650D Results on DxOMark

[paul13walnut5]

Try a twisty british b road.  Hairpins. Blind summits. Corvette Rwd.  That kind of power.   FWD Civic type R hands down.  Redline.  2nd & third.   Also try the uk prices.  Try uk fuel prices. 

That and I just dont like American cars.  Sorry folks.

I suppose the camera analogy would be different cameras for different jobs.  The Corvette may be a 1d mkIV and the civic more like an EOS M with pancake.  But each have their strengths and weaknesses.

Much like HP means very little on its own, so does DXO...

[dtaylor]

Try a twisty british b road.  Hairpins. Blind summits. Corvette Rwd.  That kind of power.   FWD Civic type R hands down.

Someone who knows how to drive the Corvette and manage its power...which isn't that hard with traction control on...will smoke the Civic. I don't care what the course is. The difference in skid pad rating is huge. The difference in braking is huge. The difference in the ability to accelerate out of corner braking is huge.

"I didn't know how much power I had and slammed the car into the mountain" is not the same as "the Civic can beat the Corvette."

But you've blown the analogy completely out of proportion. DxO is telling you the Civic has more HP and is faster on a straight course. Do you believe them?

[paul13walnut5]

No.  But i dont rate dxo anyway.  Neither the civic or corvette will get very far without a gear box.  Thats essentially what analysing a raw file is.  Its not real world.  Its nothing like the end result.  And I'm all about the end result. 

[krjc]

@dtaylor

You're telling me to trust a testing company that tests a Honda Civic and a Corvette ZR-1 and reports that the Civic is faster with more HP. Please...

I would take a honda civic over a corvette anyday.  In fact strike that.  I'd take the Corvette and sell it and buy two honda Civics.

Here in Europe we like cars that can go round corners.

If you think a Civic can out corner a ZR-1, you're on some really good drugs man 

Have to agree with dtaylor on this one. ZR-1 against a Civic, any Civic that is mass produced it wont even be close. I agree with most of paul13walnut5 comments but he didn't pick the right comparison here. lol

[paul13walnut5]

I would still rather have the civic anyway.  Fuel economy.  Jd power survey.  Resale value.  And i just dont like american cars.  Or muscle cars.  My girlfriend came with me to the dealers when I bought my last car, she had a colour in mind, I had an mpg in mind.  So I'm probably the wrong person to talk about cars with.