So... how fast is the tC, really?
05-09-2005 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by PunkInDrublic
Originally Posted by TheQuietThings
Originally Posted by scionman1480
I did a test drive on the new absolute red last saturday. That made me disappointed. V4 2.4L with 18 inch wheels. I dont feel any close/ faster to my 01 jetta 1.8T
its possible the 18 inch wheels made it seem like it was going slower than it actually does.
Those jettas are heavy, weighing around 3200lbs, and with only 180HP.
My friend Frank has a Jetta 1.8t and ive smoked him countless times.
05/06 tc 2.4L = 160hp / 18inch / no mod
Tell u the truth, i really love the look of the tC, but what you pay is what you get. The interior of the car really holds me back. too plastic feel.
05-10-2005 | 12:26 AM
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Re: So... how fast is the tC, really?
Originally Posted by Joehnn
Originally Posted by Pastapuck
When you floor the tC, if you could compare it to one car, what would it be?
I would say the B15 SE-R 5-speed , because the Spec-V + 1 more gear = No way .
05-10-2005 | 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by scionman1480
Originally Posted by PunkInDrublic
Originally Posted by TheQuietThings
Originally Posted by scionman1480
I did a test drive on the new absolute red last saturday. That made me disappointed. V4 2.4L with 18 inch wheels. I dont feel any close/ faster to my 01 jetta 1.8T
its possible the 18 inch wheels made it seem like it was going slower than it actually does.
Those jettas are heavy, weighing around 3200lbs, and with only 180HP.
My friend Frank has a Jetta 1.8t and ive smoked him countless times.
05/06 tc 2.4L = 160hp / 18inch / no mod
Tell u the truth, i really love the look of the tC, but what you pay is what you get. The interior of the car really holds me back. too plastic feel.
The jetta's 1.8t got a boost to 180 in 2002... along with the ones used in the GTI.
05-10-2005 | 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by scionman1480
Originally Posted by PunkInDrublic
Originally Posted by TheQuietThings
Originally Posted by scionman1480
I did a test drive on the new absolute red last saturday. That made me disappointed. V4 2.4L with 18 inch wheels. I dont feel any close/ faster to my 01 jetta 1.8T
its possible the 18 inch wheels made it seem like it was going slower than it actually does.
Those jettas are heavy, weighing around 3200lbs, and with only 180HP.
My friend Frank has a Jetta 1.8t and ive smoked him countless times.
05/06 tc 2.4L = 160hp / 18inch / no mod
whaaaa???? I think the interior of the TC is freaking awesome compared to my friends 02 jetta 1.8t, his interior materials are garbage! BTW his car smokes me, but he has hella mods, hes running 14.6's with the tiptronic. I think the TC FEELS quicker than the base RSX (was gonna buy one, but Toyota offered better financing) but in reality its almost identical in performance. and Ive raced my friend in his 02 Celica GT (TRD exhaust, B&M short shifter) and beat him by about a half car lenght every time, except the one when I was breaking loose all the way through 1st and halfway through second, he walked me that time!
Tell u the truth, i really love the look of the tC, but what you pay is what you get. The interior of the car really holds me back. too plastic feel.
05-10-2005 | 03:38 AM
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http://auto.consumerguide.com/Auto/N.../Act/Roadtest/
7.9 0-60 for the Manual 1.8T jetta sedan.
The tC does it in 7.5 so about 1 car length.
7.9 0-60 for the Manual 1.8T jetta sedan.
The tC does it in 7.5 so about 1 car length.
05-10-2005 | 05:46 PM
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have any of you guys been the the track..its all about the driver. my friend has a auto 1.8t and my Tc is a 5sp and we have raced at the track many of times and it goes both ways...sorry to say you really are comparing to cars that our based on what driver is better not what is faster than the other...
05-10-2005 | 06:40 PM
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tC accelerating as fast as an IS300, sure. tC having similarities with an IS300, sure. tC being like an IS300, you are dillusional. The IS is superior in almost every way possible save for money. Strange, it costs only 2x as much as a tC...
"This car is pretty much like a Lexus, and with a turbo it will smoke any Lexus! Yay!" Come on now...
"This car is pretty much like a Lexus, and with a turbo it will smoke any Lexus! Yay!" Come on now...
05-11-2005 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by metalranger33
i got smoked by a 3g, and no i dont think they feel the same. The eclipse just takes off and keeps going, the tc seems to drag after every gear
00-05 5speed GT (or GTS) run a low 15 stock.. I ran a 15.2 in brandenton, it's very close if the GT is stock.
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