I'm so proud of mazda, they made a car that no one can compete with
#25
I've never raced a fwd car, but they can't be all that bad. CRX is the choice for ITA in scca club racing and the RSX/TSX and 6s regularly top the A4 & BMW 3s in Speed Challenge. It's obvious they can be made to compete, but from a driver/car stand point, they just drive differently. And perhaps it's all in the "leveling" set forth by the sanctioning body. IMO it goes against what works in a traditional sense, and is probably why they don't work on the ultra high end- as in built GTs and prototypes. The GTs are based on production cars, and you don't see any high end fwd in that arena. I tracked my wife's 626 5spd v6 and it was amazingly nimble for the power and light weight, but a bitch to get it to turn with stock parts. Basically I'd hold the brakes on through the braking zone and half way to the apex. As soon as it felt like it was about to loop, I'd floor and drive out of the spin. That ain't fast. I just don't like feeling my drive wheels through my steering wheel.
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Not a chance. Every car has its quirks. Now a Ford........thats unreliable.
I am excited to be going back to german FWD.
As for AWD and the appeal I guess see if you can strap yourself in a stock Evo and go for a drive. The car is absolutley one of the most sorted factory cars you will ever drive. The only other car I can think of that feels that "right" out of the box is an E36 M3.
After my first Evo drive I was dead set on getting one. The only thing I couldn't get over is I am not a huge fan of the styling and the fact that I was would end up in jail because every kid in town would be wanting to race me all day long.
I am excited to be going back to german FWD.
As for AWD and the appeal I guess see if you can strap yourself in a stock Evo and go for a drive. The car is absolutley one of the most sorted factory cars you will ever drive. The only other car I can think of that feels that "right" out of the box is an E36 M3.
After my first Evo drive I was dead set on getting one. The only thing I couldn't get over is I am not a huge fan of the styling and the fact that I was would end up in jail because every kid in town would be wanting to race me all day long.
#33
14s are not uncommon in the 1.8T world...and mine was far from stock. I wish I could have got it to handle as good as the 3 though. It was still a pig to lug around the track.
I wonder what the dealer markup is gonna be on these babies. I have a feeling my local dealer is gonna try to stick it to buyers.
I wonder what the dealer markup is gonna be on these babies. I have a feeling my local dealer is gonna try to stick it to buyers.