I don't know why i have to defend myself in front of you. If anyone says anything great about solaras on the 9thgen forums everyone else praises that car because it is a fellow toyota. Sorry that there isn't this kind of brotherhood on this forum.
Nyyankees3511 wrote:Show me where your getting low 15s from????? It does 0-60 in high 7s, and that doesnt equal a low 15 second car? Celica Gts does low 15s and that weighs barely anything.
To be exact, XRS only weighs in at 170lbs more and around 10hp less. Not that far off.
Theprodigy79 wrote:
First off, your links couldn't even get the information right, one stated that the Solara V6 was an XLE. Small discrepency, but lets you know who you are dealing with

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Second. Look at you motortrend link and it shows you everything you need to know. I'm not talking about the 1/4 mile time, yes it is the lowest you can find at 15.4, i'm talking about the rolling speed acceleration times, the XRS destroyed the competition between cars in the same class on that spec. My point is that the XRS doesn't have torque at all, just 120 ftlbs, it was made for TOP END revving. This is something that the Solara cannot TOUCH. The 1mz is an "F" head and cannot even attempt to flow as well as the "G" head on the 2zzge so you wouldn't understand. YOu may get the lead off of the line, but the minute the engine reaches its power band it hauls that light car to redline with ease and engaging a larger cam profile along the way as well as variable valve timing.
Third, your car weighs in at 600lbs more and not that much more horses!! The 1mz only makes ~210hp at the crank. I"m sorry but only 40hp more cannot make up for an additional >600lbs especially with an autotragic made for commuting. Now the 5 speed Solara can put down some serious numbers and will beat an XRS, but not by that much. It would be a drivers race.
Fourth, XRS has a tranny built especially for the top end. It is made to rev the sh!t out of the 2zzge. This is something that cannot be said for the 1mz's transmission and gearing.
Fifth, you want links to timeslips here:
http://www.9thgencorolla.com/forums/vie ... hlight=xrsYou will see actual timeslips from people with both SC's and XRS's.
Sixth, proof that the 2zzge with SC is not just a minor upgrade:
http://www.newcelica.org/forums/showthread.php?t=207162The XRS w/ sc will be getting dyno tuned at the beginning of April. If you PM me around that time i'll make sure i get you the link to their numbers as well. If you want to say that a more than 40% increase in power at the WHEELS will only net you a couple tenths of a second off of your 1/4 mile time than we'll see who needs to put up or shutup then.
Seventh, about the corollas you beat with your car HOW ABOUT you show ME some videos because i'm calling Bullsh!t. I want to make sure they weren't S's or CE's or LE's which as i've said before are slow. I'm not fronting on that part.
Eighth, why is everyone downing the guy for wanting to buy an XRS, its better than switching over to a Civic or buying a mazda 3 or something. Atleast it is still a toyota! Geez, am I the only one that has actually pretty much stuck to Toyotas for the numerous cars I have bought? I know a good car company when i see one.
9th, I never said the XRS was superior to the Solara. They are different cars. All i wanted to do was point out MISINFORMATIOn about a sleeper car. I have to agree with the post earlier about Solaras being more of a chick magnet, and having more room for them to fit in. My point was merely don't down a car that you know jack sh!t about other than what you read

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