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i-6 TT???? haha.insane wrote:When i went to talk to the dealer he said that it was going to be around 30k meant to compete with the new tsx coming out in spring with the I-6 TT and sh-AWD so i dont know how much it costs but the salesman i talked to said around 30-31k
honda doesn't have any i6's
they have one turbo charged unleaded and its the 2.3L in the rdx
sh-awd will trickle down, which means the TL will get it before the tsx.
there is no new 6cyl development that i know. all the dev resources are monopolized by the v10, diesel, and fuel cell development.
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that sounds reasonable. when people told me the 135 was going to be at 30k i told them they were crazy. now i see that i'm somewhat right and that it's the 128 will be the 28-30k sports coupe and 135i will be in the 40s and 50s just as i expected. i think bmw would be crazy to have a 135i fully loaded at like 35kVTECaddict wrote:looks like the 135 will start out at over $35k and top out at $52k fully loaded. ouch.
badass cars though, both of them
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I read somewhere that some people think that a 52/48 or a 51/49 is better than a 50/50 (F/R).blauenlanze wrote:It's hard to make any car 50/50.
Dunno if that's true, but who knows, seems like 50/50 woudl be best to me. or hell, maybe even 49/51 or 48/52
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Interesting. Maybe that's because you want more traction on the front wheels while you're braking or steering on the track and when you accelerate, the weight shifts rearward anyway?eaglecatcher wrote: I read somewhere that some people think that a 52/48 or a 51/49 is better than a 50/50 (F/R).
Dunno if that's true, but who knows, seems like 50/50 woudl be best to me. or hell, maybe even 49/51 or 48/52
Just a thought.
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yeah, thats what I was thinking, but who knows. I suppose anywhere from the 48-52 range is good enough for my purposes.uh2lsaab wrote:Interesting. Maybe that's because you want more traction on the front wheels while you're braking or steering on the track and when you accelerate, the weight shifts rearward anyway?eaglecatcher wrote: I read somewhere that some people think that a 52/48 or a 51/49 is better than a 50/50 (F/R).
Dunno if that's true, but who knows, seems like 50/50 woudl be best to me. or hell, maybe even 49/51 or 48/52
Just a thought.
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I like forward bias for traction because I drive on roads that sometimes get snowy and icy and I don't drive on a racetrack (except once I did).papercliprebel wrote:i prefer a little rear bias. 49/51. for the braking reason specifically.
who said they prefer a forward biased vehicle? the only places i've seen that is in purely marketing bs brochures.
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because braking on snow and ice isn't important.uh2lsaab wrote:I like forward bias for traction because I drive on roads that sometimes get snowy and icy and I don't drive on a racetrack (except once I did).papercliprebel wrote:i prefer a little rear bias. 49/51. for the braking reason specifically.
who said they prefer a forward biased vehicle? the only places i've seen that is in purely marketing bs brochures.
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