Abysmal perfromance of 2005 Vitz RS

[SirDigby]

there is also a few companies that make a "throttle box" that plumbs between throttle pedal and wiring harness. it "modifiys" the signal sent frm the throttle pedal to create more response. there is usually 3 or 4 different settings.
here is one that gets good reviews: Sprint Booster
https://www.sprintboostersales.com/How-It-Works.cfm

WRX is a performance car, so it's ready to perform.
Yaris/Vitz is an economy car, so it tries to go as slow as possible (even though it's badged RS)

[SlowVitzRS]

Originally Posted by SirDigby

there is also a few companies that make a "throttle box" that plumbs between throttle pedal and wiring harness. it "modifiys" the signal sent frm the throttle pedal to create more response. there is usually 3 or 4 different settings.
here is one that gets good reviews: Sprint Booster
https://www.sprintboostersales.com/How-It-Works.cfm

WRX is a performance car, so it's ready to perform.
Yaris/Vitz is an economy car, so it tries to go as slow as possible (even though it's badged RS)

The point is that from 1st gen 1NZFE to 2nd gen 1NZFE there is noticeable degradation. There was no need for Toyota to turn a fun car into a Lada.

1ZZFE powered Corolla? rocket ship compared to Vitz RS
2AZFE powered plane boring Camry? not so boring compared to Vitz RS

I am not even talking about 2ZZGE powered Corolla, or 2GRFE powered Camry ;).


I am afraid to think that Civic might have been a better choice (the problem is hard to find a manual variant).

From toyota perspective making such crappy tune out of capable engine is a big mistake especially in cars with manual transmission. People who are genuinely after economical car would buy CVT.

I should put our CVT Vitz RS against our manual Vitz RS and see which one will be faster (I have a feeling that CVT will win).