Another car thread. Wanting a sports car. Which one?

same here. more revs, more power here too. all depends on the type of turbo. You want no lag, small snail, want a little lag, but more mid to top, medium snail, etc. and depends on the # of cylinders, etc. Turbo sizing is a great way to figure out what you want out of the power band.

 

Not at 3500-4000rpm it doesn’t.

Watch the onboard lap where Lars Kern set the Nurburgring lap record, he stays between 4000-7000rpm pretty much the whole time.

I’m not saying it doesn’t fall on its face at some point, but that point isn’t at 4000rpm.

But it starts pulling hard well below that. That’s why I made the comment about legally exploiting it. It has plenty of low end torque and pulls good from about 2250-2500rpm, but above that it is a real kick in the ass.

 

He is more describing turbo diesels tuned for efficiency or smaller gas motors tuned for torque and fuel economy.

Also, not all twin turbos have a small and a large turbo. Some have two small turbos, one for each bank of cylinders.

 

I really like those cars, and that seems like a fair price for that one. Surprising on BAT.

 

even BAT resale being effected these days

 

Yea, I thought about bidding on it, because I thought that was a pretty good price too. Then I thought, I don’t really need this with what could be happening in the economy, so I guess I will keep on driving my beaters.

When looking back it seems the blue ones sell for more than this color?

 

When they were new, and I was looking for a weekend type-ish car, I went looking into buying one. The seat was uncomfortable and the inside looked like a rental car. I was like no thank you. I know the early ones had head gasket issues, and seen a few with blown motors, so they were not in my fave category.

 

The one car we own with a turbo is great around town and to about 4500 RPMs. After that you get nothing if you don't have another gear available.

 

Lucky you. My turbo vehicle stops pulling at 3000RPM.

 

That's cause it is purple!!!

 

another one popped up:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2016-ford-focus-rs-35/

 

could be on the cheap since it's dirty, swirly and those seat bolsters look thoroughly used

 

co-worker had one for a while, had several engine issues, traded it for the Fiesta ST and hasn't been happier since. just recently reluctantly got rid of the fiesta for the GR86.

 

I just read about this over lunch in a magazine. Surprised Porsche is offering a turbo, with a stick. Seems cool, although way more than I could afford to spend.

$274k
1250 made

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a40645056/2023-porsche-911-sport-classic-drive/

 

That fiesta ST punched above its weight for sure. The new GR86 is wicked fast on track for a low powered but light weight car.

 

What is the deal with “bringatrailer”?

Is that individuals selling cars like an eBay only for vehicles? Or is it an auction like that one that has a dude’s name?

 

Both

Mostly individuals in an eBay like auction. But the buyer pays a fee of 5% up to $5000 to buy the car, like an auction house only much cheaper.

Seller pays like $99.

At the end you can’t get sniped, because whenever there is a bid the clock resets to 2 minutes left, allowing other interested parties a moment to decide if they want to bid.

The thing I like is there are lots of experts that know the car better than I do, pointing out potential issues and you can learn a lot.

 

You can also drastically overpay for a lot of stuff.

 

That's true for any auction.