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| Golf GTI / R / R32 |
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196 | 0.02% |
| Impreza WRX / STi |
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133 | 0.01% |
| Mazdaspeed 3 |
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92 | 0.01% |
| Veloster Turbo |
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20 | 0.00% |
| Focus ST |
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149 | 0.01% |
| Other Hot Hatch |
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230 | 0.02% |
| Elantra GT |
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1000001 | 99.92% |
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dissss posted:What is this diesel obsession? It's the greener grass effect. USians don't get a lot of diesel cars, which makes them special and exotic in the US market.
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Jul 8, 2013 12:09
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Rhyno posted:Dude's got braces and crutches. I talked to him once, driving is the only thing he can do that he enjoys. Shame he made the car ugly. gently caress it, he can do whatever he wants with it.
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Aug 20, 2013 07:36
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bobfather posted:I'm not sure about that specific model year Focus. I do know that sound symposers seem to be the new rage for most cars. I personally just don't care for the idea of them, which is to make a car sound loud even if it isn't. Some of us have cars that don't need symposers  Because they shoved the exhaust headers right up against the firewall with barely any sound insulation 
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Sep 6, 2013 07:46
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sadnessboner posted:Peugeot goes and moves the goal posts. This might explain why the 208 gti lacks the feel of the better cars in the class. 235hp in a French hatchback 
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Nov 12, 2013 11:49
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veedubfreak posted:Is this a real thing? Did you make that up? No, it's the actual designation for Renault's 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_F-Type_engine#F4x 
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Jun 18, 2014 08:53
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BoostCreep posted:I had a guy stop next to me at a red light to tell me my tires were sparking going around turns in my Fiesta ST. I assumed I had nails stuck in them or something, but I've not found anything yet and I still have full tire pressure everywhere. So either the Fiesta comes with sparking tires from the factory or the guy was a drunk. You haven't noticed anyone throwing bananas or tortoise shells at your car lately, have you?
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Jun 28, 2014 09:11
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I thought winter tires were designed to clean themselves of snow by flexing under the weight of the car, not by flinging it off using wheelspin. In my experience, once the wheels start spinning freely, you're done for. Slow and steady and smooth wins the race. Wheelspin when setting off at intersections creates dangerous polished ice surfaces, the exact opposite of what you want for traction. And whenever I've driven in snow in my T/C- and ESP-less FWD car on winter tires, everything goes smoothly if I take it ease. The second I give it too much throttle, it just spins the tires and plows straight ahead.
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Jul 10, 2014 12:05
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Snowdens Secret posted:That's less hatchback and more hatchtop Liftback 
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Jul 16, 2014 13:16
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dissss posted:Not even turbo, it's just an N/A 2l Duratec. Goes pretty well in a lightweight car though. I test drove one with a mild tune and some Pumaspeed parts back when I ended up buying the Peugeot. Such a hoot to drive, and hands down the best-feeling manual gearbox I have ever tried, so slick and precise with a nice short throw.
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Jul 28, 2014 08:41
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mafoose posted:Depends on the system, but it's likely still needed on your typical transverse engine types. That's a Volvo engine, and Ford divorced Volvo a while back. Such a shame, it's an awesome engine, in the Mondeo as well.
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Aug 27, 2014 17:54
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priznat posted:Does the Mercedes-Benz GLA count as a hatchback? Because the 45 AMG version, good lord Slighter taller and heavier version of the A-class, which is definitely a hatch. The two are barely distinguishable, so I'd say it counts.
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Sep 19, 2014 16:11
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Voltage posted:Also how does a car still have drum brakes in 2015?? It's cheaper and more reliable to do the handbrake with drum rear brakes than it is with discs. As me about having a drum-in-disc handbrake spontaneously lock up while driving in traffic, necessitating a $750 brake job. Plus 80+% of the braking on a road car is handled by the front brakes, the rear brakes are basically only there to prevent the car from swapping ends.
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