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Old 04-09-2009, 05:13 PM   #1
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Exclamation Stock Yaris as fast as stock 1982 Z28 Camaro/Trans Am!!

Some of the younger members on the board may be unaware of the fact that the performance of today's Yaris is on par with many V8 "performance cars" from the later 1970s through earlier 1980s.

I drove enough of these to know that my 5 speed manual Yaris is TRULY at least as quick as some of those cars, including this one.

This is a 1982 Z28 Camaro equipped with the optional "performance" engine (Throttle Body Injected 5.0 liter V8). The car required 9.7 seconds to hot 60 MPH and barely cracked 80 MPH through the quarter.

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Old 04-09-2009, 05:36 PM   #2
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yaris is a bit faster then.. some people can do 8.5 sec fr 0-60m/h on this car stock.
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Old 04-09-2009, 05:49 PM   #3
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yaris is a bit faster then.. some people can do 8.5 sec fr 0-60m/h on this car stock.
Some of the lightly equipped, 5 speed manual LG4 (base engine) Z28s and T/As fitted with the performance axle ratio could run it in about 8.5 seconds.

A friend of mine had a brand new Z28 just like that in 1983...

My Yaris feels virtually identical in terms of acceleration, which I think is rather amusing considering that it's a 1.5 liter economy car.

Engines have come a long in the last 15 years - despite the fact that emission requirements keep getting tighter.
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Old 04-09-2009, 06:26 PM   #4
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I've been saying my Yaris sedan feels like the '71 Ford LTD with a premium gas burning 429 I drove in the early '80s. I used to joke about painting numbers on the side of that big brown bomb, because it was as fast as any of the "performance cars" being sold then, which I used to blow away with my big dresser Harley. Top speed's about the same as that 7 liter Ford, also.

People who complain about the Yaris being "slow and sluggish" have never driven an early '80s Diesel Chevette.
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Old 04-09-2009, 07:59 PM   #5
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I agree that the Yaris is very peppy for an economy car. It really feels more powerful than my 93 Civic EX which was rated at 125HP, I think possibly that engine HP was measured/rated higher back then?
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Old 04-09-2009, 08:28 PM   #6
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I've been saying my Yaris sedan feels like the '71 Ford LTD with a premium gas burning 429 I drove in the early '80s. I used to joke about painting numbers on the side of that big brown bomb, because it was as fast as any of the "performance cars" being sold then, which I used to blow away with my big dresser Harley. Top speed's about the same as that 7 liter Ford, also.

People who complain about the Yaris being "slow and sluggish" have never driven an early '80s Diesel Chevette.
My grandfather (and later, my parents) bought a new 1969 Chevrolet Impala with the optional "300 HP (Gross) 350, Turbohydramatic 350 and F41 suspension. The car felt reasonably fast by early to mid 1980s standards.

I'm certain that my Yaris is quicker - albeit ever so slightly.

The Yaris 5 speed manual is not a slow car. I have owned several fast cars, two of which were quite fast. While the Yaris is much slower, it's still not "slow" and it feels responsive and "peppy" in virtually every gear in ever speed. It will move out pretty good if it's redlined in every gear.

I really like the car.

I originally purchased it as a "winter car." The new GM performance car I bought was so problematic that I dumped it after 3 months and decided to drive the Yaris year-'round for now.
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Old 04-09-2009, 08:49 PM   #7
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I checked into it before buying my Yaris, and the HP/weight ratio is within 1% of the mid size SUV I gave up.

The Suzuki XL-7 had a 2.8L V-6, but it also weighed in at a paunchy 4400 lb, even before I put any gear in it. (equivalent to a Rav4 Limited today)
I certainly feel that my Yaris 5 speed is every bit as quick as the Suzuki was, just the profile of the power curve is slightly different.

What surprises me is how versatile the little package is. You can optimize FE with driving style, tire pressure, and weight trimming; or go completely the other way with intakes or forced induction and low profile tires with good suspension components and make quite a worthwhile street racer out of it.
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Old 04-09-2009, 10:10 PM   #8
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Those were the years of horribly inefficient smog pumps and emission devices. I remember reading a review of the early 80's T/A... "You can still spin the tires on wet pavement!" Garbage trucks could outrun those things.
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Old 04-09-2009, 11:23 PM   #9
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camaros have always been slow stock :P

I'm too lazy to look, but I can guarantee an 82 5.0 mustang would beat the yaris down the quarter
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Old 04-10-2009, 07:47 AM   #10
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Perhaps so, but even the V8 Mustangs were pretty lethargic in those days.
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I'm too lazy to look, but I can guarantee an 82 5.0 mustang would beat the yaris down the quarter
And I can guarantee that the Yaris will beat it on any course involving corners..
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Old 04-10-2009, 03:21 PM   #12
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camaros have always been slow stock :P
Go drive a bone stock LS1 Camaro (1998 - 2002 Z28 or SS) and see if you still believe that.

A few ticked into the high twelves right out of the box...
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Old 04-10-2009, 03:27 PM   #13
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Go drive a bone stock LS1 Camaro (1998 - 2002 Z28 or SS) and see if you still believe that.

A few ticked into the high twelves right out of the box...
you were talking about the 80's remember not 20 years later........
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Old 04-10-2009, 03:45 PM   #14
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Old 04-10-2009, 06:24 PM   #15
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Well i could get my 10 speed bike to 60 in about 9.5 seconds down hill and with a good tail wind. LOL
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Old 04-11-2009, 12:33 AM   #16
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I'm too lazy to look, but I can guarantee an 82 5.0 mustang would beat the yaris down the quarter
There's a guy here who races one of those mustangs... it's loud as hell but runs 15's. So it would actually be a close race.
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Old 04-11-2009, 11:04 PM   #17
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Hmm.. I never considered 80's camaros and mustangs "performance" cars, although the 86 did the quarter in like 14.5 and the 60 sprint in like 6.1.... Sure the MII front suspension is a popular swap, but really now... xD
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Old 04-12-2009, 07:58 AM   #18
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Hmm.. I never considered 80's camaros and mustangs "performance" cars...
They were "performance cars" in their day.
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