Umm...I...it's a....Saleen? - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

ImportRacer88 · 06-24-2009, 11:26 PM

figures its registerd in the ricer capital of the world lol im glad i left that state

Kaotic Lazagna · 06-25-2009, 01:09 AM

Nope, legit car. I've rode in one, and took pics of it:

The kit is a bit over the top, but it is quite fast.

Sabretooth · 06-25-2009, 03:29 AM

Its the only compact car you can buy off the lot with a Nitrous kit! Props to Ford for the Kit, but if they were gonna use the Saleen name, why not just do something cool, like give us the Focus RS from Europe...

CtrlAltDefeat · 06-25-2009, 06:58 AM

fugly pos

Bob Dog · 06-25-2009, 07:01 AM

Off the lot Ford.... common here in the southwhere people like amurakan cars because they are amurakan cars..Ford has been making a rather real effort to mke some decent vehicles, unfortunatly the Focus does not rank among them.

Kongo-Otto · 06-25-2009, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sabretooth

Its the only compact car you can buy off the lot with a Nitrous kit! Props to Ford for the Kit, but if they were gonna use the Saleen name, why not just do something cool, like give us the Focus RS from Europe...

The Ford Focus RS would be much more expensive. I guess way too expensive for some markets in the world. The RS is more like a street legal rally car not a wannabe "Drag Racing" car like the Saleen S121.

The current Focus RS costs about 47000$ over here, has a 305 HP 5 cylinder engine with turbocharger. Because it has much power and a front wheel drive, they adapted the front axle from the real rally car otherwise the car would not be able to put the power on the streets.

ROCKLAND TOYOTA · 06-25-2009, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarber

still faster than a yaris

coming from the aveo owner

staticorex · 06-25-2009, 11:08 AM

Wow. so what does the saleen focus (

) over here have under the hood?

auxmike · 06-25-2009, 11:36 AM

Yuk!

2009Toyotoad · 06-25-2009, 11:38 AM

Maybe the real joke here is its a Saleen in a handicapped parking spot. Wonder if the driver is covering for mored than the normal number of personal inadequacies.

Morgan · 06-25-2009, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staticorex

Wow. so what does the saleen focus (

) over here have under the hood?

eh make fun of the focus all you want, but it has a fully independent suspension all four corners, and with the nitrous it makes 150hp/150tq according to Ford, did the 1/4 mile in 14.0 stock, bigger brakes . Granted its not the greatest looking car, the chassis is 15 years old now and we never got the C1 focus... I'd still drive a regular one. I have been tempted by an svt 5 door hatch a few times, minus the dated looks and 'what everyone else thinks' factor they aren't "bad" cars.

MadMax · 06-25-2009, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2009Toyotoad

Maybe the real joke here is its a Saleen in a handicapped parking spot...

Errrrr.....Post #6?

KCALB SIRAY · 06-25-2009, 01:34 PM

I like the valve stems

thebarber · 06-25-2009, 02:28 PM

any of you haters actually driven a focus, just hating cus its an american manufacturer.

the only thing i don't get w/ the saleen (other than the over-the-top body work) is that when you actually hook up the nitrous, you void your powertrain warranty

id still rock a focus any day of the week

and rockland, i like my aveo better than the base yaris sedan i have for a rental right now, but thats another thread...

edit: and for those hating, didnt a fair number of yaris's (including my own) get a recall/fix for a piece of sound deadening that could ignite if in an accident where the seatbelts lock?

Thirty-Nine · 06-25-2009, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morgan

eh make fun of the focus all you want, but it has a fully independent suspension all four corners, and with the nitrous it makes 150hp/150tq according to Ford, did the 1/4 mile in 14.0 stock, bigger brakes . Granted its not the greatest looking car, the chassis is 15 years old now and we never got the C1 focus... I'd still drive a regular one. I have been tempted by an svt 5 door hatch a few times, minus the dated looks and 'what everyone else thinks' factor they aren't "bad" cars.

QFT. I had a 2001 Focus, and it was a very nice vehicle. The 14.0 1/4 mile must've been with N20. My near-stock Focus ran 15.7.

SilverBack · 06-25-2009, 03:18 PM

I guess Ford is so desperate they now sell ready-made rice right off the lot

Tamago · 06-25-2009, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinxor

I smell rice.... over cooked rice

no sir, that would be corn on the cob.

Morgan · 06-25-2009, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

QFT. I had a 2001 Focus, and it was a very nice vehicle. The 14.0 1/4 mile must've been with N20. My near-stock Focus ran 15.7.

yes thats with the nitrous, without it they rate it at 15.8... but for the money a 2001ish focus isnt a bad deal for an autox car, but I found a nice miata for my budget instead

edit - thought the 150hp/tq seemed low for the car with nitrous...its 150 hp/tq WITHOUT the nitrous, and 225 hp/250tq with nitrous

06-24-2009, 11:26 PM	#19
ImportRacer88 View User's Garage Drives: 4dr Sedan s Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Meshoppen, Pa 18630 Posts: 86	figures its registerd in the ricer capital of the world lol im glad i left that state __________________

06-25-2009, 03:29 AM	#21
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	Its the only compact car you can buy off the lot with a Nitrous kit! Props to Ford for the Kit, but if they were gonna use the Saleen name, why not just do something cool, like give us the Focus RS from Europe... __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

06-25-2009, 06:58 AM	#22
CtrlAltDefeat I ♥ Yaris View User's Garage Drives: Black 08 LB MT & red 97 Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,313	fugly pos __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell

06-25-2009, 11:08 AM	#26
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	Wow. so what does the saleen focus () over here have under the hood? __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

06-25-2009, 11:36 AM	#27
auxmike Drives: 2008 HB, A/T, Power W/L/M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LI, New Yawk Posts: 2,063	Yuk! __________________ Never take eyes off opponent - Bruce Lee

06-25-2009, 01:09 AM	#20
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Nope, legit car. I've rode in one, and took pics of it: The kit is a bit over the top, but it is quite fast.

06-25-2009, 07:01 AM	#23
Bob Dog DARK PHASE OF THE MOON Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: the Boondocks, NC Posts: 993	Off the lot Ford.... common here in the southwhere people like amurakan cars because they are amurakan cars..Ford has been making a rather real effort to mke some decent vehicles, unfortunatly the Focus does not rank among them.

06-25-2009, 11:38 AM	#28
2009Toyotoad Drives: 2009 Yaris 3dr Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Posts: 135	Maybe the real joke here is its a Saleen in a handicapped parking spot. Wonder if the driver is covering for mored than the normal number of personal inadequacies.

06-25-2009, 01:34 PM	#31
KCALB SIRAY それを吸ってください View User's Garage Drives: black sand lb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,894	I like the valve stems __________________ http://lifesdailypimpslap.tumblr.com/#me My Build

06-25-2009, 02:28 PM	#32
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	any of you haters actually driven a focus, just hating cus its an american manufacturer. the only thing i don't get w/ the saleen (other than the over-the-top body work) is that when you actually hook up the nitrous, you void your powertrain warranty id still rock a focus any day of the week and rockland, i like my aveo better than the base yaris sedan i have for a rental right now, but thats another thread... edit: and for those hating, didnt a fair number of yaris's (including my own) get a recall/fix for a piece of sound deadening that could ignite if in an accident where the seatbelts lock? __________________

06-25-2009, 03:18 PM	#34
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	I guess Ford is so desperate they now sell ready-made rice right off the lot __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

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