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Does the GS stand a chance against the new Toyota Celica and the Acura RSX (not the S-Type). I really want a piece of them Celicas.

god NO well i'm not sureabout Celicas, but they have no chance against RSX they are pushin 200 horsepower stock! but i'm curious about the celice vs. mx-3 too

Some stats on the Celica:<P>GT--><BR>140hp @ 6400rpm<BR>125lb-ft @ 4,200rpm<BR>Manual weighs 2,425<BR>Auto weighs 2,460<P>GTS--><BR>180hp @ 7,600rpm<BR>130lb-ft @ 6,800rpm<BR>Manual weighs 2,500<BR>Auto weighs 2,580<P>I would say stock a GTS would have ya but with a 1.8 you might have a chance at the GT. [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

i've been up against a new celica before (GT). she had me off the line but i caught up towards the end of the rev range (where the mx-3 makes most of its power, anyway) and after that we were dead even. both of the cars were autos (yuk, i know) so in a manual the only real difference would be the driver, i suppose.

Ok well here is the low down, i whoped up on a celica gt. he wasnt the best driver but he was drivin a stick. for the RSX it has 200-hp at the flywheel! that means its putting around 190 to the floor. Seeing how it is rather heavy i say a GS would stand a fighting chance. for for is mx'ers!

you guys are misreading what he's saying. he's not talking about the rsx type-s. he's talking about the rsx base version...with only 140hp.<P>oh, and with 200 to the fly with around a 15-20%(on average) loss putting it to the ground, that's not 190....learn your shiznit the all high and mighty tonge...aren't you supposed to be one of those smart college boys??? <p>[ February 26, 2002: Message edited by: cre8v mx3 ]

Learn your own things before you go shooting people down. RSX base has 160hp. 200hp in Type-S trim. Base Celica 140hp, GTS is 180hp. MX-3 is slow. Only 130hp unless you have a 4 cyl then you are gonna lose anyways.

slow your roll cowboy.....with the smiley there, wouldn't that sort of be a hint that i was joking?? it just so happens that me and "thegreattonge" are old chums...well, sorta. i was messing with him on a personal level. and about the rsx being 160..this is true. that's what i mean to say..but it just didn't come out that way so i do appreciate you stating the correct numbers.... [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

The newer celicas are damn fast (GT-S) I don't know much about the GT. Older Celicas aren't much except All-Tracs, turbo AWD will own you . The RSX base will probally beat a stock GS.

I,ve raced a 2001 Celica GT(stock auto) from a 20km/h start and got my a-- kicked in my auto, with few mods. But for some reason when I raced a 1990 Celica Gt(manual) with the same mods as me, I kept up with him. I imagine the newer Celica's are lighter?

meh, celica GT's are nothing special. I have a manual GS, and I ran with a manual GT no problem, in fact by the time we reached 80 I was about half a car ahead. As far as RSX's, unless its a Type-S you MIGHT stand a chance... however I DID beat one of my old arch nemesis', the 240SX, I raced a 92 with a full exhaust and god knows what else, he had a passenger and I didnt...I still got two car lengths on him by the time we reached the finish line.<p>[ February 26, 2002: Message edited by: John Rykes ]

I found the stats:<BR>2000Toyota Celica GT 0-60=7.6 1/4mile=16.2 <P>Acura RSX 0-60=in 8.7 sec. 1/4mile=16.1

Hey , what about 2.5 195 horses swap ?<BR>who knows what is 0-60 on those ,

I heard that the mx3 with klze(no mods) does low 14's and 0-60 in less than 6 seconds. I could be mistaken since these are not numbers i came up with myself but heard online. <BR> [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

I don't know how any 1.8 mx-3 can beat the new celica or rsx. I have test drove both models(celica gt and gts,RSX and type s) and although both cars will smoke an mx-3 stock but the type r integra is still the front wheel drive champ until u do the klze swap wink wink