Just test drove '05 Z
02-19-2005, 08:55 AM
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Just test drove '05 Z
What a great car! The attention to detail is amazing. I drove the Touring model with 5-speed manumatic. The Silverstone color is awesome!
Impressions: nicer, more "fighterjet" feel than the WRX. I felt like I could almost see the front end of the car. Exhaust note is LOUD sounds almost aftermarket. I was worried (needlessly) about the off-the-line grunt & that it wouldn't pin me back in my seat. I think it strained my neck
The manumatic seems to work very well. You can almost start off in 2nd gear.
Steering response is very quick, handling is sharp, and the car feels EXTREMELY tight, a little more so than the WRX. Brakes are very grabby, more so than the WRX. It's smiles all around, except for the miniscule rear window.
I WANT THIS CAR!
After driving the Z, my WRX feels pedestrian.
Impressions: nicer, more "fighterjet" feel than the WRX. I felt like I could almost see the front end of the car. Exhaust note is LOUD sounds almost aftermarket. I was worried (needlessly) about the off-the-line grunt & that it wouldn't pin me back in my seat. I think it strained my neck
The manumatic seems to work very well. You can almost start off in 2nd gear.
Steering response is very quick, handling is sharp, and the car feels EXTREMELY tight, a little more so than the WRX. Brakes are very grabby, more so than the WRX. It's smiles all around, except for the miniscule rear window.
I WANT THIS CAR!
After driving the Z, my WRX feels pedestrian.
02-19-2005, 12:35 PM
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Re: Just test drove '05 Z
Originally posted by vladsstuff
I WANT THIS CAR!
After driving the Z, my WRX feels pedestrian.
I WANT THIS CAR!
After driving the Z, my WRX feels pedestrian.
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Originally posted by DIE DIE
Lay of the drugs boy
Lay of the drugs boy
I have a lot of friends with WRXs, and every one of them is constantly amazed at how hard the Z pulls when I let them drive it and how utterly slow it makes their own cars feel. Don't get me wrong, I love the WRX and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to people. But, it's just not nearly as fast and doesn't pull nearly as hard. However, if you modify it...
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Originally posted by boma
My brother's 2002 WRX with chip and other bolt ons pulls just as hard as my Z off the line.
I wouldn't call it slower at all. It may be faster............
My brother's 2002 WRX with chip and other bolt ons pulls just as hard as my Z off the line.
I wouldn't call it slower at all. It may be faster............
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