VTIR (5th gen) vs FTO GPX

[duckey]

hey guys,

having a debate with this guy - he goes "A Mistubishi FTO would probably be one of the quicker cars for under 15k. Power to weight ratio of around 123kW per ton.
0-100km in about 6.9 secs. I know prelude's run about 8+ seconds....
Could also look at a 2001 Toyota Celica? Around the same power, a bit heavier. Was designed with Yamaha for memory.
Possibly a MR2...mid engined, handle pretty well...
An Autech S15 is out of your budget. There's not too much you can get for 15k which will match a turbo charged car. If it were me I would grab an FTO and upgrade once your off your P's. (won the Car of the Year Japan award if that counts for anything...MR2 had won it previously)

edit: a R34 non turbo (unmodified) won't beat a FTO in a straight line. A Toyota Supra (n/a) might be the closest contender (well for straight line speed anyways)."

ive been in preludes and seen them race FTO's and smoked them or was the FTO just sh*t?

i also thought the N/A supra was one of the fastest stock n/a for around that price - not simply something you "might be the closest contender"

[evilmai]

#1 supra #2 prelude #3 fto #4 celica

[SiReal]

you know something like a v6 camry or v6 accord would probably kill them all. fast cars dont always have to have the 'shape' of a sportscar. even consider the dc2 integra vti-rs.

[Mikecivic78]

#1 supra #2 prelude #3 fto #4 celica

Which Celica u talkin' 'bout? '99'-06 Celica rips 141kw at the fly. its very weight conscious vehicle. Reliable as ****. faster than the 'lude believe me. i wanted to get one, but money constraints made me settle for an EM1. It's a stylish car, but needs more go. ****in frustrating how well honda tuned it. Not much 2 gain from intake/exhaust mods.

[CB7_OWNER]

celica had the same engine as the corolla sportivo.. something like 140 odd kw.. like mentioned above.. and they go hard... that in mind both fto gpx and prelude vti-r all come from factory with 140 odd kw.

[hussLEr]

Renault Clip Sport would give all the above mentioned vehicles a run for their money!...BOTH in a straight line and around a track/twisties straight out of the box...and all this for $10k.

[ninzee]

lol i know im gunna get bombd for this but why is it that most of hondas cars excluding type rs always come just under powered for their weight like a del sol or ek4 for example the same engine in a 89-91 crx or an eg civic gives alot of cars a good go and arnt N/A supras nuggets they got like 161kw at the flywheel to like 1.5 tones

[LaZaZaL89]

What about a 300ZX NA? Fkn unreliabe tho

[safetycar]

Celica GT-Four Group A was something like 180kW. Probably won't find one for less than 15k. May hold its value better than other cars since we only got 77 of them.

[Niche14]

well i was just looking around, and there are about 6 GT-four celicas in NSW for under 15,000
this one caught my eye

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/...d=124AC25D9E5B

sorry if im not allowed to post links, donno if i can or not

[safetycar]

Not the Group A, although I guess it does have the engine from one.

[Niche14]

yeah i just realized just after i posted, is the group A the model right after the one i posted? i think they start at 96 or something like that? bug light?