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Thread: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT
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10th December 2019, 07:02 #921
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You guys are talking as if the Impreza was a really unsuccessful car.
As far as I am aware, it won a few rallies.
Yes, the Evo is supposedly the better road car, but there has only been one driver capable of winning a world championship in it, whereas three different drivers managed it with the Subaru, so it can't be that bad!
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10th December 2019, 07:34 #922
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No, we are just saying that this symmetrical AWD layout is not some sort of wonder despite Subaru advertising it like that.
Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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10th December 2019, 07:46 #923
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It is what it is. As an every day road car it feels well balanced enough, is very neutral to drive, is capable of getting from a to b very quickly, and more importantly for a lot of people, is very easy to drive. I've no problem for my 19 year old to drive it as it is really not a difficult car to get on with.
As for Subaru talking up the benefits of their system, well they have always traded on their use of awd, there is no harm in trying to sell their product. It's not as if people have been lied to, nobody has died, it's not like vw or countless other manufacturers and their dieselgate scandals.
At the end of the day, it is a symmetrical system. The prop is central, the drive shafts are equal length, the engine and gearbox are longitudinal and the engine is a flat four with boxer firing order, so is more symetrical than most. Whether you can argue if this is a benefit or not, I don't think it is in doubt that they are a capable road and rally car, so something works.
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10th December 2019, 09:21 #924
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My experience with both street Evo's (4,8 and 9) and STI's is that EVO is much better in handling, more precise on turns, better front grip (less understeer compared to STI) and overall a better, more efficient and very stable car. STI is more fun though as on gravel you have to throw it more sideways while EVO just turns and goes. Couldn't believe how much grip I had with street car on street tyres when driving an EVO on gravel though. On icy lakes STI's were no match to the EVO's no matter who drove them. And I'm talking about purely street cars.
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10th December 2019, 09:40 #925
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Even the spam bot is bored of the Subaru/Toyota talk...
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10th December 2019, 13:00 #926
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10th December 2019, 13:02 #927
Ott and Latvala today in Circuito do Estoril in promotion movie.
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10th December 2019, 13:04 #928
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10th December 2019, 13:07 #929
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WTF has any of this to do with Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT ???
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10th December 2019, 13:40 #930
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Mikkelsen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpe6ipk1NKU
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