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http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0813/112a.html

That's pretty interesting. A lot of that old stuff was just built better. But I don't think it could have beat the Hummer if the Hummer wasn't a huge piece of shit.

The hummer is still a must superior penis enhancer.

How is that interesting? He drove up a hill faster than a hummer. Whoever said hummers were built for acceleration?

> How is that interesting?

How can you not find that interesting? A car from the dawn of time can't beat the Detroit's answer to viagra? How can any modern car not beat the model-t at anything?

Hell, by now we should be driving indestructible flying whatsits that fold up into your wallet with no visible moving parts.

As it says, the Model T weighs a lot less than a Hummer so it has less inertia.

Also, the T has wheels with a large radius since it was designed at a time when everything was off road, or at least dirt roads with deep ruts.

It was a 10 second race, so part of it was the model T can just start moving like crazy really fast. The hummer owner wanted to complain that in a longer race or on a flat surface he would win, but no-duh, the model T's top speed is something like 50 mph.

Exactly. The Model T wasn't also hauling the owner's ego. I'm sure there's a good reason the race was uphill - using your opponent's worst feature against him.

It was also heavily modified, while the Hummer was stock.

Yeah, heavily modified with parts from a Model A, and one part from the 1930s...

Your point? I could put that a model T engine in a go-kart with big wheels and it would probably go even faster.

There's only one way to find out. Thanks for volunteering. I'll bring the beer.

The real difference is that the Hummer will provide some privacy from the kids (as a detached bedroom beside the RV) while you could barely get busy in a Model T.

Okay, but which one will support the armor to resist IED's better?  Huh?  How about that, smart guy?

Point being -- different vehicles, different power-to-weight ratios.  I'm sure a motorcycle would beat the Hummer to the top of the hill, too, does that make them "Better"?  No, just different.

Wait -- a 100 HP Model T?  When 'stock' was 20 HP?

Damn, my 1974 VW Beetle only had 50 HP.  I was right -- power to weight ratio.

The Model T was upgraded from the factory 20hp engine to one putting out 100hp. That's a pretty dramatic upgrade.

"which one will support the armor to resist IED's better"

Definitely needed for driving around on suburban freeways.

And which part of the OP's "powerful offroad vehicle" did you not understand?

Yeah, I don't think you need a Hummer for driving on suburban highways either.