04/27/2006 approximately 6:40pm. Lexington, KY.
A TL dusts a Carrera GT

Haha, long story. Comin home after a long day, and I hear this banshee like wail, as I'm a few hundred yards from my house. A Carrera GT whipped by. Now, I'm sure you guys over in Cali see them a dime a dozen but over here in KY,I've only seen one to date. We pull up abreast at a stoplight a couple hundred yards down the road, and I roll down the window, and tell the guy what a BEAU-TI-FUL car he has. He smiles, and then we talked for a minute or so. Apparently he lives in an adjacent neighborhood from where I live. I chided him for not taking the roof off, but he said that it was kinda "windy".

Anyways, light turns green and within less than 20-30 yards there's another light that's already red. We pull up abreast again. And I couldn't resist.

Dropped the TL into 1st, gave it a slight rev. He acknowledge and revved and held it there as if ready to dump the clutch. The light was located such that as soon as it turned green we had to take a sweeping 3 lane left turn and then straight the rest of the way. Well the light turn green, I chirped the TL off the line and hung tight around the corner, expecting to see the GT just blast by and wail. Into second and upto 40ish mph, and I look in my side mirror and see the GT somewhat BEHIND! All i think of is that the car is somewhat hard to launch because of it's uber light clutch and drivetrain - see this link (scroll down to the part about launching the gt)

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=7366

Also another possibility is that the guy was just trying to take it easy through the turn.

Anyways, kinda surprised i dabbed the brakes a bit at around 40ish, and then I heard it - a downshift and then what sounded like a cross between a screaming jet engine and motorbike - i didn't even bother touching the gas. He just WAILED by. I was too mesmerized by the sound that thing made. It is seriously an F1 motor for the street.

Followed him for a bit in traffic, and man did the motor sound HOT! The car really does look as good as it does in the pics.

End of story. Couldn't take any pics cause my cell had a dead battery (some weird luck huh?)

 

ive only seen one here in cali

 

He couldn't have been trying... it would be nice to say that a $35K Acura beat a $$$ Porsche GT but we can dream.

And I have never seen one of those so consider youself lucky because they are extremely rare!

 

oh boy....... are you sure you're not talking about a regular Carrera (325hp 0-60: 4.8secs)
The Carrera GT you're talking about has 605hp 0~62 at 3.9secs. If it was really a Carrera GT, he was just letting you have some fun.

 

Those fwd TL sure can handle those turns faster than the GT, nice kill

 

Lol.




I beat a Ferrari F430 in my TSX. I pulled 15 cars on him. Acura > Ferrari

 

Jesus christ, you guys are all so fucking harsh and bitter it seems, he is enjoying his highest moment in his life and we should all be happy for him.

 

There's a sucker or two born every minute.

 

Or three or four....


Where da fook ya been BlackShadow?

 

dont worry about what others say... i believe you

 

best thread evar

 

I took one in my TL the other day, why doesnt anyone believe him?

 

I shall for go the red sarcastic route for something more direct:

you are a sad little homo.

 

I should ban you for posting such

 

Haha, I love this quote

Ya Think??!!

 

Guy definately wasn't trying to race if he was already in 2nd, and then waited and downshifted back into first.

Carrera GT > TL

 

The Carrera GT wasn't trying dude.

As fast as the current TL is and the TL is one of the fastest luxury family sedans I've driven. But, if the driver in the Carrera was trying, you'd be seeing his exhausts instead.

 

Dude even posted a link to show why he may have beaten him.

Do you realize the GT was built to compete with the fucking ENZO!!!!!!??

 

<-------------------Begs for the day I might be a moderator in the TL forums

 

Being a mod isn't what it's cracked up to be. But the ban-hammer is a nice thing to wield once in a while ...

 

If you read his post you can tell he knew that the guy either couldnt drive or got a bad launch ... either way u guys are being rediculous!

 

Even with a bad launch, the GT should eat the TL for lunch, put it in reverse, drive 3 circles around it, stop to refuel and continue on it's way.

You know a thread is going downhill when it has more red than this smiley

 

thats all i was trying to say. He was just letting me have my fun through the turn and then let her rip. You guys really need to lighten up. Not in a million years would a bone stock TL even think of "beating" a $440000 Carrera GT. Like I said, the guy was a nice guy, who happened to live in my neighborhood, and was impressed that I actually knew what the car was about about instead of just saying "nice car man".

 

did you even READ what i posted, or is your comprehension that poor. Apparently driving $440000 supercars must be an all day hobbie for you - the car is hard to launch, and like the C&D article said, every one of their editors stalled the car at least once trying to get it outta the hole. I also mentioned that it looked like the guy was just letting me have my (short-lived) moment of glory before opening that beast up.

 

you shouldn't mess with the lead singer of social distortion, he will ban you!

 

uhh he wouldnt even have to launch the car hard to pull away from you.

Im gonna say that he was just letting you have a head start while he took his time around the turn.

 

my whole point with the launch thing was that he might have tried to launch it or some such since i heard him rev his engine and hold it there before the light went green, and then stalled it.

I'm inclined to agree with letting me have a head start b4 lightin her up.

Either way, the sound that thing made was incredible. I've never heard anything quite like it.

 

vish has already made it to my shit list.

 

your dumb

 

you're

 

 

:ironic:

 

He could have just put the car in park and still would have pulled away.

 

Isn't there a designated forum for this kind of stuff?

https://acurazine.com/forums/a-24/

 

Am I off NWS probation yet

 

holy shit those 3rd gen owners think they drive sport cars or somthing.

 

shit, i can take a top fuel dragster if I just have my teins setup properly

 

my 3rd gen can take your 3rd gen

 

I'll take anyone's car on this forum with my R6....































red isn't working

 

I will fuck you up in the octagon, bish!