I also have a 2000 Celica GTS. It is TERRIBLE on the autocross course.
Turn-in is "moderate". Power band STINKS. It is also an open dif, and
the power band hits so abruptly -- when it finally does -- that the car
will simply understeer off-course if you're turning! Talk about
wheelspin on corner exit! It won't be competitive in GS unless the
course is a drag strip.. and ONLY a drag strip. If you have moderate
speed corners, you're screwed.
It's for sale if anyone thinks differently! <G> Not a bad street car,
OK as a 'ricer', but NOT an autocrosser.
By the way, if anyone tells you that a Mini handles like a go kart,
they've not driven a REAL go kart!
Bob Monday
Neon ACR, Mini S and F125 - WOO HOO!
Celica GTS - BOO BOO!
--- Brian Garfield <garfield@mini2.com> wrote:
> Kim, I'll go ahead and respond since I (and my co-driver) was the
> only
> Cooper S at Nationals this year.
> <snip>
> As for the Celica GTS, I know of plenty of people that realize that
> car will
> only be faster on certain courses. I've been told by people who
> drive both
> that the GT has better torque. And having driven a GT-S, everyone
> seems to
> agree that it drops out of it's power band when shifted.
>
> We all know here that you can't class a car based on only
> power-to-weight.
> How and when the power is applied is obviously very important.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Garfield
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