Stock Yaris as fast as stock 1982 Z28 Camaro/Trans Am!!

[marcus]

yaris is a bit faster then.. some people can do 8.5 sec fr 0-60m/h on this car stock.

[427chev]

Originally Posted by marcus

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.

[Yaris Hilton]

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.

[427chev]

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

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.

[Astroman]

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

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.

I actually still own my first car, which is the lower model '71 Ford Galaxie 500 which had the 5.8 liter Windsor V8. That engine died and it's now got a 351M/400, and will be painted within a month. Used to pack eight people easy in that car, 4 in the front seat, 4 in back

[Yaris Hilton]

I miss that old LTD. Wish I had it back.