Peak torque for new sportivo ???

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Hi Guys,

Has anyone got any facts as to when the peak torque for the new sportivo is at its max i.e. rpms ????? Anyone with a new one can you have a look in your manual ???

The new american XRS seems to have moved its mark from 6800 to 4400

New-for-2005 tweaks see its modest 127 lb.-ft. of torque peak at a more usable 4,400 rpm compared to the previous 6,800 count. But its 170 horsepower still crests at a lofty 7,600 rpm. In the real world, it means this free-revving little jewel only delivers serious thrust from about 7K on up to its 8,200-rpm redline.

A decidedly aggressive right foot and some facility at negotiating its slightly nocxhy shift linkage should reward XRS drivers with 0-60 mph times in the high 7-second range. But even holding gears until the tach needle sweeps to the red zone can't prevent the same frustrating affliction that also plagues the top-gun Celica and Matrix models. No matter how quickly you shift, the rev count ends up dipping to about 6,000, and the exhilaration gets put on hold for a count or two until the engine climbs back up onto the cam.

quote from http://www.automedia.com/autoReviews/toyot...s20041001cx.asp

The new Corolla XRS will be powered by a 1.8 liter four-cylinder DOHC engine that produces 170 hp and 127 lb-ft of torque. The engine will deliver broader and stronger mid-range torque (the main short-coming of previous versions), but remains a typically high-revving engine with most power available in the 6,000 to 7,800 rpm range. The improvement in mid-range output helps cut the zero-to-sixty time to below eight seconds

quote from http://www.auto-report.net/index.html?corolla_xrs.html

Peak horsepower (SAE net @ rpm): 170 @ 7,600 = about 127 KW

Peak torque (SAE net @ rpm): 127 @ 4,40 = about 172 NM

Curb weight, lb: 2,670 = about 1210 KG

If these are the figures and they are getting sub 8's then our sportivo with more power and more torque will be getting close to low 7's

[SILVABULLIT]

If that weight is correct then it's about 14kg lighter than the previous model?

Anybody verify that?

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hey silver,

the xrs is a sedan so that might explain the weight difference

cheers

Bill

[imek]

hehee,

I got 170 at 4200 and 185 at 7400

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Come on ppl some1 has to be able to verify whats going on here right ????? Any of the boys with their new s'tivo can you take a look in the car manual for us

cheers

Bill

[aaronng]

This is the XRS, which will have a (de)retuned 2ZZ-GE for middle range torque. Hence the lower power figures and peak torque at lower rpm. But the 2005 Sportivo here in Aus still gets the original 2ZZ-GE with 189hp and peak torque at 6800rpm.