That's part of the draw for some of us. Sedate and modest performance with the turbo off, insanity on boost.
To each his or her own. Me, I like being able to turn the rear tires into a molten mass right off idle
To each his or her own. Me, I like being able to turn the rear tires into a molten mass right off idle
To each his or her own. Me, I like being able to turn the rear tires into a molten mass right off idle
That's what my next vehicle will be for. Right now, it's a hard AWD launch into a long AWD drift. To everyone complaining about turbo lag: Properly driven turbos don't lag.
Only if you keep them spooled up. Tiresome in stop-and-go traffic.
I have to admit that my favorite aspect of the WRX is how emminently tossable it is in the corners. Just a slight rally flick and you could produce lurid 4 wheel drifts at insane speeds around corners. They were easy to hold too, which made me look like a rock star to those I took on "special" rides.
I have to admit that my favorite aspect of the WRX is how emminently tossable it is in the corners. Just a slight rally flick and you could produce lurid 4 wheel drifts at insane speeds around corners. They were easy to hold too, which made me look like a rock star to those I took on "special" rides.
I could watch AWD donuts all. day. long.
Something about how the center of the rotation is not the front wheels, but behind them towards the center of the car. So awesome.
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It might only get 6-7 mpg, but you can probably carry 40 full size adults and cargo. I would take that sacrfice.
I have to admit that even though I love my Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles, I don't think they're as reliable or durable as my WRX was. At nearly 90K, it was as solid and my 4Runner was at 30K. It got routinely thrashed for the first 40K of it's life, which makes that feat even more impressive. One thing's for sure, what it lacked in luxury was made up for in excitement!
Sadly, they aren't as reliable in newer year models and finding an older one that doesn't look to be owned by a kid (or someone who loves to abuse cars) is getting to be pretty difficult.
Add into that the fact that very few shops will touch a Subaru Boxter engine (compared to other imports/domestics - including available dealerships in OK), and all that fun starts to cost you some pretty serious money.
I wish they would never have changed the formula when they got it perfect. I wish Mazda would have released a Speed3 in sedan (and AWD), and I wish the RX8 was actually a reliable platform for a daily-driver.
I opted for a S-grand touring Mazda3 over the Speed3 they had on the lot (within $2k of the same price back when i bought mine, but the interior of the S-Grand Touring was way nicer than the Speed3 was and it rode about 10x smoother (and I find that the older I get, I tend to prefer comfort over sporty).
Still have a soft-spot for the Mazdas, but I'm starting to think used Lexuses are the best deals in used-cars.
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