QUOTE(sleepwalker @ Feb 10 2015, 04:31 PM)
I've been driving turbos for 15 years now and yes I do miss the low end torque. The fun factor of the RWD is not what most people think it is.... it's something else altogether...
I've been learning the characteristics of the car with the traction control full on and almost every hard corner I do, the TC lights up on the dashboard telling me that the car is keeping me away from the kerb. Then there is the 'hero' mode.... or sports mode where the traction control is partially off. It lets the rear loose a little and then TC takes control to make me look like I'm doing the correction but actually just straightening out the steering without any counter steering required. Yeah.. makes me look like a hero.
Then there is full TC off which I won't even want to talk about on public roads.
What I consider as the real fun factor.. is the height (or the lack of it). What I can say is that pictures of the car does it very little justice. From pictures, most people have the Zed (350/370) or Supra in mind when comparing but when you stand next to the car you'd realise how low it is. That is the real fun factor and worth paying every penny for it. Even the Celica stands almost 2.5 inches taller. Nothing is this low at that price (except for the iconic S2K).
The low center of gravity is no hype. It's damn real and damn fun. I'm cornering it harder than my scooby and I'm getting the tingly sensation back on my fingers after a hard drive, something i haven't felt in a long while.
I've grown out of the straight line power and yes, it was worth ditching the turbocharged AWD.
most people won't let go the addiction of power (FI) and term that as ultimate fun or a large degree to what that believe is the central aspect of said vehicle.I've been learning the characteristics of the car with the traction control full on and almost every hard corner I do, the TC lights up on the dashboard telling me that the car is keeping me away from the kerb. Then there is the 'hero' mode.... or sports mode where the traction control is partially off. It lets the rear loose a little and then TC takes control to make me look like I'm doing the correction but actually just straightening out the steering without any counter steering required. Yeah.. makes me look like a hero.
What I consider as the real fun factor.. is the height (or the lack of it). What I can say is that pictures of the car does it very little justice. From pictures, most people have the Zed (350/370) or Supra in mind when comparing but when you stand next to the car you'd realise how low it is. That is the real fun factor and worth paying every penny for it. Even the Celica stands almost 2.5 inches taller. Nothing is this low at that price (except for the iconic S2K).
The low center of gravity is no hype. It's damn real and damn fun. I'm cornering it harder than my scooby and I'm getting the tingly sensation back on my fingers after a hard drive, something i haven't felt in a long while.
I've grown out of the straight line power and yes, it was worth ditching the turbocharged AWD.
I understand where you are coming from. many people may not. sometimes the majority of your driving time is where people neglect and would trade for the boost/power addiction
Feb 10 2015, 03:45 PM

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