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Old 01-18-2024, 04:34 PM   #889
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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator View Post
Gotta remember these cars are more or less based off of a Yaris and a Corolla...your run of the mill econoboxes.

(maybe less so with the GR Yaris...since that was a homologation special), but still the Yaris was the base car.
Sure, but more or less every other econobox has a lower driving position. Mazda3, Civic, Golf.

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Originally Posted by fredzy View Post
Ah I thought they only bumped the GRY's power to 280hp or so. It's hard to imagine how this car would be to drive when the 400+ lb heavier GRC is already nuts with 300hp.
I also heavily suspect that the GRC's engine is somewhat underrated. If nothing else it's torque rating is 100% underrated. Horsepower, not quite as sure.
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