Did you ever think you would see the day.....
07-19-2005, 10:49 AM
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Did you ever think you would see the day.....
Where you had to think twice about going up against a Toyota Avalon?
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=8
The Avalon has abandoned its "Japanese Buick" spot for a position in the Sports Dept. The new 3.5-liter V-6 claims 280 horsepower, and it made believers out of us with a 0-to-60 run of six seconds flat. Its 14.6-second quarter-mile time at 99 mph cleaned up on the drag strip, too.
07-19-2005, 11:19 AM
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about time
07-19-2005, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by mattg
about time
about time that all the old people can crash into other people fasteri know my 78 year old grandfather just LOVES going fast
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07-19-2005, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by chef chris
Yeah...but doesn't that car weigh in pretty high...it needs 280 HP.
Now...put that in the Camry & I'm scurred.
Now...put that in the Camry & I'm scurred.
You should scurred right now.
Stock CL/TL's better think twice before they think they can easily out accelerate Aunt Buelah next time you are sitting beside an Avalon at a light.
Unless you have mods the new Avalon is a driver's race against a CL/TL, in fact auto CL/TL's will probably lose more often than not.
07-19-2005, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by NJtsx
Avalon buyers dont care about 280hp. Waste of power in my opinion
It's like the 350Z anniverary edition... More HP, but less torque then the standard model
07-19-2005, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by chef chris
Yeah...but doesn't that car weigh in pretty high...it needs 280 HP.
It's like the RL... It has alot of HP, but it weighs a ton... It's all about the power to weight ratio...
07-19-2005, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by GreenMonster
It's like the RL... It has alot of HP, but it weighs a ton... It's all about the power to weight ratio...
confused as to the point of this statement. As proven by the C&D it is damn quick for a family sedan.
07-19-2005, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Doom878
What's an RL run? A low 15? But it's $50k. This thing comes loaded for $26k and isn't bad looking. Look at it's comp. G35 and TL are more money.
According to C&D it's comp is the 300C, Maxima, Buick Lacrosse, and Ford Five Hundred.
07-19-2005, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Doom878
What's an RL run? A low 15? But it's $50k. This thing comes loaded for $26k and isn't bad looking. Look at it's comp. G35 and TL are more money.
07-19-2005, 04:19 PM
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damn.... I remember back in the day, like '91, my friend had a Firebird Formula 350 with Stage 1 SLP package... it made almost 300 hp. It ran 14.8 and we were like 
.... this is insane folks.
.... this is insane folks.
07-19-2005, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by CLean B
ok... but its FUGLY as all hell
it looks like an infiniti w/ down syndrome
it looks like an infiniti w/ down syndrome
07-19-2005, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
you're too young to appreciate it's beauty and sereneness
07-19-2005, 05:44 PM
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I had an older guy that kept trying to race me on the highway with one of these the other day. I didn't bite, but it did take off pretty quickly on the highway when he gunned it.
07-19-2005, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
you're too young to appreciate it's beauty and sereneness
beauty? sereneness as in convalescent home sereneness?
07-19-2005, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CLean B
how old are you? arent you like 23?
beauty? sereneness as in convalescent home sereneness?
beauty? sereneness as in convalescent home sereneness?
and no, I'm much older.
07-19-2005, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MJMeucci
I don't think that you can get a Loaded Avalon for 26k, my girlfriends dad just picked one up fully loaded Limited Edition for around 35-40k, I believe. I think that 26k is the base price.
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