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01-22-2013, 05:14 PM | #141 |
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how was it not a fail? it's slow. it's ugly. it's heavy. it's not built well. it's FWD. what else should i say?
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A good example of why this makes a difference -- early in its development, Subaru wanted to platform-share this car and develop AWD models that would spawn off this chassis. That idea was ultimately rejected because the engineers decided it wouldn't allow the engine to be mounted low and far enough back to achieve the CG and weight balance they wanted. Had this car been platform-shared, compromises would have had to be made to incorporate a future AWD drivetrain.
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Near the fastest if not the fastest fwd car around the Nurburgring. Not slow.
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for me tru140s looks like
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FWD doesn't suck.
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01-23-2013, 04:08 AM | #147 |
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Listen up GM!!! Make a smaller Corvette with very similar styling, a I4 turbo from the SS Cobalt, and a decent interior with -2900 lbs for half price. I think that would be great if its done right.
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Yeah.. I was gonna say. The SS/TC offered blistering performance even if it wasn't the prettiest thing available.
FWD, well.. It's just a different thing to adapt to. It doesn't really suck, but it has its downsides and upsides. I want a RWD vehicle, but I don't instantly write something off because it's FWD. Fun to drive is fun to drive, no matter which set of wheels the power is sent to. |
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Damnit Zdan! You successfully trolled me into starting a new thread. Look what you did!
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27149
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Sadly, a US manufacturer (besides Ford of course) making a sensible non-SUV is like a vegetarian deciding to blow everyone away and make a prime steak....
Sorry guys.. Your focus has been too wrong for too long to compete... GM, along with most of the big US car companies are dinosaurs which would have and should have died a natural death... Saved only by for injection of stolen tax dollars they got from Obama and his cronies. Those employees would be so much better off losing their jobs and being re-hired by small, Lean and dynamic companies which actually have a future and encourage new thinking and fresh design Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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all the cobalt/fwd haters should note that a cobalt ss/tc went around nurburg faster than many more powerful rwd and awd cars.
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