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Old 05-08-2005 | 01:59 AM
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Default So... how fast is the tC, really?

When you floor the tC, if you could compare it to one car, what would it be?
Old 05-08-2005 | 02:07 AM
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When you floor the tC, if you could compare it to one car, what would it be?
IS300
Old 05-08-2005 | 02:50 AM
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out of curiosity why dont you jsut go and test drive one
Old 05-08-2005 | 02:51 AM
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I felt the tC is faster than C230K Sport Sedan when I test drove it before getting the tC
Old 05-08-2005 | 03:37 AM
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Its quick on the get up and go , definitly faster than the new Civic EX (New Si thats another matter) But the previous comment about the IS300 is pretty much on the money
Old 05-08-2005 | 03:53 AM
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yea but it looks a whole lot better that IS300... inside out. Also you could make this car extremely fast with simple mods... port the cynlinder head and throttle body, put on a full exhaust and header, and supercharger or turbo and you got a racing machine...
Old 05-08-2005 | 04:06 AM
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i heard if you can get it up to 88 mph, you could actually travel through time
Old 05-08-2005 | 04:11 AM
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My stock automatic tC was a touch faster when i raced my girl's stock manual VW jetta. (2004)
Old 05-08-2005 | 04:39 AM
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it's tough to draw one point twenty-one jiggawatts of power though.
Old 05-08-2005 | 04:40 AM
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how fast is the tC.. really? Not fast enuff!
Old 05-08-2005 | 05:00 AM
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So fast it's furious.

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Old 05-08-2005 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by verditsgerman
it's tough to draw one point twenty-one jiggawatts of power though.
jigga who? jiggawatt.

I mumbled that out in my advanced physics class 2 semesters ago... it was a hit.
Old 05-08-2005 | 06:00 AM
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Default Re: So... how fast is the tC, really?

Originally Posted by Necromancer
Originally Posted by Pastapuck
When you floor the tC, if you could compare it to one car, what would it be?
IS300
My girlfriend raced me with her IS300 yesterday and completely smoked me... and tried bragging later on

...then i reminded her that im still under 1k miles and trying not to put it past 3k rpms, shut her up real quick.

anyway, in reference to tckurt's comment about the looks... we took some pictures of the cars side by side today so if anyone wants ill post them up, its pretty hot
Old 05-08-2005 | 06:15 AM
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IS300 is pretty much on the money, the SE-R sentra [auto] has around the same acceleration and torque.
Old 05-08-2005 | 06:31 AM
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i love the look of the is300, i drool over it everytime i drive past one. that kinda sucks that it's only comparable to my tC...i would have thought the is300 would have more *****.

i wish i could compare my tC to something else, but i've never driven anything that drives like the tC does.
i once drove a mercedes c240 automatic, it totally sucked, it had nothing.
only things faster i've driven are '04 corvette, saab 9-5 aero, new GTO....but all were automatic and my tC is a stick.
Old 05-08-2005 | 07:00 AM
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I have an is300 and I've test driven a bunch of TC's and am modifying a friend's TC.

I think it's pretty much right on par with a stock is300.
But I think the IS300's actually a little more fun to drive. You can toss the is300 around more than you would expect.

The price difference? Pretty steep. The TC is a great value.

I'm trying to sell m land rover to get one so I can start modding it
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I like the feel of the 5.8L V8 Tahoe. Damn can you go, but ____ it takes alot to slow it back down...so heavy!

I'm not saying it's up to par with the tC, but when I test drove the car, the sale guys kept looking at my like I was going to go off roading, lol. ^ ^
Old 05-08-2005 | 07:21 AM
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i think the is300 is much nicer than the tc on the outside, but when i sit in it, it feels like a dinky car.
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feels like the lambo
Old 05-08-2005 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by xnevergiveinx
that kinda sucks that it's only comparable to my tC...i would have thought the is300 would have more *****.
oh it definately has more *****... horsepower-wise it kills the tC, the tC just has a pretty quick trans so its got a lot of "pep"



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