danielj1
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I've yet to experience torque steer, sorry that you have.
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C&D review the 9th gen SI(will not happy at all)
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I've yet to experience torque steer, sorry that you have.
maxtdi
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Well as far as I can tell he has a Mk V I don't know if they changed anything between the two. But I have noticed 0 torque steer on both the DSG and Manual Mk VI I drove.
SwiftGTI
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Agreed, I haven't felt any torque steer either. The XDS is setup much more aggressively in the VI, it's predictive rather than reactive. That is probably the reason he felt torque steer in the V.
andy_uranium
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I guarantee that the GTI stays on the top ten list and the Si is no where to be found. The GTI is a classic, the civic is totally fogettable. Honda has castrated their performance cars and honestly i don't think they have any idea on how to design a cool car. Our other car is a TSX - 2004 and I liked it a lot... it was light fast and understated.. they screwed it up by making the design all fussy in the new models. I absolutely hate the last 2 generations of civics for design.. i'd rather be seen in my old cavalier than that geeked out thing.
djax1
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Man...but it's free!
FiGGy77
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agreed....
everyone (magazines, internet sites) admits the GTI lacks power, and costs a bit much, but, it just does everything well....which makes it the perfect car..lol
and that interior is just hideous...
GTI_Dude
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Who gives a shit what these magazines say? Rarely these magazine articles are unbiased opinions.
After driving 00 Si, RSX-S and S2000, who the hell drives beyond 4K rpms on daily basis? Drive a Honda with full blast AC, car feels like shit. (Note: S2000 is a great car.
No doubt about it, IMHO) GTI is all-around car.
GTI > Civic Si
After driving 00 Si, RSX-S and S2000, who the hell drives beyond 4K rpms on daily basis? Drive a Honda with full blast AC, car feels like shit. (Note: S2000 is a great car.
No doubt about it, IMHO) GTI is all-around car. GTI > Civic Si
Larry70454
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Who gives a shit what these magazines say? Rarely these magazine articles are unbiased opinions.
After driving 00 Si, RSX-S and S2000, who the hell drives beyond 4K rpms on daily basis? Drive a Honda with full blast AC, car feels like shit. (Note: S2000 is a great car.
GTI > Civic Si
Gti with A/C on is a nightmare trying to drive a manual...
GTI_Dude
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Maybe so, but my point is that N/A 4 banger with no useable TQ is just horrible.
At least the GTI has useable TQ on low rpms, unlike the Si.
Or maybe I'm so used to cars with no TQ, that GTI is just night and day difference.
I went from Stg2.5 WRX w/ VF39 (no turbo lag what so ever, full boost by 3K) to FX35 to Nissan Cube (no power, no tq LOL) to 00 Outback Sport (this thing actually had good amount of TQ down low, 2nd gear was very strong) and finally to GTI. So I guess unlike many of the GTI owners, I don't have any complaints on turbo lag and so forth.
What can I say, I just love my GTI in every aspect. LOL so much hate
The only thing special about the 8th gen was that it could rev high so I understood why people bought them, now that it's gone there is no compelling case to buy the 9th gen Si IMO.
I will say that the Si Coupe looks pretty sleek though.
I'm sorry, a Nissan Cube? :yikes:
The only thing special about the 8th gen was that it could rev high so I understood why people bought them, now that it's gone there is no compelling case to buy the 9th gen Si IMO.
I will say that the Si Coupe looks pretty sleek though.
I went from Stg2.5 WRX w/ VF39 (no turbo lag what so ever, full boost by 3K) to FX35 to Nissan Cube (no power, no tq LOL) to 00 Outback Sport (this thing actually had good amount of TQ down low, 2nd gear was very strong) and finally to GTI. So I guess unlike many of the GTI owners, I don't have any complaints on turbo lag and so forth.
I'm sorry, a Nissan Cube? :yikes: