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Originally Posted by sperry
What do all those drag numbers have to do w/ a daily driver?
The goal of "WRX guys that want daily drivers" by definition is a WRX that goes from point A to point B reliably, comfortably, and/or cheaply. Bone stock is pretty much the ideal state for a WRX to be in for daily driver duty, with maybe the exception of some swaybars and wheel/tires just to make them a little stickier in the twisties.
And comparing STis to Porsches in the 1/4 mile is like comparing the cargo space of the Miata to the S2000. That's not what either of them were designed for.
I bet any Carrera is faster around Laguna Seca than the same year STi, given skilled drivers... but then again, that's not really what they were designed for either. The 911 is a GT/sports car designed for the road (with the exception of the GT3/RS/Cup versions) and the STi is a homologation version of an economy sedan designed as a street legal platform to be upgraded into a Group N rally car. Even though they get compared to each other a lot for some reason, they actually aren't very similar cars.
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I wasn't comparing as if they are in the same class. Porsche has the richest racing pedigree of ANY car maker in the history of the world probably. My point was simply that for some reason I even thought the N/A 911 of recent years was quicker than a 13.5 quarter mile. I mean standard cars now are usually sub 14. I stumbled across a video of an STI racing a 966 turbo is what made me bring it up.
It just confirmed just how amazing the STI and Evo are. For 30k new you have a car that can run a flat 13, handles very well, get features found in cars costing hundreds of thousands more, Porsche level braking systems (damn things cost 3k to replace I was told by an STI owner) and tons of other things a 30k dollar car just has never had. Not to mention they are roomy sedans and get good gas mileage if you stay out of boost.
Porsche turbos are so nuts though. When I lived in OC there was a race between a modded Evo MR,Lotus Elise and a Carrera Turbo. I was shocked the Lotus got raped bad (probably AWD on the Porsche and Evo) and the Porsche literally put 15 cars on the MR like he was standing still. I couldn't even see the Porsche after 4 or 5 seconds.