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05-06-2009, 05:05 PM
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Europeans get all the best cars
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/06/v...-burning-lust/
Thing is a diesel... I'd Turbo it and get 450+ft/lb of torque
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"With a light touch on the brakes, run the revs up a bit. Slip off the brake and bury the throttle. There's a light chirp as tires scratch for bite. Then comes a sub-5.0-second sled ride to 60 mph. A tick over 13.0 sec. and you're through the quarter-mile. It's a rush, of course, but not overly dramatic. Try the same thing with this pair's predecessors of 1970 or so and you'll find yourself in a bit of a wrestling match. Ain't progress wonderful? Maybe yes, and maybe sometimes it's fun to wrestle."
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05-06-2009, 05:06 PM
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Oh behave... WE don't get the Camaro! How is that fair!?
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05-06-2009, 05:07 PM
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"With a light touch on the brakes, run the revs up a bit. Slip off the brake and bury the throttle. There's a light chirp as tires scratch for bite. Then comes a sub-5.0-second sled ride to 60 mph. A tick over 13.0 sec. and you're through the quarter-mile. It's a rush, of course, but not overly dramatic. Try the same thing with this pair's predecessors of 1970 or so and you'll find yourself in a bit of a wrestling match. Ain't progress wonderful? Maybe yes, and maybe sometimes it's fun to wrestle."
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05-06-2009, 05:13 PM
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Drives: Vauxhall Monaro VXR Join Date: Feb 2007
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There is no RS5. The Scirroco is an overpriced Golf. Please, go on...
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05-06-2009, 05:13 PM
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Focus RS :( i know, it's a 'focus'.... but it's also a beast of a little car
 yay for massive photo embed 
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05-06-2009, 05:13 PM
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Drives: Vauxhall Monaro VXR Join Date: Feb 2007
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The Focus is cool, sure.. but it's £26k and does single-digit MPG.
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05-06-2009, 06:05 PM
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and it is worth every penny ... |
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05-06-2009, 09:39 PM
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Looks like every other compact car.
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05-06-2009, 10:29 PM
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"With a light touch on the brakes, run the revs up a bit. Slip off the brake and bury the throttle. There's a light chirp as tires scratch for bite. Then comes a sub-5.0-second sled ride to 60 mph. A tick over 13.0 sec. and you're through the quarter-mile. It's a rush, of course, but not overly dramatic. Try the same thing with this pair's predecessors of 1970 or so and you'll find yourself in a bit of a wrestling match. Ain't progress wonderful? Maybe yes, and maybe sometimes it's fun to wrestle."
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05-06-2009, 10:38 PM
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05-07-2009, 04:02 AM
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Drives: Vauxhall Monaro VXR Join Date: Feb 2007
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I didn't say it wasn't coming - I said there was no RS5. There isn't. Go to a dealer and ask
The RS3 looks quite nice - but again, it's some ways off release. Actually, the bog standard S5 is nice enough - just very pricey.
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05-07-2009, 10:30 AM
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  2. Audi's are pricey in General IMO.
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"With a light touch on the brakes, run the revs up a bit. Slip off the brake and bury the throttle. There's a light chirp as tires scratch for bite. Then comes a sub-5.0-second sled ride to 60 mph. A tick over 13.0 sec. and you're through the quarter-mile. It's a rush, of course, but not overly dramatic. Try the same thing with this pair's predecessors of 1970 or so and you'll find yourself in a bit of a wrestling match. Ain't progress wonderful? Maybe yes, and maybe sometimes it's fun to wrestle."
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05-07-2009, 10:59 AM
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I agree that Europe gets some really cool cars I'd like to see here, and I like diesel a whole hell of a lot more than I like hybrids. And I like Scirroco's (I had one as a youth and enjoyed the hell out of it). But I can't wrap my mind around putting the two together.
It's already a turbo though, I'm not sure what the TDI's are being tuned to these days but I would expect 450lbs of torque wouldn't be too hard to get to. If gas prices zoom back up that'd look a lot more attractive to me. |
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