Sports Cars

On power and performance

• A quote highlights the difference between horsepower and torque: "Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you when you hit it!".

• Carroll Shelby's famous response to a Porsche engineer regarding desired power was, "Enough to spin the back tires all the way down the front straight. Then I'm going to want bigger tires".

• Enzo Ferrari is quoted as saying he sells engines and provides the cars for free to hold them. 

On the feeling and lifestyle

• One quote expresses an enjoyment of muscle cars despite feeling they shouldn't.

• Another quote compares a car to a mother-in-law in its ability to rule one's life.

• William Sharman sees cars as freedom and a release.

• Amit describes an intense obsession, feeling his heart is an engine rather than a muscle. 

On a car's character

• Chris Bangle calls cars the sculptures of our everyday lives.

• Marshall McLuhan describes the car as a protective shell for urban and suburban man. 

About the classics

• Carroll Shelby's team was recognized as a great "car upgrade company" focused on maximizing horsepower in their builds.