New VW Beetle Turbo - Toyota Yaris Forums

Yarflana · 03-07-2013, 09:28 AM

Anyone drive one of these lately? They look fricken' sharp.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ad-test-review

BUTTTTTTT...at $30g's, you could make a Yaris that would smoke that thing all the way to hell.

cali yaris · 03-07-2013, 10:44 AM

I've always had mixed feelings about the new bugs. It just seems like something I'd give my wife to drive. Yeah, I know -- that's coming from a Yaris owner.

And this:

Quote:

No. 1 is dynamics. While the turbo Beetle swaps the low-rent rear torsion beam of its plebe siblings for a multilink setup—and our car had the sportiest available tune, a no-cost option—it nevertheless feels uncoordinated when driven hard. There’s more initial understeer here than in a GTI. And broken pavement brings brief impressions that the back might come around, as well as a mild oscillating wobble, traits that trail braking amplifies. This Beetle rides smoothly and comfortably, yes, but it’s too soft to deliver the planted feel of the GTI. There’s pronounced acceleration squat, too. A softer and presumably squat-ier “comfort” suspension should be available as you read this.

No. 2 is the DSG gearbox, so good elsewhere but saddled here with a wider spread between its ratios and efficiency-at-all-costs upshift programming. The Beetle’s ’box *single-mindedly hunts out higher gears, and shifts are slurred even in sport mode. We longed for the manual.

Yarflana · 03-07-2013, 10:52 AM

Yeah...I find often that aesthetics are used to outweigh the lack of internals by car makers.

cali yaris · 03-07-2013, 02:28 PM

*cough cough Focus ST *cough

why? · 03-07-2013, 07:36 PM

lol. i think we see a trend of focus bashing. =)

yaris2010RS · 03-07-2013, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

I've always had mixed feelings about the new bugs. It just seems like something I'd give my wife to drive. Yeah, I know -- that's coming from a Yaris owner.

And this:

Hes MARRIED and has a YARIS like that? TEACH US OH GREAT ONE!

cali yaris · 03-07-2013, 11:51 PM

@ why? I'm busted on that one!

@ Yaris2010RS yeah, there's a trick to that.

nookandcrannycar · 03-08-2013, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yaris2010RS

Hes MARRIED and has a YARIS like that? TEACH US OH GREAT ONE!

Hilarious.

nookandcrannycar · 03-08-2013, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

@ Yaris2010RS yeah, there's a trick to that.

........and you're too smart to reveal your secrets!

03-07-2013, 09:28 AM	#1
Yarflana View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Base Model Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: TX Posts: 255	New VW Beetle Turbo Anyone drive one of these lately? They look fricken' sharp. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ad-test-review BUTTTTTTT...at $30g's, you could make a Yaris that would smoke that thing all the way to hell.

03-07-2013, 02:28 PM	#4
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	cough cough Focus ST cough __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

03-07-2013, 07:36 PM	#5
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	lol. i think we see a trend of focus bashing. =) __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

03-07-2013, 11:51 PM	#7
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	@ why? I'm busted on that one! @ Yaris2010RS yeah, there's a trick to that. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

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03-07-2013, 10:52 AM	#3
Yarflana View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Base Model Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: TX Posts: 255	Yeah...I find often that aesthetics are used to outweigh the lack of internals by car makers.