Last night after a meet me and my buddy where on the highway driving home I was in third he was in second we both punched it and he stayed the whole way with me in his forte until about 190km his car only has a cai my rx8 same only cai with a rebuilt engine replaced from mazda

 

Can someone explain tome how this is possible

 

a lot of cars can go fast, if you had to turn at high speeds he would not be following.

 

This is going to be an interesting thread...


as a side note / related

*Slowly puts on flame suit ... zips up gently not to zip up on the sack of glory ....*

Anyone else think the new kia lineup actually looks damn good for a kia???

*ducks*

 

Why weren't you in 2nd gear?

 

Why are you posting about street racing?

Even better, why a forte?

 

paul, i think the new kias look pretty good too. not to mention they started in the turbo game. op buy a mustang/camaro and dont post about street racing

 

the new kias do llook good as much as it hurts me to say it.

Tell your friend to go to the track. You will definitely eat his Kia.

 

So, you got beat by a forte, feeling butt-hurt, and you make a thread about it??

Baaaahahahahahahahhahahaha

Side note: I don't mind the KOUP. Better than a civic, imo.

 

Less weight, more torque, straight line... careful when you pick your battles, you just never know what a 4-cylinder is capable of these days.

 

Hahahaha. Did you shift to early? Straightline isn't what the car is for man.

 

you should have started in 2nd gear also.


Andy thanks for ruining my appetite...

 

At the end of the day it's still a Kia. I agree with Paimon though, some of the new Kia's don't look all that bad.

 

Ibtl!

 

How about that Turbocharged family sedan, Optima. I wish Mazda would bring back the Mazdaspeed 6.

 

next time deflate his tires.

 

start 2nd gear, powershift and you will win

also its highly dependent on how you carry all of this out. drag = driver

 

Was just more of a pondering never lost to a forte i was just amazed they look good sound good have cool features must say if i am looking for a daily driver i might start there

 

Are you telling the truth...lol

 

Some of the KIAs arent bad looking, and the Koup isnt a bad looking car. The only thing I have against KIA is the people I know who have been injured (and one killed) because the onboard safety systems malfunctioned. (Broken seatbelt and no airbags when she flipped / No airbags during a head-on) I know Hyundai is their sister company, and I would buy a Hyundai for a DD before any Honda/Toyota/other boring company - But I couldn't buy a KIA, no matter how good they look.

 

Stock for stock the RX-8 should have no problem pulling bus lengths on a highway run. Just saying.

 

Auto?

 

its standard but now 1000kms ago i got a new engine through the 100000/8 warrenty and since they have done that i have been recieveing a cel 0301 error it will be going back to the dealer on wednesday for them to have a look at it, as well my rear o2 sensor is gone but still i dont understand why i could not pull away he kept up and up and up

 

what rpm in third did you start at? You always have to remember the 8 is terrible downlow. If you're at anything less than 5k and you want to punch it, drop a gear. This car is about power up high, not down low.

That's to start,
then, there's the driver. I can run a car almost a full second faster than another couple guys I know in the SAME EXACT CAR (not same model and make, etc, but they get out, i get in).

edit: also, this car isn't a drag car anyway. its a corner carver.

 

Never heard of a Koup before. Let's google it.

Hmm... Not terrible looking on the outside, but pretty boring... The interior is fugly! Average powertrain and stats... And since it's a Kia, refinement is nowhere in its vocabulary.

Meh.