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Acura TSX 2.0 I-4 205hp, 139 lbs torque
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IS250 V. '07 TSX who wins?

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Old 01-14-07 | 09:08 PM
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Default IS250 V. '07 TSX who wins?

like the title says....who would win (both auto)??? straight line and curvy road?
Old 01-14-07 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by nighthawk
like the title says....who would win (both auto)??? straight line and curvy road?
I would like to know too. Think the TSX might have a SLIGHT advantage, but I dunno.
Old 01-14-07 | 09:14 PM
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POLL TIME!! Wait we talking auto, or manual?
Old 01-14-07 | 09:22 PM
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thx for changing to poll, sicklex. Few changes though...yes auto (see OP) and the 2007 has 205 hp., not sure about the trq tho.
Old 01-14-07 | 09:34 PM
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The TSX is light and tossable, good around corners. The extra torque on the IS should make it faster.

But weight, driver, etc... all play a part.
Old 01-14-07 | 10:00 PM
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We need SteVTEC's spreadsheet. It would tell us acceleration in each gear so you could make a pretty accurate prediction.
Old 01-14-07 | 10:26 PM
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hmmm, I originally voted TSX... but looking at the specs, the TSX is a lot heavier than I thought it was at 3345 vs 3435 for the IS.

I would have to side with the IS now, can I change my vote?

on a side note, why the heck are these cars so heavy nowadays. 3345 for a 4-cyl acura? Yeouch. I think my 99 AWD Turbo eclipse weighed less than that... and my "fat pig" 3000GT weighs less than that.
Old 01-14-07 | 10:26 PM
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kinda like seeing wats faster syrup or molasses, yea?
Old 01-14-07 | 10:29 PM
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Neither wins, buy a 350.
Old 01-14-07 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ckaught78
Neither wins, buy a 350.
What if I can't afford it?
Old 01-14-07 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MoLexus
What if I can't afford it?
Then have mommy and daddy pay for it.

j/k.

I hate when ppl say get the 350. If only it were that easy.
Old 01-14-07 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ckaught78
Neither wins, buy a 350.
how bout you stop talking bout the 250 like its a bad car i have an AWD so when i mod it up to 350 standards and my handlings better, and all of the people with 350's that cant afford to mod their 350's from spending on more horses we'll see whose makin fun of who.

p.s. - i have nothing against the 350 but when people try to put us 250 owners down thats when i get mad
Old 01-14-07 | 11:00 PM
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I don't think anyone is putting you down..
Old 01-14-07 | 11:23 PM
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put the is250 "sports sedan" up against the V6 camry, accord, or altima and see who wins...
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i had a little race with my friends tsx and i killed him from both stop and roll from about 50.

on the twisties its a drivers race


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