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Old 11-09-2008, 10:40 PM   #7
tforth
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Sorry, didn't realize the 'tab' key would submit my comment...

- first commercial application of sequential turbocharging (used much later on the last generation RX7 and more importantly on BMW's first use of a turbo on a spark ignition engines - i.e. gas - since the 2002 model)

- adjustable ride hight based on speed - a la Veyron

- tire pressure sensors (I believe this was the first application)

- computer controlled AWD torque distribution

- fnever mind, it was the first supercar with AWD

- Kevlar body panels (it came out before the F40 and was much better built)

- Car & Driver recorded 0-60 mph in 3.6s (I don't think that Ferrari had one that could get much under 5s at the time - remember that the F40 came out afterwards)

I could go on; it was truly way ahead of it's time technically, and yet the F40 has gotten way more exposure, I guess because it's a more simple/raw experience. I wonder if the CGT will have the same preferential rememberence compared to it's contemporary Ferrari competitor, the Enzo, for the same reasons. However, maybe it's just a Ferrari thing...
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