Originally posted by jtour:
Originally posted by hmouta:
doesnt the s2k rev up to like 8 or 9k? probably low on torque but meant to be driven in the upperband.
exactly! All the power is shown at high revs. If you dont drive like that you miss all the fun.
They upped the displacement (IIRC) in MY02 to address that issue. Not sure how much of a difference it made. Probably a little more driveable.
The common joke at autocrosses is "Hey Bill, did you ever go past first gear?"
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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