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Replying to: mtbrider (Oct 06, 2006 5:55 pm) The Si is a reasonable daily driver. It gets good fuel economy, has a fun feel, is throttle responsive and handles reasonably well. The STi gets horrible fuel economy (I averaged 15 mpg) and has a turbo lag of greater than one second unless you pop (and wreck) the clutch. It has great cornering and high speed stability. In my opinion, the STi is strictly a weekend car.
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Replying to: john500 (Oct 07, 2006 5:43 am) Are you sure you owned an STI? From your description sounds like you had a regular WRX. I have to tell you ...the STI is a completely different beast. It has INSTANT throttle response and due to very close gearing is ready to rip anytime your foot hits the gas pedal. P.S. Fuel economy ??????????????
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Replying to: fasterthanyou (Oct 07, 2006 9:19 am) 
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How come there is no talk of the Car and Driver article in the Nov 06 issue, where the Si's holy pedestal is taken down a notch? Comments on the Si included "weakest breaks", "breaks that faded greatly after 2 laps", and "floppiest body motions". So much for the fun to drive factor. With its gearing, it only managed to beat an MX-5 around the track. All cars were unmodified production vehicles equipped with all the performance options available.
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Replying to: ccostable (Oct 09, 2006 9:47 am)
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Replying to: carfanatic007 (Oct 09, 2006 12:12 pm)
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Replying to: ccostable (Oct 10, 2006 8:17 am)
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How long does Honda think people will be appeased with a 200 4-cyclinder. Since the ITR the motor has been rated 197 or 200. Come almost 8-10 years later and all they can muster up is 200hp? It's an embarassment that the leader of the compact movement is getting heavier and not upping the power. But thank god for mazda bringing the MS-3 out. This will light a fire under honda's ass to fix up there act. You can cry all the high-tech features of our i-vtec, but technology will not steer your soul like some nice adequate power.
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Replying to: fasterthanyou (Sep 29, 2006 6:54 am) |
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It's the same engine, or virtually so. All they've done is gear it for more HP and less torque since HP sells. Kind of like computers. Gotta have the bigger number, despite that Word runs exactly as fast on either machine. |
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