spoiler up all the time.
Either that or they didn't want owners spoiling the beautiful lines of the coupe while people are admiring it at a traffic light. It doesn't look best with spoiler up.
Personally I like active aero and I think it should be computer controlled because that's the whole point of it.
Last edited by StealthPilot; 02-04-2015 at 06:55 AM.
#26
This has nothing to do with NHTSA.
Many similar cars have user deployable spoilers - Porsche 911 Carrera/S, F-Type Cabrio, etc.
This is something Jag decided probably because they felt the predictability and performance of the car was dependent on Active Aero. They probably didn't want the car being slowed down in drag races by moron owners who leave the spoiler up all the time.
Either that or they didn't want owners spoiling the beautiful lines of the coupe while people are admiring it at a traffic light. It doesn't look best with spoiler up.
Personally I like active aero and I think it should be computer controlled because that's the whole point of it.
Many similar cars have user deployable spoilers - Porsche 911 Carrera/S, F-Type Cabrio, etc.
This is something Jag decided probably because they felt the predictability and performance of the car was dependent on Active Aero. They probably didn't want the car being slowed down in drag races by moron owners who leave the spoiler up all the time.
Either that or they didn't want owners spoiling the beautiful lines of the coupe while people are admiring it at a traffic light. It doesn't look best with spoiler up.
Personally I like active aero and I think it should be computer controlled because that's the whole point of it.
It's too big a statement to call it computer controlled - there is no active decision making going on, or else it would deploy at variable speeds as circumstances warranted. Th circuit that controls the spoiler is dumber than a Kardashian!
Last edited by OzRisk; 02-04-2015 at 08:17 AM.
#27
So I'm driving along in company a couple of weeks ago, in fairly twisty mountain roads and it's raining, so we're being sensible and only doing speeds in the 70-100kmh range. Too low for automatic deployment. What you're suggesting is that the driver (me) can't be trusted to decide that he'd like a bit more downforce. It's too big a statement to call it computer controlled - there is no active decision making going on, or else it would deploy at variable speeds as circumstances warranted. Th circuit that controls the spoiler is dumber than a Kardashian!
#28
"To err is human, but to really stuff things up, you need a computer!"
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