Over Thanksgiving while visiting our daughter, she took us to a used bookstore in downtown Cincinnati that has five floors of used books. They also had some magazines and advertising brochures. I picked up a few R&Ts one of which is January 1986. Back then they always had their Road Test Summary page in every issue. There are at least 70 vehicles listed there, from Alfa Romeo Graduate to Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon. What I found interesting was the lack of performance during the 80s. Not a real surprise because I lived through that period. But when I analyzed the 0-60 numbers, all of them were slower that the 0-60 for my 2019 Audi S3. That's four cylinders with 288 hp. being quicker than the BMWs, Ferraris, and Porsches of the day. My S3 is only a few tenths quicker than the Ruf Porsche 930 Turbo and the Testarossa, but still a bit surprising to me. Those were the monsters of the day.
Anyway, I found it interesting and thought I would share.
Anyway, I found it interesting and thought I would share.