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Motor Week 1992 ES 300 [with 5speed!!] Road Test

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Old 06-12-08, 08:23 PM
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Default Motor Week 1992 ES 300 [with 5speed!!] Road Test

This is so awesome.
Not only that, but it's a 5speed on top of it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Further, it's a 1992, and 1993s are the same exact, so I can enjoy my 1993 even more ;-)

open this website:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=94J79EMEhsk

update: ''high quality'' version of the video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94J79EMEhsk&fmt=18

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Old 06-12-08, 08:31 PM
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and for you automatic trans people , this is probably a good side dish (1992 camry XLE)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK48UObPEBQ&NR=1
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Hey, great finds!

Thanks for posting
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Good find. Now to find a similar 3rd gen video.
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3rd gen should be easier, imagine, this is 16 years ago
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Wow, compare the es300 to the 92 BMW 3 series, in terms of technology and design, the 3 series pales in comparison.
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almost everything looks WAYYYYYYYY dated compared to it, even the LS does
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I was in high school in 92. Damn I feel old as f***.

John Davis looks mad young though! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
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Great Vid I cant believe the Mitsubishi Diamante was in the same class as the ES, the ES is a much nicer car. I think they could have got a better 0-60 time the test driver launched with a lot of wheelspin you could see the headrest shaking lol
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no, that was actually quite good job launching it. the problem was the tires, the max is probably 7.7 in really ideal conditions
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Good find llcoolpass, brings a tear to my eye!
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Back when all of our second gens were just baby's! Kinda makes me feel like a dad watching really old home videos. Amazing find, btw.
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wow I thought the bumper was going to shake off from that wheel hop. The driver probably could have gotten better times if he didnt spin so badly.
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look, does anyone have a better time by a reviewer ?
MW got 7.9 sec
and I suspect that's with the non-summer, performance tire; instead all-season, like what's on my car now, dunlop sp sport

they don't just do it once, they find a good launch. they're not stupid! >:-)

Lexus claimed 0-60 in 8.0



I'm sorry L sport :_(

lol

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Old 06-16-08, 05:49 AM
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Did any see the MW review of the ES250 vs. Infiniti M30.


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