Chiketkd Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Sweet ending! [ame=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3933962787931352545&q=STi+supercars]STI vs Supercars[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legasee Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 nice video...the STi is....well....u guys watch it In Taiwan now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I don't know why the Z06 didn't leave them all as soon as the road straightened out. 500 hp and 127+ mph traps means it has enough power to make the others look stupid. Obviously the control of AWD has its uses but come on - WOT in a 320hp car can only do so much vs. 500 hp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineout Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 yes but the mercialago also has 500hp and the Ztune has 500hp..the s204 only has 320 and im amazed the Ztune didnt smoke them all seeing as how everything ive read about it says that its wicked wicked fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mines Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 tsukuba circuit has the lowest trap speed out of all the major tracks in japan. The reason why Best motoring uses this track because most of japan's cars have a speed limiter and if they used tracks like fuji speedway, then European/American cars would have the advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mines Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 So yea, if it was a different track, the results would be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjapan Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Tsukuba's straights are very, very short, and corner exit speeds have a huge effect. And while big power still is an advantage, its power x gearing - the S204 has much shorter gears than every other car there. On a long circuit like Twin Ring Motegi or Fuji Speedway, it would be much different, but on something short and twisty like Tsukuba... Another thing to keep in mind is that the S204 is probably much more driveable on the street for this same reason. I've driven the Z-tune GT-R, and the S204 feels to have a slight edge on real (twisty) roads. A large amount of exotics performance is only approachable on a fast race track. Cheers, Paul Hansen http://www.avoturboworld.com | http://www.sevenphotos.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockerGT Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Best Motoring always likes to give the advantage to Japanese cars. Oh and they set the starting based on their time trial laps, so the Murci set the fastest time in "qualifying" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neelnug Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Track seems to be slightly in favor of the STI..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargeant_002 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Nice short tight track..STi finds home...lol...notice the STi started in front to...doubt it could have come up from behind to win...hhhmmmm.... Brian- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeade Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Hasn't the Z tune ran 10.8 in the 1/4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdow Drgon Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I actually like Best Motoring ALOT. I mean what other reviewing car show would throw all those cars on the track AT THE SAME TIME? And actually drive the heck out of them. The S204 had Tsuchiya as a driver and he's arguably the BEST driver on that show. Couple that with the fact that the Z-Tune and Z06 were "battling" at just about every corner on that track trapping the Murc behind them and you'll see why it stayed in the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiketkd Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 Hasn't the Z tune ran 10.8 in the 1/4? I think I saw that figure as well. However, I'm not sure just how fast the S204 is in a straight line (it might be capable of an upper 12 second 1/4 mile pass). It's rated at 320hp, but that figure 'could' be under-rated. Also, does anyone know the curb weight of the S204? How much heavier is it than Spec-C? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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