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Originally posted by gti1689
 I don't know man. Honestly, I think the gti has some serious pulling power from a roll. I think that from a roll at 40 the rsx would surge ahead, but maybe from a roll at like 60 or maybe even 50 it would be more close. Personally, I'm just speculating because i have only tried rolling races from like 100 or 90 on the highway and thats where the gti pulls like crazy. from 40 it will probably lose to an rsx b/c i remember a comparision between a 1.8t gti, a honda civic si, and a couple of other cars and the civic had the fastest rolling acceleration time at lower speeds (i.e. 40 or 50 i forget) The gti pulled away in the 70-90 test and it was the fastest in the group (an older issue of automobile magazine). Your probably right about the 40 mph roll, but i'm not sure about a roll from 70 and up. If i remember correctly u raced a vr6 jetta on the highway and it kept up, so i don't know. I'm confused.
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yes yes...the jetta DID keep up. im not doggin the gti at all. i think they're sweet, but from 40, its gonna get killed. i can't even keep up w/ the new type s's from a roll. it'll beat me by ATLEAST a car an a half. from a stop...yes, i can beat them (did so at the track). they aren't impressive from a stop, but from a roll where they pull in their mid-range...they'll pul like crazy.
im not questioning the numbers u've read, but from my races an track times i've SEEN, the gti would lose pretty badly from a roll. but from a stop, the gti would prolly beat it, but it'd still be close.
all of my comments are jus based on past experiences...so don't think im tryin to put the gti's down at all. i can't argue w/ a car that will hit 14's w/ only a chip, an i really do like the styling of them.
but..i dunno bout the 90-100, we usually run from 40, an so by then, we shut down cuz the type s has about 2 cars on me by the end of 3rd.