[s-cars] The Audi as a Fiat

[Taka Mizutani]

If the STi and Evo wings are silly, then I guess the GT3 wing is not?
Especially on the 997 GT3RS, it looks like one
of those aftermarket APC wings, just with a carbon blade. They all make real
downforce, BTW. As does the "silly" carbon
lip of a STi V-Limited/S203/S204.

And the really garish graphics on a GT3RS- on a Japanese car, it would be
called rice.

I guess I don't place as much emphasis on styling or dash-stroking. Dollar
for dollar, I'll take a C6 Z06 over
a well-equipped Cayman S, although the Cayman has a much nicer interior and
looks better. :-)

I hope we can see what state of tune the Evo is in this year- not stuck in
some cornfield somewhere.

Taka


On 7/20/06, Joe Pizzimenti <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You'll have to excuse Calvin.  He's got his blinders on, not unlike a lot
> of Euro fans.  But I can see his point and you can order the STi without the
> rear wing, I believe.
>
> Joe
>
>
> On 7/20/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
>