Yeah but haven't the 2004's been at least equaling their predecessors in 0-60 times in spite of that extra shift?

I seem to remember reading that somewhere but could be wrong.

Drive Safe,
Steve R.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dlq04
When ever you see the comment about more elbow room, you can be sure that all the writer did was copy the press release and fluff it up with some of his own stuff.

 

Yup I saw that episode too. Don't want to sound like broken record but during accel test, the launch was weak. They had a mic on-site and you could hear the driver barely above idle while letting clutch out. I don't abuse my clutch but...... gimmie a break.

C&D had the 5.3 sec 0-60 for MY03. They (I think it was Csaba himself) stated that some practice is needed to get the S a decent 1/4mi & 0-60 time. I can't agree more. But as we can all agree to, our S was not designed to be a drag strip terror.

It was interesting to see the 04 in action though. Am seriously contemplating a trade-in from 02 to 04 or 05.

 

The 0-100km/h test is becomming more ludacris every day. A car manufacturer should design a transmission best for the engine, and not for the reporter driving it.

That's why the STI in tests is slower in the 0-60 run than the Evo, but pulls a faster 1400 meter. Each one is geared best for it's setup, but can hurt one in certain situations.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Destiny2002
[I]In fact, chassis balance is just about perfect, and body roll almost nonexistent. This is one sweet handling car! So sweet that it turned in quicker lap times than both a Mazda RX-8 and Nissan 350Z that we were testing at the track at the same time.