under torque?

it also depends on the gearbox and final ratio... at the expense of higher engine RPM..

should be taller ratio rite? to improve the torque at the wheels if it were to haul more weight for the same engine??..

wah serious or not? I tot Juara was the slowest in the potong range.. (or maybe tiara?? )
used to have a 1.6XLI wira auto, not that slow leh..

saw the car today, the weird thing is that the gear selector knob can shift from P to D without stepping the brake pedal.. why liddat wan???

if you have a button on the gear knob then just press the knob..

if you don;'t have the auto gear knob button, then you have to depress the brake pedal to release the knob from P to D.. no car I have owned let you shift it freely without a safety mechanism..

Weight: lbs
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interesting program, but just wondering, how did you derive these items from the 3 cars?

I think the real life Speed vs time graph will be very different from the graph above.. too much assumptions being plugged in to the calculator not to mention engine torque graphs for the 3 cars are probably measured on 3 different dynometers and under 3 different conditions..

also there are 2 shift points shown on the graph.. which a lazy shifting auto box may cause 1+seconds difference of shifting lag between the cars.. (here can see all assumed to shift with the same lag times which we know different autoboxes have different shift lags)

dunno V6, but IIRC perdana 1st gen also have, all must press first before can move it from park to D mah..

this one just flick the gear also can engage to D.. so safety lock want?

This post has been edited by ar188: Apr 19 2009, 01:38 AM

maybe they are all in the same underpowered group.. but being consistently below the curve (blue line) means it's the most underpowered of the bunch.. (from the graph conclusion)

anyway, a test drive would probably be more accurate conclusion to one's opinion whether it's underpowered for his/her taste.

This post has been edited by ar188: Apr 19 2009, 02:15 AM

nope.. gated is for the in gear engagement.. my previous pug 407 has it, my current swift and zoom zoom and JDM toyota also have the lock

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Added on April 19, 2009, 2:32 amside view looks bulky and out of proportion (makes the koreans look good next to it) ..
luckily I tot the front view not too bad.... engine bay view with red engine cover looks good also..

This post has been edited by ar188: Apr 19 2009, 02:32 AM

meaning it's for selecting the gears.. like moving between d- 3-2-1 or R..gated.. without looking at the gear selector..

the lock is a safety mechanism lor, when the engine is running and you knock the level from P to R, you will be in trouble if the brakes are not depressed.. could roll backwards into someone or something..

toyota wish and murano doesn't have it (the shift button on the knob) because you have to step on the brake pedal before you can shift it from P to D.. duh!

This post has been edited by ar188: Apr 19 2009, 10:42 PM

if you don't know dun ask people to test test la..

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Added on April 20, 2009, 11:41 pmairboom is rite.. I also got similar JDM toyota.. need to press the shift lock to engage if you dun depress the brake pedal to move the lever out of P.. even my RX8 and Swift have to do this.. it's a basic safety feature , potong really cut corners, this also want to omit? .. sigh!

This post has been edited by ar188: Apr 20 2009, 11:41 PM