Pls explain how this car is older in tech than anything on th market already ? Sheesh

Compared to rest of the Scion lineup this does seem out of place ! But a good change and actually fits in with the young person's car image

THIS ! I find it annoying on how many people keep referring to it being in development from 2005. That is the HSV people , NOT the same as this car the new "NSX"

Well that NSX was never so much a successor to the original formula of the NSX so I dont mind them starting with a clean state if it meant going back to MR

I think the guy below me replied to this already so I rest my case !
I don't know how much you know about this car but let me tell you, this car will not be a disappointment in the performance department ! Wait for a few more days

I know, I love the physics behind new hybrid SH-AWD being an engineer myself ! I sure am looking forward to the new NSX

Oh I didnt know they had hybrid sports cars with 3 electric motors/electric torque vectoring way back in 2008 !

To be fair, the corvette is pretty lightweight compared to a mustang/camaro and would fall into the heavy coupe "list", at least the last few generations anyway

First off I am talking about bringing a car to a complete stop for which engine braking is clearly not enough. Secondly, downshifting on ice to use engine braking ( again panic stop) is going to produce enough torque to send the wheel into slip. Thirdly most modern cars have something called EDTR( engine drag torque…

I am sorry but you have no idea how modern braking safety systems work if you think AWD is going to make the braking any better

Agreed AWD is better but thats only when you accelerate ! There is absolutely no difference between AWD and RWD when you hit the brakes in a straight line !! ( in 90% of the cars)
And tell me which is more of safety problem ? stopping or accelerating ?

When ABS kicks in as it does so often in ice, there is not much of difference in powertrains ! awd and rwd would do work the same when abs kicks in

Because in most cases,
A)Its almost as compact as the smaller engine it replaces (OHV pushrod design helps here)
B) Its pretty light for such a large capacity motor. Again in lot of cases its as light as the existing motor in the car
C) you could get it in crate form from GM with all the engine management ( no hunting…

The one in the video has a limited slip diff though

Nope, It doesnt ! When it comes to stopping in snow/ice the stopping power is never the problem but rather its the grip available. More often than the braking torque easily overcomes the traction available and the ABS kicks in. With the ABS , most modern cars have EDTR which basically increases rpm to prevent engine…

Oh yes ! Summer tires are basically hard as a rock below 45ish F degress. My bf goodrich rivals light up the TC light when the mercury drops. On the other hand, I drove my RWD car with all season Continentals through last winter in Michigan even when it was around -20 or so degrees. Just the operating temperature of…

Actually a RR RWD would probably beat the FWD off the line with its engine lump pressing the tires to the ground !

actually a RR RWD will be better than a fwd taking off the line ! You got that big mass of engine pushing the tires to the ground

To all those claiming that this is a stupid test with summer tires on the AWD ! Well of course that's the point of this test, to prove that tires matter more than having a AWD ! Even with good all seasons on the forester, I can bet it would be pretty close between the 2 cars.

Fair enough but I was talking about Auto shows though !