Yaris weight compared to early fun Japanese cars

[ilikerice]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

Well, a turbo, an LSD, bigger brakes, faster steering rack ... but who's counting?

Lets just say there is also an Abarth that come to our autocross events in stc class. He doesn't come close to my raw times.

I will still take a yaris over a Abarth any day

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

Lets just say there is also an Abarth that come to our autocross events in stc class. He doesn't come close to my raw times.

I will still take a yaris over a Abarth any day

Sounds like you're a better driver!

Don't get me wrong, I still love my Yaris, and would totally rock a new Yaris SE. I love how lightweight and tossable they are. But in the hands of a capable driver, the Abarth will wipe the floor with a stock Yaris. I know it's keyboard racing, but the specs really are in the Abarth's favor.

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

Lets just say there is also an Abarth that come to our autocross events in stc class. He doesn't come close to my raw times.

I will still take a yaris over a Abarth any day

Are both cars prepared equally?
Is the same person driving both cars?

This is poor comparison. The driver has more impact than anything else in Solo. A newbie in a shinny new Z06 Corvette could get beat by a Yaris, it means nothing unless all things are equal.

The Yaris should not be compared to an Abarth, it is much more similar to the standard 500. Same course, same driver, same level of car prep: the Yaris will beat the 500, but the Abarth will beat the Yaris.

[ilikerice]

Originally Posted by Jason@SportsCar

Are both cars prepared equally?
Is the same person driving both cars?

This is poor comparison. The driver has more impact than anything else in Solo. A newbie in a shinny new Z06 Corvette could get beat by a Yaris, it means nothing unless all things are equal.

The Yaris should not be compared to an Abarth, it is much more similar to the standard 500. Same course, same driver, same level of car prep: the Yaris will beat the 500, but the Abarth will beat the Yaris.

All true facts... It is a crappy comparison.

I will still pick the yaris over an Abarth.. unless they change the look of it. It looks like a baseball cap to me still..

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

It looks like a baseball cap to me still..

LOL. I can totally see that.