just curious, if possible to do a blind test, can you tell whether you are driving a Ferraris or Toyota?
I thought about that, seriously i mean.
I would not recommend
driving blinded ...but as passenger, yes that would be possible (and probably fun to organize).
Here is what would happen:
1. You're blindfolded. Both car's engines are off. They're parked in a position you don't know.
2. Once you touch the door handle, you might be able to spot the difference. If it's a McLaren or a Lamborghini, the way the door opens will tell instantly. If you're not allowed to touch the handle, or the car, next: step 3.
3. Helped, you sit in the car on the passenger seat. You might, right there, feel the difference in the seat. Let's call that ''the butt feeling''. If you're butt-insensitive, next step 4.
4. You will touch the dashboard and might know instantly that alcantara is not available in a Toyota Corolla. If you are not allowed to touch, then next step 5.
5. The driver's will now start the engine. That's a big tell right there. A japanese 4-cylinders from Toyota cannot sound as a german flat-6, or an italian V10 or a turbocharged english V8. If you are not just blindfolded but also equipped with noise-cancelling stuff, then step 6.
6. At low speed, the vehicle will give you some tactile sensation. The suspension will be a big tell. If you don't feel it, then next step #7.
7. Driver will push the machine, while the Toyota will have limited dynamics, the exotic car will get you some 1.5 G at braking, cornering and maybe acceleration as well. A very very big tell, i would say. You might also feel some sickness, which is another big tell, especially if some vomit is implied.
8. At stoplights, in an exotic car, people will roll down their windows and talk to you, whether you're in the middle of a very important blind test, they won't care the slightest. In fact, if you wear blindfold as a passenger, in a Lamborghini, they might call the authorities and you'll end up hearing a police car, or two, chasing you. If the driver don't stop or you're still undecided whether it's a Toyota or an exotic, go to step 9.
9. At this point maybe you're on a highway flying at 330 kph OR in a Toyota at 190kph, you HAVE to know somehow, the easiest way would be to guess if the police car's sirens are getting louder or not. Tell immediately the driver as soon as you finally know the answer. If you don't: step 10.
10. You wake up at the hospital. It's the Toyota. You don't wake up. It's a Porsche 918 spyder.
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[quote]just curious, if possible to do a blind test, can you tell whether you are driving a Ferraris or Toyota?[/quote]
I thought about that, seriously i mean.
I would not recommend [i]driving[/i] blinded ...but as passenger, yes that would be possible (and probably fun to organize).
Here is what would happen:
1. You're blindfolded. Both car's engines are off. They're parked in a position you don't know.
2. Once you touch the door handle, you might be able to spot the difference. If it's a McLaren or a Lamborghini, the way the door opens will tell instantly. If you're not allowed to touch the handle, or the car, next: step 3.
3. Helped, you sit in the car on the passenger seat. You might, right there, feel the difference in the seat. Let's call that ''the butt feeling''. If you're butt-insensitive, next step 4.
4. You will touch the dashboard and might know instantly that alcantara is not available in a Toyota Corolla. If you are not allowed to touch, then next step 5.
5. The driver's will now start the engine. That's a big tell right there. A japanese 4-cylinders from Toyota cannot sound as a german flat-6, or an italian V10 or a turbocharged english V8. If you are not just blindfolded but also equipped with noise-cancelling stuff, then step 6.
6. At low speed, the vehicle will give you some tactile sensation. The suspension will be a big tell. If you don't feel it, then next step #7.
7. Driver will push the machine, while the Toyota will have limited dynamics, the exotic car will get you some 1.5 G at braking, cornering and maybe acceleration as well. A very very big tell, i would say. You might also feel some sickness, which is another big tell, especially if some vomit is implied.
8. At stoplights, in an exotic car, people will roll down their windows and talk to you, whether you're in the middle of a very important blind test, they won't care the slightest. In fact, if you wear blindfold as a passenger, in a Lamborghini, they might call the authorities and you'll end up hearing a police car, or two, chasing you. If the driver don't stop or you're still undecided whether it's a Toyota or an exotic, go to step 9.
9. At this point maybe you're on a highway flying at 330 kph OR in a Toyota at 190kph, you HAVE to know somehow, the easiest way would be to guess if the police car's sirens are getting louder or not. Tell immediately the driver as soon as you finally know the answer. If you don't: step 10.
10. You wake up at the hospital. It's the Toyota. You don't wake up. It's a Porsche 918 spyder.
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