Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
限界性能
English translation:
performance at the limit
Japanese term
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限界性能
| 3 +4 | performance at the limit |
Shimpei Shimizu (X)
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| 3 | critical/marginal performance |
KathyT
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| 3 | maximum performance |
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Proposed translations
performance at the limit
If so, it is talking about a sense of excess capacity of the vehicle at the limit (not limited performce). If I take a car to a high speed, I don't want it to feel like it's going to fall apart, or if I'm cornering at a speed, I don't want to feel that the car's going to flip over, or have excess body roll.
Basically, 車の性能を限界まで出しても、安定した走りを見せ、安心できる、ということですね。
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/atcars/impression/mihori_cclass.htm
Closer to the bottom of the page, it says "機能の面でも、サーキットで全力疾走をさせ、新型Cクラスの限界性能近くで走らせてもブレーキは終始安定した性能で安心を与え、ハンドルを切り込めばクルマは思い通りにカーブを曲がって行く。ハンドルを操作した通りにクルマが間髪を入れず曲がっていってくれることこそ、運転をしていて心地よいことはない。F1ドライバーでさえ、思い通りに曲がってくれないクルマを速く走らせることはできないのである。"
If you translate it as 'marginal' it'll contradict with 安心感.
critical/marginal performance
...according to Glova, this is:
限界性能 critical performance
限界性能 marginal performance
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| agree |
humbird
: Marginal performance is more likely.
1 min
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| disagree |
Maynard Hogg
: Start brain before quoting dictionary.
5 hrs
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