IN A FIVE MILE RACE WHICH ON WOULD WIN AND WHY?

 

The TL will win cause we have a higher top end (thanks to vtec) while the maxima have more torque down low.

BTW, I don't know the top speed of the maxima but I don't think it is faster than the TL.

Not only will we win but we will look 100x better doing it.

Oh, why a 5 mile race?

 

JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A FAIR DISTANCE

 

The Older Maxima is faster than current one and weighs less..

The New TL has More HP, and 6 Speed with LSD

The current TL-s is pretty close to performance to the old Maxima, and it is a close race on the 04 MAX

 

TL-S > Maxima

 

ACURA ALL DA WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I have 03TLS and 97Max. Winner-----> acura

 

5 miles????? No one would win, they both have similar governors, don't they? 140mph???

 

04 Maxima 3.5L V6, 265hp
03 TLS, 3.2L V6, 260hp
04 TL, same Eng, 270hp
It's a tough race.

 

the new maxima is a lot heavier and it is actually slower than the -02-03 max's which were able to run the 1/4mile in i believe 14.6ish...

the new TL with grippier yokohamas (i believe thats what i read or the potenzas) and its 6spd , better gearing ratio will take the new max easily.... and if that 5mile stretch has curves, the TL will eat them up while the fugly max will fall behind

 

to that my Post Whore Brother

 

What the hell is a 5 mile race??? I hope the TL does not have 2 overdrive gears again, cause the 3.5 will own it. Up to 100mph, the TL will own the Maxima.

Both cars have similar acceleration, it's on the driver really.

 

Are you talking a straight five mile line or five miles round the track?

 

The one who doesn't get pulled over for speeding.

 

This topic is beat to death so much(Vs Maxima,G35 etc.), 02-03 Max and TLS very similiar drivers race, 04 Tl will be as well with them. The 04 Max will be a tad slower than any of the above (but not so far of as you can call it a win just because) its best times at track are slower than the 02/03 Maxima's.

 

Would the fact that Max is DOHC and Acura is SOHC have any effect? Not sure of the difference, but DOHC are supposed to be more powerful and "peppy." Nissan is also known for having the best V6s on the market

 

So which Montana or Nevada highway are we going to try this on? :p

There are not a lot of other places I'd like to run 140+ for 4/5ths of that race . . .

Ruf

 

Says who? Ward's Grocery store? I seriously never heard of this Wards 10 years running best v6 thing until recently. I have a VQ in my fleet but the J32A2 to me seems far superior after putting 20k hard miles on both engines.

 

Well there are two honda engines on their - the ivetc 4 and the 3.0L V6 in the new accord (not sure why the 3.2L vtech is not there)