Pontiac has to be kidding
Originally posted by Tristar Racing
Im all about great cars, regardless of the company that builds them. I find it funny that 20 years ago, everyone was ra-ra about domestic nameplates and laughed at Japanese cars. Now its just the opposite, people will denounce any car from an American car company and assume any car from Japan is pure gold.
Quite frankly the attitude pisses me off. People will sit here and complain that U.S. automakers just dont get it, but then when they do slam a decent car together (SVT Focus, SRT-4, Saturn Ion Redline, etc) everyone just denounces it as "an American piece of crap." Honestly, Ive read on posts on this board calling Corvettes pieces of crap. This amuses me because
1. Up until the Evo and the STI's intorduction to the U.S. market, the Corvette was the best high performance bang for the buck
2. The people calling the Corvette a piece of crap drive Lancer OZs. Dont give me wrong I drive one and love it, but it is no where close to the Vette in any department. Its like someone living in a glas house throwing a rock at a bomb shelter....
Ill end this rant with this. People proclaim Japanese cars to the "****," yet fail to see the facts. Yes, the new KA motors are now accepted as being worthy successors to the B series, but no one can deny that Honda took a step back with the Civic chassis. The previous generation sported double wishbone suspension, while the new one is sprung on McPherson struts. Now no one complains that Honda took a step back, but when Pontiac tries to make advances, such as little items like red calipers or new cars like the Solstice, people just talk smack and call it crap. How in the hell does that make any sense?
Honestly, if you cant see the promise of a small rear drive cheap coupe like the Solstice, you really need to get a better understanding of cars.
(Im sure alot of you reading this are saying "yea Honda is crap, but thats why I like Mitsu, they are awsome." Need I mention what happened to the Eclipse after the 2nd Gens??? Nuff said)
Im all about great cars, regardless of the company that builds them. I find it funny that 20 years ago, everyone was ra-ra about domestic nameplates and laughed at Japanese cars. Now its just the opposite, people will denounce any car from an American car company and assume any car from Japan is pure gold.
Quite frankly the attitude pisses me off. People will sit here and complain that U.S. automakers just dont get it, but then when they do slam a decent car together (SVT Focus, SRT-4, Saturn Ion Redline, etc) everyone just denounces it as "an American piece of crap." Honestly, Ive read on posts on this board calling Corvettes pieces of crap. This amuses me because
1. Up until the Evo and the STI's intorduction to the U.S. market, the Corvette was the best high performance bang for the buck
2. The people calling the Corvette a piece of crap drive Lancer OZs. Dont give me wrong I drive one and love it, but it is no where close to the Vette in any department. Its like someone living in a glas house throwing a rock at a bomb shelter....
Ill end this rant with this. People proclaim Japanese cars to the "****," yet fail to see the facts. Yes, the new KA motors are now accepted as being worthy successors to the B series, but no one can deny that Honda took a step back with the Civic chassis. The previous generation sported double wishbone suspension, while the new one is sprung on McPherson struts. Now no one complains that Honda took a step back, but when Pontiac tries to make advances, such as little items like red calipers or new cars like the Solstice, people just talk smack and call it crap. How in the hell does that make any sense?
Honestly, if you cant see the promise of a small rear drive cheap coupe like the Solstice, you really need to get a better understanding of cars.
(Im sure alot of you reading this are saying "yea Honda is crap, but thats why I like Mitsu, they are awsome." Need I mention what happened to the Eclipse after the 2nd Gens??? Nuff said)
The RSX is not targets for import drag racing. Thats pretty obviousfor a number of reasons, including more luxury features than the previous Intergra, and the fact that the car is bigger that it predecessor, for more interior room. Those features dont scream drag racing to me.......
Oh, and if you dont think suspension plays a role in drag racing, you have some learning to do. (Not saying you need double wishbone for dragging, just saying the proper setup for a suspension in drag racing is key to a good pass)
Oh, and if you dont think suspension plays a role in drag racing, you have some learning to do. (Not saying you need double wishbone for dragging, just saying the proper setup for a suspension in drag racing is key to a good pass)
If you look at the new scion (the car) the headlights copy the bmw 7 series, and the new jeep suv (forgot its name) copies the H2 in most aspects, they look at the sales success of other vehicles and try to apply them to the model they are putting out to the market. people want what looks cool. I know red "shoes" dont make a difference in performance but dont it look cool?