07gt5spd........ you are one ignorant 18 year old kid! you dont even know how to wipe your own azz yet man. just cause you got a crappy mustang you think you are the shiz. you talk all this noise about how imports werent around this time and that time........ DUDE, you werent even around yourself. you need to grow up more and learn your facts before you open your mouth. otherwise kee it closed or put it to a good use!!! by the way, there are plenty of imports and i mean PLENTY that will take out your ugly mustang like QUIK FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's exactly my point, import sports cars weren't around in the 60's, and the ones that were in the 70's aren't still in production.

If you look closer, you'll notice I never said anything bad about Honda. The S2000 happens to be one of my favorite roadsters, within the top 3. The NSX is also one of my favorite cars, they handle so well.

I was just explaining why FWD will never be on the same level of performance as RWD, and how 4-bangers aren't the be-all-end-all like so many ricers (not import fans) think they are. I'd probably own an RSX right now if they were RWD.

I have no problem with imports, there's a rivalry between import and domestic like it used to be Ford and Chevy. Ricers and retards are the ones I have a problem with, whether the drive a CRX or a Mustang.

first of all most import sports cars weren't out in the 60's, it wasn't until the 70's
Honda can make excellent rear drive cars like the NSX and S2000 they are just pretty expensive

Man you guys kill me. I don't care if your car holds some value for 5 years. Show me one import sports car that has been around for 44 years like the Mustang, or over 50 like the Corvette. And by the way, most Japanese companies' cars sold in the US.... Are made in the US.

Let the 2009 Skyline have 500 horsepower and enough turbo lag to watch a football game, the next top-performance versions of the Corvette and Viper will have over 600.

FWD cars are not performance cars no matter what you say, they're not designed for it. When a vehicle accelerates forwards, weight shifts to the rear (an object in motion tends to stay in motion, and object at rest tends to stay at rest - the vehicle is resisting motion). This inevitably takes weight OFF the front wheels of the car which are the drive wheels, resulting in less traction (giant wings only make this problem worse, to any genius with a racing wing on their civic). Also under cornering, FWD cars have an incredible tendancy to understeer, or the inability to change direction. This happens because the front wheels of the car are attempting to pull the weight of the vehicle and change its direction at the same time, but the tires can only offer so much traction to do this with.

RWD cars on the other hand have an advantage, because weight shifts onto the drive wheels. Also RWD cars will oversteer more than understeer, which is much more controllable than understeer.

As for engine types... V8's tend to have a smoother, flatter torque and powerbands than straight 4's or straight sixes. They also tend to maintain torque and power better throughout the rpm-range. Anything can be made fast though, and if it's fast it's fast whatever it is. But if your four-bangers really were better (and believe me, there are plenty of you that think because your car has 4 cylinders it's somehow a race car), wouldn't they be used in professional racing instead of V8's, V10's, and V12's? NHRA doesn't use them. NASCAR doesn't use them. GT/LM Series cars don't use them. Formula One series cars don't use them.

Just some food for thought.

who like dumbedtics i built my EG hatch its now an H2B i pulled the B18c5 i was tryed of of no TQ. My Daily driver is a 01 White Boosted BB6 its @ a save 7psi and dynoed @ 299whp never had a problem with it great car and for those of you who don't have a clue what a BB6 is it a 5th Gen Honda Prelude. But my girl has a 01 gixxer750 and a 99 Ford mustang GT its not a slow car but i was pulling car lengths on it with my old hype R motor and the h22 when it was first installed used the stock tranmission its also pull even more on the lil pony ride but its cheapo pos not a race car alot of ppl believe that just because your ride has 8 cyclinders its so now somehow a RACECAR LOL yeah! CHEERS GUYS

wow you like domestics? ill ugly cheap cars they dont last that long,on a review caranddriver even said that imports hold there value! i wouldnt dare buy an american made car even if they gave it to me for free! i dont care if a mustang has 500hp! you'll be rebuilding it at 150kmiles! and will not sell for a good price when it gets older! yeah i like the 67shelbygt500 but thats way back when now in the modern world i like jap cars! O AND BY THE WAY THE 2009NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R IS RUMORED TO HAVE A 3.8V6 TWIN TURBO 500+hp! WATCH OUT NOW MUSTANG,VETTE, and VIPER FANS!

Spec v are so slow anyways thier crossover is like 2 old ppl F7^%ing

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