Which new compact car would make the best pocket rocket?

[gang$tarr]

they're goin to release it more than 2 years... that's a loooong time

[moe182]

Yea but that isnt coming for another year or two (or whenever the Type S sales drop) and that isnt happening anytime soon, and i sorta need a car now.....

[hakka]

oh, I thought it was going to be more recent....I guess you'll just have to trade in the type S for the R whenever they come out

[F20C]

That's why I said the main problem I see was 6 speed vs 5 speed manual. 320whp is very interesting route for enthusiast.

[Taylor SPL]

Id say the Golf because the WRX isnt even close to pocket rocket size. Gold may handle better too im not really sure but whatever you get make sure its turbo.

[YellowMaranello]

is the wrx a plain wrx? or a WRX STi? the STi has a 6 speed tranny, a bigger turbo than the WRX pushing out 17.5 psi, 276 hp@6400, 275 lbs of torque@4000, and a 0-60 time of 4.6. all for $31995. (got this from http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/html/wrxnewsti.html ) but im not sure whether they tested the japan spec one or the us spec one. im not sure if there is a difference, but usually there is and japan specs are better

[hakka]

I don't think they sell the STi in America, do they

[RiceRocket]

IMO as long as the car fits the compact/sub-compact category with 4 cylinders it should be under the "Pocket" category... doesn't matter if it's a Pocket Rocket or Pocket Ricer.... :alien:

[moe182]

Yea i dont think thats the WRX STi is here in north america.....Im almost 100% sure...last i heard they were thinking about bringing it over.

[gang$tarr]

yeah you're right the STi isn't sold in NA they're probably going to bring it over within the next 2 years though

[MiSter MAn]

I think the best pcket rockets are firecrackers...but that just my opinion.

[gang$tarr]

hehe funny guy

[flylwsi]

you do realize that a japan spec car pushing "276 hp" is fibbing right?
they have a ceiling on what you can state the factory hp at... we all know that the numbers get a little higher...
not unlike the musclecar era where cars commonly had about 40-50 more hp than stated, mostly for ins reasons...
and there have been jdm cars that have been dynoed stock at over 300hp... so the 276 is a govt regulatory number...

but its not here yet... the evo will be, so the STi should follow soon... i hope... and the price is about right, should be around 30k, and this was in motor trend a coupla mo's back...

[YellowMaranello]

Originally posted by flylwsi
you do realize that a japan spec car pushing "276 hp" is fibbing right?

i do now, thanks for that info. i had no idea that they lied about that stuff sometimes. i would have thought that they would add a couple horses if anything

[F20C]

Lancer Evolution 7 cost about 23,000 if you convert from Japanese Yen. But in this business world straight conversion does not work. Even if Subaru WRX STi only cost 31,000 from straight conversion. It will not be imported to America for that price for many reasons. From all the information I had been given it would be 35-40k.

280hp is the manditory limit for Japanese cars. Japanese government only said JDM car manufacture can't advertise more than 280hp. How do you think a ultra heavy Skyline can achieve below 5 seconds with only 280hp? Dyno have proven STi, Evo7 and Skyline etc all produce more than it's advertise hp. The gentleman agreement is pretty much useless. Numerous cars have broken that limit and advertise more. NSX, Nissan Cima and other cars have done so already.