[s-cars] The Audi as a Fiat

[Taka Mizutani]

Yes, but that big wing does actually make downforce at speed, same thing
with the Evo. It's not
a tack-on APC wing that some kid bought at Pep Boys.

Taka

On 7/20/06, calvinlc at earthlink.net <calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >I think the Legacy can go, don't know if it's a gearing issue or not- the
> >STi seems to run out of steam
>
> It might have something to do with that Oh-So-Aerodynamic rear wing....I
> don't quite understand why the manufacturer's of cars like the STi think
> that is a must.  Let junior spend $500 more of daddy's money if he wants a
> rear wing and let the rest of us buy the car for the performance it
> offers.
> I think there is a group of people out there who thinks the more plastic
> crap you put on a car the faster it goes....it's kind of like we used to
> joke at the dragstrip with the guy who had 15 decals on the car...I think
> the going rate was like 0.1 seconds per decal :)
>
> --Calvin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Taka Mizutani
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 7:35 PM
> To: LL - NY
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Steve Voit
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] The Audi as a Fiat
>
>
> Nah, definitely no Ikea runs with an M Coupe. :-)
>
> I didn't feel the refinement of the Legacy GT being all that bad, just a
> difference in opinion coming
> from a guy with a tank, a girly tank and two tin cans in the house.
>
> I think the Legacy can go, don't know if it's a gearing issue or not- the
> STi seems to run out of steam
> around 120-130, I don't know how long it took them to get to 150. I think
> the Germans have the edge
> there, but in the US it's almost academic.
>
> My friend's 635CSi felt really slow until you got past 85, then it felt
> pretty darn nice.
>
> Then again, I've seen a '01 Mustang Cobra go well past 140 without really
> any loss of acceleration, just
> kept getting smaller and smaller and smaller (I was in the 200 at the
> time).
>
> Taka
>
>
> On 7/19/06, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Unfortunately, I don't think I could've done my Ikea runs with an
> M-Coupe
> > successfully. When I bought
> > the Saabaru, I knew it was a compromise. For pure driving, I really
> > would've preferred a Miata or a Cooper S.
> >
> > As for the Legacy GT comment on the earlier post, in terms of road feel,
> > it's actually pretty good, sort of like a lighter on it's feet Stage 1
> UrS,
> > a little better bottom end, notably weaker at the top end (well, as far
> as
> I
> > was comfortable testing on theh test drive. Lets just say, dipped into
> three
> > digits a ways). But the refinement really isn't there. Still, a
> potential
> > substitute.
> >
> > LL - NY
> >
> >
> > On 7/19/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, other than the AWD aspect, you could have gotten an M Coupe.....
> > > :-)
> > >
> > > Much more practical than a Miata. :-)
> > >
> > > Taka
> > >
> >
> >
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