Darius11 12 #1 January 10, 2006 Just had to say holy shit. I have not test drived this car but if the stats are true this is an insane car.Just wondering if any of you have or test drove one. Just curious.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #2 January 10, 2006 Doesn't make any sense to me... why waste time trying to make a top heavy SUV into a sports car? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #3 January 10, 2006 QuoteDoesn't make any sense to me... why waste time trying to make a top heavy SUV into a sports car? Same thought I had. I also cannot understand why morons take a 4wd truck, lower it and put low profile tires?? It could just be me. *shrug*She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #4 January 10, 2006 I have never owned an SUV my self I like taking corners more then anything but there is a whole market out there that just want to go straightIt's faster then a 911 0-60 is estimated under 5. If I had kids and had to buy an SUV and had the $$$ I would get this monster. We have some serios cars with lots of power coming out of the US. I think that rocks. I am so sick of the borring cars we have been making.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #5 January 10, 2006 What many people buying "fast SUVs" fail to realize is that it takes a lot more to stop a 6,000+LB vehicle than it does a typical car. As for the new cars in the US... they're still pretty much the same old boring thing. Cheap parts, jello-like chassis, and heavy, underengineered V8s that get about 1/4 the HP per liter when compared to the Japs and Germans. American car "enthusiasts" need to stop accepting the fact that American manufacturers consider 4,000+lbs "light weight" and start putting pressure on them to build some cars that can do a lot more than go fast in a straight line. The only respectable cars currently produced by mainstream US manufacturers are the new Corvettes (the coupes, not the convertibles) and the Ford GT (which isn't without it's problems and shortcomings). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 January 10, 2006 Landrover have done a similar thing with the Range Rover Sport (starting at $52k over there).... I just cann't see why.... If you want a 4x4... get a 4x4. If you want a hot road car get one.... but some bastardised hybrid.... WTF? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #7 January 10, 2006 Give me 52k and i can build you a kick ass off road vehicle. You want a hemi in it no problem, but that will take away from other things.Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 January 10, 2006 Exactly .....QED (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #9 January 10, 2006 Well you might be right if all we measured was engine performance but Value is a big part of a car purchase. If I was to buy an import and was looking for the same goodies my car has I would have to spend about 15-25K more then I did. So yes Lotus and Ferrari make cars that produce 100HP per liter but I would rather by a house then spend 250+k on a car. And the Japanese car market is having trouble making more then 300HP for their engines. I am aware of the models that are not yet available in the us like the skyline but the starting price for that car is around 50K maybe higher if I remember correctly Bottom line Bang for the buck American cars rule of course if you live in America where you still don’t have to mortgage your house to buy gas like you might have to in most of Europe.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #10 January 10, 2006 Quote If I had kids and had to buy an SUV and had the $$$ I would get this monster. or you could just buy a good sized car and save gas, and money. If you only need to haul kids there are MUCH better ways of doing it!!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #11 January 11, 2006 QuoteBottom line Bang for the buck American cars rule That's not true at all... and I was talking about all around performance, not engine performance alone. Immediately I can think of 2 examples of bang for your buck that would destroy everything coming from the American manufacturers in terms of price/performance. To make the deal even better, you can actually use these cars all year round, drive them on a road course (and be competitive), and modify them to be extremely fast 1/4 mile cars if that's your thing. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0410_evowrx/index9.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #12 January 11, 2006 Dude is it me or is everyone just looking at the negative. I know a mini van would do the job to dude. But holy shit do I have to explain this to skydivers ever heard of FUN. Sometimes well I should say most of the time when I post I feel like I am posting to a bunch of lawyers who are looking over the small print of a conteract Maybe i just don't get it anymore. I need to become much more anal and analytical, ah fuck it i rathere have funI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #13 January 11, 2006 I'm not sure it's registering... but maybe this will be easier to comprehend: Driving fast in a SUV is like trying to swoop under a round. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #14 January 11, 2006 Dude that was one of the cars I test-drove. Great cars more money then I spent as the STI was around 33K. But great cars. If you really like to drive and I mean drive not just floor the gas you don’t want an all wheel drive car. You want power to rear wheels. But all in all there great cars just not my thing. The 4-cylinder turbo is cool and all but there is nothing like torqueI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #15 January 11, 2006 QuoteI'm not sure it's registering... but maybe this will be easier to comprehend: Driving fast in a SUV is like trying to swoop under a round. Dude i get what your saying about the SRT8 it was the whole US car thing that i really don't agree with. Would i get an SRT8, l;ike i said only if i had kids and it was the only car iu could get to hual the kids.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #16 January 11, 2006 QuoteIf you really like to drive and I mean drive not just floor the gas you don’t want an all wheel drive car. You want power to rear wheels. Not if you're into rally driving and ice racing. I personally prefer RWD... but try telling a rally driver that they don't really want to drive because they aren't using RWD cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
