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Lol I love it - good for you man that took balls purchasing a manual when you didn't know how to drive it. That's how you grow though - put yourself in an uncomfortable situation; now you've learned a whole new craft, awesome! That's what it's all about - driving is an art, not a race, and you've learned a whole new dimension to this wonderful art we all love. Fuck yeah. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Yes, I'm familiar with that one but you mentioned specifically Car and Driver as your source so that was what I was interested in seeing.
Zeroto60times is a good source, but they average together other sources to get their speeds and don't really indicate where they came from. The ones I referenced came directly from the C&D articles on the two cars.
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It's in this article - http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ed-test-review 1.7 seconds faster aka A LOT faster Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ic-test-review They list it at 7.7.
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Be real though, one's slow, the other is slower. Does it *really* matter? If someone says "the manual helps avoid the torque dip", that's real, useful feedback. A 0-60 time on a car that gets thoroughly dusted by minivans is irrelevant. If it allows someone to enjoy a car that would otherwise be unavailable to them, then it's entirely positive.
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Of course. Assuming the driver is fluent using a manual though, a 1.7 second advantage (good point re: avoiding the torque dip) is a HUGE difference. It could be the difference between winning or losing the drag race with that Honda Odessey lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Meh, to your earlier point, I'm sure they tested a ton of twins under different conditions and there's many variables at play. My only real takeaway is that MT obviously has superior launch control and the ability to avoid torque dip with more control. I could totally see the AT being quicker (and slower!) around any given track because of the same variables that caused C&D to get different 0-60 times. Still think a MT is more 'spiritually aligned' with this car given it's a cheap, no frills car and the AT adds cost, weight and complexity but to each their own! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Oh I hate that myth! Please point out in the attached which minivans will "thoroughly dust" a twin. I see a very tiny group of top level (and very expensive) mini vans that may have a couple of inches on them in 0 to 60 but even they lose in the 1/4 mile. http://www.zeroto60times.com/body-style/van/ If you are getting "thoroughly dusted by minivans" you just can't drive worth shit.
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Oh come on, I'm not going to scour the web to prove something to you, there's no burden of proof on me and I don't care enough to do so. Assuming average drivers in both, a minivan is going to win pretty consistently. An average driver isn't going to be throwing down magazine-or-better 0-60 sprints in a manual trans than a dead consistent v6 minivan. You can go compile a giant internet nerd list if you want to, but theres a vast delta between controlled-condition 0-60 times and real world ones. Pulling website specs and magazine racing isn't real world. Stop looking for fights. We're not talking about track surfaces prepped with VHT and professional drivers. We're in a world of 300hp camrys. Even more telling in a day-to-day scenario is going to be 0-30 times, which is really what you're going to hit in the distance across an intersection. Heck, I've seen an automatic geo metro take the trophy at a bracket racing drag day. Dead consistent alllllll day with his 22 second quarter mile times. Every time he won everyone just looked at each other with disbelief... at the end of the day everyone was trying to get him to go out for a beer because it was ridiculous that this dude showed up in his DD metro and took home the pot. In fact, thats a perk in favor of the automatic 86, it'll do the exact same 0-60 time over and over regardless of driver skill.
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2013 Scion FR-S (Manual) 0-60 mph 6.2 | Quarter mile 14.5 2013 Scion FR-S (Auto) 0-60 mph 7.9 | Quarter mile 15.9 Yep that $50K special edition Odessey can really teach even the AT a lesson with it's .2 second 0 to 60 and .1 second 1/4 mile. Why I bet it would have it's front bumper a good 1/2 ahead of the FRS bumper. Bench racing by the numbers is so fun!
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An average driver in a minivan isn't going to hit those numbers either. That is the whole point. If we want to say that the minivan numbers are consistent then we need to say the Twins ones are as well. The numbers from the same site debunk this whole "minivans are faster" thing. I am not "looking for fights" but will not sit and smile and nod in agreement to false statements either. And that 300hp Camry 2017 Toyota Camry XSE V6 0-60 mph 6.1 | Quarter mile 14.5 Barely creeps ahead of the MT.
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How is it possible to say "those numbers don't count be these ones from the same source do"? I repeat. Not "looking for a fight" but I disagree with your statements and will say so. All data shows that most minivans are NOT faster and those that are have such a small advantage it almost is meaningless in real world driving. Your Statement was "thoroughly dusted by minivans" and that is nothing but internet commenter myth.
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