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[mindlessobserver]

I want to talk about the best economy car ever made by the hands of man. The Ford Focus SE manual transmission.





This is perhaps the cheapest sports car on the market. Because it's not marketed as a sports car. But this vehicle combines a low center of gravity, with a narrow profile and an engine designed for vehicles twice it's size. With a Manual transmission onboard it can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds, it can make uturns on a dime, it can even do the "Tokyo Drift" around corners. It's also light weight enough to use gravity to get around, saving fuel economy (if you are using manual) and the narrow profile means it can sneak through tight spaces in cities other cars cannot get through.

It's an amazing vehicle and whoever designed it is a God amongst men that Ford never respected.

 

[Torque Wheeler]

I want to talk about the best economy car ever made by the hands of man. The Ford Focus SE manual transmission.

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This is perhaps the cheapest sports car on the market. Because it's not marketed as a sports car. But this vehicle combines a low center of gravity, with a narrow profile and an engine designed for vehicles twice it's size. With a Manual transmission onboard it can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds, it can make uturns on a dime, it can even do the "Tokyo Drift" around corners. It's also light weight enough to use gravity to get around, saving fuel economy (if you are using manual) and the narrow profile means it can sneak through tight spaces in cities other cars cannot get through.

It's an amazing vehicle and whoever designed it is a God amongst men that Ford never respected.

Try more like 7.6 for the 0-60. 3 would be face melting levels of acceleration found only in electrics and hyper cars

 

[mindlessobserver]

Try more like 7.6 for the 0-60. 3 would be face melting levels of acceleration found only in electrics and hyper cars

An empty Focus can do it, using neutral peel out, then shifting to 2nd gear at start, using 3rd at two seconds to gear up to 50 MPH followed by 4th gear to 60 MPH in at the Third Second. Stabilize the engine in 5th gear.

I suppose it depends on where to start counting.

 

[dissociating]

A friend of mine just sold an 84 Jeep Scrambler he's had for over 20 years that he purchased for $4000 and only ever put tires, oil and basic maintenance in to for 30k in cash. I guess the lesson is buy unpopular 4x4s when they're 15-19 years old and cheap and just sit on them

I brought a 94 Suzuki Vitara for $1400 in 2017? blown radiator, 93,000 miles. Just did the timing, serviced the transmission, full service and all that offroad little dick shit and wheeled the ever loving shit out of it and was a alright daily driver for years. Everyone suddenly wants one now and Ive seen people paying upwards to 10k for them and around 15k for a Samuari. Don't know why, they are a nightmare to work on, slow as even on stock tyres, or re-geared. You ever tried changing a starter on a Suzuki 1.6? I'd rather stick my dick in a hot exhaust and sear it off.

 

[Torque Wheeler]

An empty Focus can do it, using neutral peel out, then shifting to 2nd gear at start, using 3rd at two seconds to gear up to 50 MPH followed by 4th gear to 60 MPH in at the Third Second. Stabilize the engine in 5th gear.

I suppose it depends on where to start counting.

Most people start the timer as soon as the car moves forward.

You know, I had this entire spreadsheet spun up with gear ratios, different final drives, tire diameters, power curves, drag coefficients etc., but I decided it would be best to just post this instead of trying to get my graphing calculator running again:

Also, what is a neutral peel out? I would hate to see your clutch

 

[mindlessobserver]

Most people start the timer as soon as the car moves forward.

You know, I had this entire spreadsheet spun up with gear ratios, different final drives, tire diameters, power curves, drag coefficients etc., but I decided it would be best to just post this instead of trying to get my graphing calculator running again:View attachment 3310028
Also, what is a neutral peel out? I would hate to see your clutch

Something you don't do very often. Rev the engine up to 3,000 RPM in Neutral, Shift into gear and go. You can do it by shifting into 2nd gear while holding down on the clutch fully engaged, and once you have the rpm let it go by lifting on the clutch slowly. Not a good thing to do on the regular.

Under normal conditions acceleration to 60 MPH does take about 8 seconds if you push it naturally.

 

[Torque Wheeler]

Something you don't do very often. Rev the engine up to 3,000 RPM in Neutral, Shift into gear and go. You can do it by shifting into 2nd gear while holding down on the clutch fully engaged, and once you have the rpm let it go by lifting on the clutch slowly. Not a good thing to do on the regular.

Under normal conditions acceleration to 60 MPH does take about 8 seconds if you push it naturally.

Skipping gears does not make your car move faster. That just loads down the engine.

You're basically telling me that your car accelerates faster than:
2020 Acura NSX
2021 Audi RS7
Most BMW M3s
Every stock Corvette ever made besides the Z51 stingray (I don't know my vettes)
Every Dodge Viper
2020 Ferrari Portofino
2017 Ford GT MK1
2020 Shelby GT500 Mustang
Almost every Lamborghini
Almost every Lotus
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Most Teslas
Every Toyota Supra

You are retarded

 

[The Last Stand]

I want to talk about the best economy car ever made by the hands of man. The Ford Focus SE manual transmission.

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This is perhaps the cheapest sports car on the market. Because it's not marketed as a sports car. But this vehicle combines a low center of gravity, with a narrow profile and an engine designed for vehicles twice it's size. With a Manual transmission onboard it can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds, it can make uturns on a dime, it can even do the "Tokyo Drift" around corners. It's also light weight enough to use gravity to get around, saving fuel economy (if you are using manual) and the narrow profile means it can sneak through tight spaces in cities other cars cannot get through.

It's an amazing vehicle and whoever designed it is a God amongst men that Ford never respected.

It does look good, NGL.



Were muscle cars like this fuel efficient?

 

[Shidoen]

Alright i'm gonna say it. The only good car colors are blue with white stripes or white with blue stripes.

 

[Bassomatic]

Alright i'm gonna say it. The only good car colors are blue with white stripes or white with blue stripes.

I'm cool with only french blue.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

An empty Focus can do it, using neutral peel out, then shifting to 2nd gear at start, using 3rd at two seconds to gear up to 50 MPH followed by 4th gear to 60 MPH in at the Third Second. Stabilize the engine in 5th gear.

I suppose it depends on where to start counting.

I'm pretty sure you're trolling, but if not, I just want to say that usually people start counting well before they're already at 40mph.

I had a '16 ST for a while and while it was a quick little car and a hoot to drive, it was a 6-ish second to 60 car at best and only with an insane clutch-drop launch (holy wheel hop, Batman!) that only magazine writers would do, since they return it after a week.

 

[DNA_JACKED]

Something you don't do very often. Rev the engine up to 3,000 RPM in Neutral, Shift into gear and go. You can do it by shifting into 2nd gear while holding down on the clutch fully engaged, and once you have the rpm let it go by lifting on the clutch slowly. Not a good thing to do on the regular.

Under normal conditions acceleration to 60 MPH does take about 8 seconds if you push it naturally.

I'll give you a million bucks if you can show a video of a focus manual, bone stock, beating a mustang gt500, which is what a 3.0-60 time would do.

 

[mindlessobserver]

I'll give you a million bucks if you can show a video of a focus manual, bone stock, beating a mustang gt500, which is what a 3.0-60 time would do.

Yeah, I was being a bit bourbon induced hyperbolic last night.

 

[TiggerNits]

Put off road tires and steelies on the GX. Climbed a small mountain trail with it on a windy but 95 degree day. Wife and kids were happy with the comfort. I wanna put a bigger skid plate and steel bumper on it now

 

[lemonsensei]

Anyone know about the Ford Maverick that was released this year? Can’t eat out with my parents without my old man talking about it. Just know it’s an entry level truck that’s relatively cheap.

 

[Car Won't Crank]

Anyone know about the Ford Maverick that was released this year? Can’t eat out with my parents without my old man talking about it. Just know it’s an entry level truck that’s relatively cheap.

Like many cars, the Maverick is high demand low supply due to all the shortages and stuff going around. It shares the same chassis as the Bronco Sport.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

Like many cars, the Maverick is high demand low supply due to all the shortages and stuff going around. It shares the same chassis as the Bronco Sport.

AKA: It's pretty much a Ford Escape, which means that most of the dirty parts are well-sorted by now.

 

[Torque Wheeler]

It does look good, NGL.

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Were muscle cars like this fuel efficient?

Anyone know about the Ford Maverick that was released this year? Can’t eat out with my parents without my old man talking about it. Just know it’s an entry level truck that’s relatively cheap.

It's an extremely fuel efficient vehicle for inner city lesbians to drive to the farmers market. I put the XLT model on the company budget this year but I have yet to test drive one. It's a paradigm shift from most trucks selling on average 60k+ in the states. Ford is betting big on a untapped market of people who just want a cheap vehicle with a bed instead of a luxury mall crawler. A return to form with utilitarian transport before the dodge 1500 came to ruin the party

 

[Torque Wheeler]

Yeah, I was being a bit bourbon induced hyperbolic last night.

Damn you had me thinking it was a baitpost and I ate it up like a moron

 

[Bassomatic]

So, Saturday morning Mrs basso wanted to be social and I was out playing rugby, why she can't come along and watch me bully people with a ball is another story.

But she took my jaguar to local cars and coffee I had no idea we had. I made a cheat sheet with details like... Engine size etc. She isn't into cars but hung with my bro and people gawked so all cool.

There was one guy with a blown roush who was apparently cool af and hopes to cross paths. Iirc his was an 06 I'm told.

While im a social cat and over all polite I hate car meets, rather drive than stand with a finger up my ass making people look at my car they don't own.

But seems the cars and coffee had cool people and good time. Also the coffee was free that's a plus.