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- From: shantanu@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Shantanu Ganguly)
- Subject: Re: G20 vs. Altima, Fast vs. Slow
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.180733.9056@oakhill.sps.mot.com>
- Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin Tx.
- References: <Nov17.091859.12108@engr.washington.edu> <1992Nov17.192837.7711@oakhill.sps.mot.com> <6982@dove.nist.gov>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:07:33 GMT
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- In article <6982@dove.nist.gov> keys@starchild.ncsl.nist.gov (Lawrence B. Keys) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov17.192837.7711@oakhill.sps.mot.com> shantanu@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Shantanu Ganguly) writes:
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- [mucho deleted]
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- >>While I haven't driven the G20, I have driven a Legacy for a week, and its
- >>handling simply does not compare with an Integra. With the exception of
- >>a GTI, I doubt if any of the above VWs will outcorner an Integra either.
- >>Heck, I can blow away Jettas and Foxes in my civic, leave alone an Integra.
- >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >Hey, i've got a Jetta that i'd like to see your Civic "blow away". NOT!
- >That aside, i think that Eliot said "outcorner". A Civic sedan will not
- >"outcorner" a Jetta or a Fox.
- >
- >>Shantanu Ganguly
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- > /
- >Larry __/ ______ /
- >keys@csmes.ncsl.nist.gov / \
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- > \_____ 2 liter 16v \_______/
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- > Fahrvergnugen forever!
-
- Seems like you drive a GLI. Yes, my civic will probably not outcorner
- a GLI. Its cornering is certainly comparable with a Jetta GL or a Fox.
- I blow away Jetta GLs regularly, both in a straight line and a corner -)
- A higher power/weight ratio, non-power steering, and comparable tires
- certainly help.
-
- Now an integra would give a GLI a run for its money.
- The GLI may have higher handling limits, but the engine/clutch combo
- in the Integra allows smooth downshifting during the corner, so
- you can take the corner marginally slower, but you can acclerate out
- significantly faster.
-
- Shantanu Ganguly
- Somerset (Motorola)
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- phone : (512) 795-7146 Motorola Inc, Mail Drop OE 513
- fax : (512) 795-7513 6501 William Cannon Drive W.
- Austin TX 78735-8598
- email : shantanu%ibmoto.com@oakhill.sps.mot.com
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