A FOUR-LEGGED SUPERCAR
There are a lot of my old car friends that struggle with the image of performance when trying to compare a road vehicle with a racehorse. Well, out of interest, kick a Thoroughbred in the guts, and the 0-40mph time (40 miles an hour being the equivalent of 65 kilometres an hour) is about 2.5 seconds, which is roughly the same as a well-driven Ferrari F355 on a perfect road surface is capable of. The feeling of effortless torque is phenomenal - a bit like a V12 Jaguar, the 'steering' is accurate and full of feedback (sometimes!), the 'brakes' are truly remarkable, and the feeling through the 'seat' is second to none. Not so good on fuel consumption, but who cares... Jinba Ittai!