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the WRX was the worst overall on the test

Old Aug 12, 2005 | 12:58 PM
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the WRX was the worst overall on the test

I was reading a car magazine last night(I am not sure if it was a Road and track, car and driver or something else). Well the tittle says fast cars for $25000.




http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=1
They tested :

Scion Supercharger(red)
Cobalt SS supercharger(blue)
Acura RSX(white)
SRT-4(orange/brown color)
WRX(red)

The WRX did pathetic, the worst 0-100mph, even on the 0-60mph it ran like crap considering that it was the only AWD car on the test, the worst acceleration from a roll, on of the worst braking, and almost play last on the road course, excesive body roll, etc, etc.

I am so glad that I traded my WRX for an MR, I never look back. Anyway, you guys must read the road test, the WRX made embarassing performance numbers

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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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That was a great article
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 01:04 PM
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Totally random but why is there a Skyline Forum banner in an Evo forum? It's on my screen is all. I haven't thot to ask before.

What was the magazine? I'd like to read the article. lol Anything to tell my friend his car sux. ;p
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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^it is under "Other cars".. besides, it helps pay the bills of keeping the place up and running

<also interested on knowing what magazine and what month
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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well,theres always a better car.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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And why did the WRX come in second?
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by fromWRXtoEVO
I was reading a car magazine last night(I am not sure if it was a Road and track, car and driver or something else). Well the tittle says fast cars for $25000.




http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=1
They tested :

Scion Supercharger(red)
Cobalt SS supercharger(blue)
Acura RSX(white)
SRT-4(orange/brown color)
WRX(red)

The WRX did pathetic, the worst 0-100mph, even on the 0-60mph it ran like crap considering that it was the only AWD car on the test, the worst acceleration from a roll, on of the worst braking, and almost play last on the road course, excesive body roll, etc, etc.

I am so glad that I traded my WRX for an MR, I never look back. Anyway, you guys must read the road test, the WRX made embarassing performance numbers
I'm not sure what article you read but the Car and Driver article is very favorable to the WRX. It came in second place out of five.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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i also read that and was very suprised from the performance #'s...they didn't seem to be really on par to what i was used to reading for a WRX
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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Sounds like he's become a WRX hater.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by fromWRXtoEVO
I was reading a car magazine last night(I am not sure if it was a Road and track, car and driver or something else). Well the tittle says fast cars for $25000.




http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=1
They tested :

Scion Supercharger(red)
Cobalt SS supercharger(blue)
Acura RSX(white)
SRT-4(orange/brown color)
WRX(red)

The WRX did pathetic, the worst 0-100mph, even on the 0-60mph it ran like crap considering that it was the only AWD car on the test, the worst acceleration from a roll, on of the worst braking, and almost play last on the road course, excesive body roll, etc, etc.

I am so glad that I traded my WRX for an MR, I never look back. Anyway, you guys must read the road test, the WRX made embarassing performance numbers
Sounds like you didn't read the article. They test the "Saturn Ion Red Line" not a Supercharge Scion.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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REVISED :

http://www.caranddriver.com/article...5&page_number=1


Cars Tested :

Acura RSX (white) 1st place
WRX (red) 2nd place
SRT-4 (orange/brown color) 3rd place
Cobalt SS supercharger (blue) 4th place
Saturn Ion Red Line (red) 5th place


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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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I'd rather have the WRX over any of those other cars.
SRT-4 is FF, which Im kinda over
RSX has no turbo and FF
and the other two just dont seem good at all
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 10:34 AM
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I'm not sure what article you read but the Car and Driver article is very favorable to the WRX. It came in second place out of five.
Yes but look at the acceleration numbers from a roll in top gear, It is the last by a few seconds. I thought that the WRX should lead the other competitors by far more..
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 10:36 AM
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Sounds like you didn't read the article. They test the "Saturn Ion Red Line" not a Supercharge Scion.
Yeah , I was not paying attention when I was typing..
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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i am an avid C&D reader, and go the mag a few weeks ago. i was a little bit surprised but you have to remember that car and driver has ALWAYS ( i have been reading for years) been biast towards honda/acura. good article though, especially picking the srt-4 in 3rd. sure to **** some dip****s off.
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