WRX wagon vs Volvo S40 T5 FWD

[BIGWZ]

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http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/alexi/t5.mov

I never thought that the Volvo can be THAT fast, it beats the WRX
any thoughts?

the WRX took off at first, thnx to its AWD, meaning no problems with traction while the S40 struggled a bit at the beginning with wheel spin but once it gripped it started pulling away slowly..

[DTR rex]

I am not going to DL the vid, but I can tell you that if the S40 beat the wrx it was either because the WRX driver was not a good driver or the S40 was not stock. The S40 is only a low 15sec car, but much like the A4 and GTi 1.8T this car responds well to basic exhaust mods and a chip.

[BIGWZ]

the S40 is stock, I think, it only beat the WRX by 0.3 seconds

[BlueCamel]

wow thats crazy !

[BrianH]

the S40 is stock, I think, it only beat the WRX by 0.3 seconds

15.47 is what the subaru ran.Good for the volvo driver, but a horrible time from the suby.

[DTR rex]

15.47 is what the subaru ran.Good for the volvo driver, but a horrible time from the suby.

yeah, thats a good run by the Volvo driver, but in MT form that subbie is capable of a full second better. It could have been a poorly driven auto as well.

[Kevlar]

How can you drive an auto poorly?

[DTR rex]

How can you drive an auto poorly?

the launch.

just hitting the gas on a launch, or break torquing it can make a pretty big difference. I experimented with my auto Maxima at the track and the difference between not launching and just hitting the gas, as opposed to break torquing @ 2k RPM was good for about .2 to .3 in the 1/4.

more than likely though, it was a 5MT and the guy could not drive for crap. Wouldn't be the first time

[archiebrown]

the launch.

more than likely though, it was a 5MT and the guy could not drive for crap. Wouldn't be the first time

W3rd.

Looks like a 5MT to me. I saw the rexie bob as it changed gear.
15.47 is embarrassing in anyones language.

Geez.

[Kevlar]

Even with a bad "launch", 15.47 seems like a pretty bad time for an auto. Anyway, off the line it puts a car length or two on the S40, which would be pretty hard to do with an auto.

[BIGWZ]

Even with a bad "launch", 15.47 seems like a pretty bad time for an auto. Anyway, off the line it puts a car length or two on the S40, which would be pretty hard to do with an auto.

you can notice that the volvo really struggles at the begining with traction, but it caught up once the wheels gripped the ground, I can tell you the S40 wouldnt've stood a chance if it where to be an AWD, the AWD is 0.2 seconds slower than the FWD..