deborahjLinares
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Today we are going to have a run between Type R vs WRX STI.
Two of the most powerful FWD cars on market today. This should be fun.
Since it's all about power, torque, and traction, let's take a look at them first.
Type R has more horsepower but WRX STI has more torque. Type R has 40 more kg curb weight but STI also has less RWD drive which should make it slower to 60mph.
Type R is still FWD so it will loose this battle. But not by much because it has a 7200RPM redline while STI only revs 6000 times per minute.
Let's see the 0-60 times.
Type R is faster by 1.5 seconds on paper but that's enough for WRX STI to stay in front around the corners because of its AWD system.
Let's see them accelerating from 80 to 120mph (129-193km/h) after braking at 40mph. so visit JDM Cars for more information.
Type R makes this distance in 19 seconds and 9/10 th of a second while STI does this run in 22 seconds flat.
They both need to brake at 40mph but Type R has to stop again from 120mph because it's speedometer doesn't go any higher (haha). This is where STI beats Type R by 0.6 seconds.
The length of the straight line is around 400m so it doesn't matter too much which car wins but if we take a look at the power curve, Type R needs 1 second more to reach top speed from 80mph so it's not as good on high speeds as STI. It's also interesting how their top speeds are very similar.
Two of the most powerful FWD cars on market today. This should be fun.
Since it's all about power, torque, and traction, let's take a look at them first.
Type R has more horsepower but WRX STI has more torque. Type R has 40 more kg curb weight but STI also has less RWD drive which should make it slower to 60mph.
Type R is still FWD so it will loose this battle. But not by much because it has a 7200RPM redline while STI only revs 6000 times per minute.
Let's see the 0-60 times.
Type R is faster by 1.5 seconds on paper but that's enough for WRX STI to stay in front around the corners because of its AWD system.
Let's see them accelerating from 80 to 120mph (129-193km/h) after braking at 40mph. so visit JDM Cars for more information.
Type R makes this distance in 19 seconds and 9/10 th of a second while STI does this run in 22 seconds flat.
They both need to brake at 40mph but Type R has to stop again from 120mph because it's speedometer doesn't go any higher (haha). This is where STI beats Type R by 0.6 seconds.
The length of the straight line is around 400m so it doesn't matter too much which car wins but if we take a look at the power curve, Type R needs 1 second more to reach top speed from 80mph so it's not as good on high speeds as STI. It's also interesting how their top speeds are very similar.
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