CelicaDetective
09-25-2002, 12:41 PM
This should appeal to the noobs interested in a new Celica (2001 reviewed, so no early fuel cut-off like 02, and it's fixed in 03 so expect the same performance if not better):
http://cartalk.cars.com/Info/Testdrive/Reviews/toyota-celica-2001.html
Highlight quotes:
Cliff notes: GT-S has too much power! :)
"The GT-S has one very serious drawback, however: too much engine for too little car. The GT-S comes with a four-cylinder, 1.8-liter, 180-horsepower engine, and, with a weight of only 2,500 pounds, it exceeds our proposed 0.06 horsepower-to-weight limit by a good 20 percent. It's difficult to drive this car responsibly, in our humble opinion. It makes you drive like a maniac. For that reason, and the others stated above, we recommend the more reasonable GT model."
Cliff notes: GT-S is fast! We're too old, the GT is fast enough!
"Why appeal to the baser instincts of testosterone-poisoned males, when you've got a sports car that's otherwise pretty damn good? Unless you're hell-bent on breaking every land speed record known to man, we'd say to opt for the base Celica GT. It's got 40 fewer horsepower and it's $4,500 cheaper--and that's before you begin to add up the speeding tickets and bail-bondsman fees you'd be racking up in the GT-S. "
http://cartalk.cars.com/Info/Testdrive/Reviews/toyota-celica-2001.html
Highlight quotes:
Cliff notes: GT-S has too much power! :)
"The GT-S has one very serious drawback, however: too much engine for too little car. The GT-S comes with a four-cylinder, 1.8-liter, 180-horsepower engine, and, with a weight of only 2,500 pounds, it exceeds our proposed 0.06 horsepower-to-weight limit by a good 20 percent. It's difficult to drive this car responsibly, in our humble opinion. It makes you drive like a maniac. For that reason, and the others stated above, we recommend the more reasonable GT model."
Cliff notes: GT-S is fast! We're too old, the GT is fast enough!
"Why appeal to the baser instincts of testosterone-poisoned males, when you've got a sports car that's otherwise pretty damn good? Unless you're hell-bent on breaking every land speed record known to man, we'd say to opt for the base Celica GT. It's got 40 fewer horsepower and it's $4,500 cheaper--and that's before you begin to add up the speeding tickets and bail-bondsman fees you'd be racking up in the GT-S. "