Daniel

Nice one Azza. Will have to put it against my new car when I pick it up Friday. BTW, know anyone who wants my set of 18s?

I got shadow chrome ones.

I looked at the ascent hatch and sedan. I was expecting more like VW golf quality and instead saw Daewoo quality. Went down to Mazda and every car in the lot felt better quality than the new corolla. I think if it takes number one itll be as much of a surprise as it taking it when it was towards the end of the cycle. U gotta remember this new corolla is priced against the Mazda 3 and currently Golfs are 25K drive away. But the corolla is not in the same ball park if you ask me.

18x7.5 with king springs. Never scrubbed - not even once. Even when I was moving and had the back loaded with heaps of crap. The rims were tucking but no rubbing. Offset and tyre size need to be your friend. Get it wrong and scrub time!

Diablo Racer 18 x 7.5 (215/35/18 rubber) on King Springs

Went and sat in the new corolla today thinking of upgrading. Thank you Toyota for making my decision easy. New one feels so cheap and plastic inside and there is just something a bout the styling. Mainly the side windows how it jumps up on the back door and the little window in front of the front door. Just looks crap. The sedan looks ok but is still cheap inside. If I didnt know I was at a Toyota dealership I would swear I was looking at a kia or proton. I'll be very surprised if it holds its sales position let alone knocks commodore off top spot. Didnt test drive it because I didnt even want to. VERY DISAPPOINTED!

I have to say the sedan actually looks better than the hatch. Especially the wintow line, looks more chopped. I think ill steer clear for now and wait for a hot model.

As for ultra conservative Toyota making a 200kW version, I seriously doubt it. Altho I have heard the suspension in the Japanese "Blade" version (AWD 2.4L) has been set up for a V6 powerplant. So maybe TRD will bring out an AWD Aurion engined Corolla to take on the Golf R32. More than likely it will be a 1.8L Turbo with around 140-150kW. But why not do both like VW.

AND WHERE IS THE TWO DOOR!!! DAMN YOU TOYOTA AUS!!!

That stuff is a rip off. Rust protection on cars that are galvanised now therefore wont rust anyway, Paint protection with the quality standards on cars these days is a waste. And the tinting is always overpriced from the dealer. Costs dealerships about $50 per car and they charge up to 600.

crap is one word for it

Diesels always have turbos because they need to run hot. Remember old petrol cars on hot days, out of tune and under load "ping"? well thats how a diesel car runs. No spark plugs to ignite the fuel just high temperature and high compression ratios. Turbos add to compression ratio as they put more air/fuel mixture into the cylinders and also run hot. Thats why turbos are always used with diesel as it is a perfect match. They are not catagarised by insurance companies as performace cars only "low pressure turbos".

Also the reason why diesels are more fuel efficient is because instead of having to run a 12:1 air/fuel mixture they run a 20:1 or something mixture. This coupled with they fact they dont rev hard and they idle low.

As for the torque - diesel will always have more torque and less power than petrol of the same capacity turbo or not turbo. We'll use the golf as an example seeings as thats what this topic is about.

Golf 2.0 FSI - 110kW / 200NM

Golf 1.9 TDI - 77kW / 250NM

Golf 2.0 TDI - 103kW / 320NM

Golf 2.0 FSI Turbo - 147kW / 280NM

And if you think it is just VW have a look at any comparison. Holden Astra:

Astra 1.9L Turbo Diesel - 110kW / 320NM

Astra 2.0L Turbo Petrol - 147kW / 262NM

Astra 2.2L N/A Petrol - 110kW / 210NM

So summing up, Diesel will always have more torque, better fuel economy, less power and less revs than a petrol equivalent and there are very few if any exceptions.

As for the comment about nissan's. I've owned a skyline GTST. You cant knock a car that will do 0-100 in 6.2 and the quarter mile in 14 flat all day every day even after thousands of kms. I ringed that car's neck every time i drove it and never had a problem. You're also talking about the company that made a factory car in 1989 that did 0-100 in 4.8 seconds (1989 Skyline GTR). A 2007 model HSV wont even go that fast. They also were the first production car to break the 8 minute barrier around the Nuhrenburg circuit (R33 Skyline GTR) and that included supercars like porsche, etc. They do still produce a 350Z which is more of a performance car than what? Do Toyota even make a sports car anymore? oh hang on - no they dont!

So in summing up that one - no nissans are not crap.

I believe it is "make year" as some people will say they have a 2007 model as that is when it was imported or first registered but might have been made in 2006. The true indication of age is what year it was made. Hence why insurance companies always want to know if it is MY05, MY06, etc. Subaru was just the first people to make this a public abreviation thats why people tie it to them.

I seen about 20 Celicas cruising together inbetween tamborine and gold coast today around 1pm. Old, new and in between ones. Dont think they are from this forum tho.

Do people not get it? 7 psi puts alot of strain on most turbo cars. This thing runs like 30 psi on the SC and 35 on the Turbo. It may be a great car when new but own it for more than 50-100 thousand kms and I reckon ull be sitting on a time bomb. save an extra 3 grand and buy the GTi. Thats my thoughts.

welcome to a few months ago.

I'd never trust something that has to run 2 bar of boost standard. How the hell would you boost it up?

go the 18 inch diablo racer :)

nah I reckon you should look out for some black rims with chrome dish. Black on black always look cool.

I believe its the next model supra that they revealed at the recent Detroit motor show?

I was following this a few months ago when there was a spy movie released of this. I think it will be HSV that will have to put their hands up if we ever want to see it here. Im guessing itll be low 30's in pricing here.

Regardless it has made me moist :P

I find Fifth gear to be ok. Some of the stuff they do is pretty entertaining like when they put a NOS kit hooked up to full throttle on a Mk3 Golf Diesel. It then almost outruns a Honda NSX!

Or when they try to build a budget 200mph supercar. Their insight is quite educational and their lap shootouts are ok as they sometimes use vehicles that are within reach of an average person.

Top Gear is a more entertaining show and I'd watch it if they were on the same time slot. But thanks to lifestyle +2 channel I dont have to do that :)

LOL!!!

well she did get more attention than my ex gf!

should have invested in a new set of headlights for her. They have been known to draw crowds :P

Who the hell would be proud of being to jail anyway? Why doesnt he get a sticker saying "Not smart enough to not get caught". Well Im done with my dig.

Oh while we're on silly number plates seen one the other day "BOOKME". How dumb does this guy have to be? If I were a cop i'd see that as a challenge.

Years and years ago I knew someone who got their 4AGZE done at BD4s. I dont even know if they still exsist. Appart from that I do know a guy in Sydney that I went to school with that last time I spoke to had the fastest mr2 in aus that was running a 4AGZE converted to turbo. He works at a performance shop but they do mainly GTR's/Supras/etc and are a bit pricey.

I thought I posted a link to the footage here? Did it get removed? oopsy naughty me.

Thats cool. One of my mates use to put a referee's whistle on his starlet turbo.

Im very disappointed, was expecting naughty pics of ur ex gf. lol

Im a big fan of maxima's. My next car may even be one. They are way under rated. Ive test drove a few and they have got a bit of balls but they feel full luxury. The interiors look like show cars when they are stock. Needs the factory body kit and get rid of those silver barb wire things! Looks too overdone. I think maxima only suits classy VIP look.