celica vs other coupes, handling Options

[Euphoria]

hey, I know what everyone is thinking, we all know the 6th gen isn't the fastest car in its class, this isn't gonna be another one of of those threads but with everyones experiences, how much better or worse does the 6th Gen generally handle compared to other cars in its class such as ford probe/mx6, prelude, integra, hyundai coupe etc etc.

[Euphoria]

yeah Id say they'd have the same suspension, I don't understand why toyota put the 5SFE in, rather than a 3SGE engine? I can imagine the 3SGE would be better on fuel? and has more power. Do you guys think toyota didn't because the 3SGE engine cost too much and/or 5SFE was a more reliable everyday motor?

Also after previously going to a track day and using my Celica SX which is like the GT and driving my dads renault clio sport, really showed me 10 years makes alot of difference in handling, the celica on the road sticks to the corners and you get little to no understeer for a front wheel and it handles very well but its not until you go to the track until you really know the capability, the car understeered constantly and screeched on every bend on the track, still handled but not as good as it could of. When I got in the clio the clio just went around corners crazily well, basically no understeer even if I went twice as hard as I did in my car it would barely screech. now I know its unfair to compare with a modern day sports car but just to give an idea that with stock suspension it doesn't handle as well as some cars, I don't know how it would compare to other cars of its era although I've heard it handles nearly as well as the mid 90's integras.

but with a little bit of suspension work I'm sure it could be better than majority of front wheel drives even of these days.

This post has been edited by Euphoria: Jul 7, 2008 - 4:46 AM