http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk8-znQYC1s


i call BS. they dont know how to rate!

 

Amen!

 

it's an old vid man.

plus, i think the mini should have been included... it's got to be cheaper than the ac

 

WOW thats from what like 3 or 4 years ago? I agree on the bs call tho.

 

the srt-4 and balt were the fastest 2, thats how it always is, we get speed and cheap interiors and imports get 1st place for their refinement

 

Yeah that and our Cobalts are still being built.

 

cobalts havent been around for 3 or 4 years so less than that, but yeah its an old vid..how come they make it sound like the RSX gets 1st by a long shot??

 

Since 2005 and the 2008's are coming out now. I know my math sucks ass but doesn't
8-5=3? Also car mags get ahold of cars before the general public does so as to give thier opinions and hopefully sell more cars. EXAMPLE, the EVO X isn't sold yet but they are reviewing them currently.

As for the RSK getting 1st place thats easy its a freekin Honduh and the imports ALWAYS win when it comes to the critics.

 

I have been a drag racer since Day 1.

Snazzy interiors, a couple of less squeaks here and there ... that stuff don't mean crap to me if I keep getting left in the dust time and time again.

That's why I say NO WAY to the slower RSX, and NO WAY to the overpriced and only a tenth or two quicker Ms3 (which makes it a driver's race).

(with my rebate, I got my SS/SC for $4,000 less than a BASE Ms3).

Sucks to be Acura or Mazda ...

 

I love the comments about a stock type-s can beat a stock ss.

 

reviews have been doing this from the get go.

they title themselves all about "performance" and "speed"
but in the end they rate the cars on interiors and fit and finish.

 

You know I wasn't gonna let this one go.. Anyone who isnt familiar with where I stand on the RSX type-s, I encourage them to read the thread 'new guy with questions'. What has to happen here for you guys to concede that the cobalt is not the best all round car on the road in its segment? Obviously, I understand your bias, but you act like the world is against GM or the cobalts when they dont come in first place.. What the **** does 'Car and Driver' care who they give the number one spot to????? They are not bias like cobalt owners or like RSX owners cause they are a magazine that evaluates a car on more than just whether or not they get a rebate when purchasing.. GM will come to your door to sell you a car, we all know that.. This is an overall test.. and the RSX is better in their opinion.. Sure, it has less tourque, and sure its more expensive.. Car and driver is one of the best out there, and thses guys test the best cars in the world. I think you have to give them some credit.. Listen Im not saying the cobalts suck. But its one thing to call me a dick for saying the RSX is a better car, now your blaming Car And Driver?? Its too much!

 

"this is an overall test"


is that so.

then why did they call it "Car and Driver CHEAP SPEED"


try reading next time before you start flaming.
no one gives a **** if the acura wins. we just dont appreciate things that are proposing to rate about price vs performance, and then the hondas win cuz they have a pretty interior.
and they dont like the wing.

 

Listen to the commentary.. Listen to what they say about the SRT-4.. They say if you want just enough of a car to get you to the track and then beat the **** out of everyone there..The whole test isnt just about speed. They also talk about refinement.. Its an overall test of cheap speed.. Are you in grade 4? are you actually going to reach down this low to protect your pride in what your driving.. Oh well, your right.. Im wrong, car and driver is wrong, ACura is wrong, everyone is wrong that doesnt have a cobalt..

 

read the title of the review again, slowly......

"if you really are looking for the cheapest speed, the saturn is the one"
"cobalt was the second quickest of the group"
"dodge is no doubt the fastest"

they got 5th 4th and 3rd.

then they contradict their own article and say "if this was only about speed"
well uh....maybe they shouldnt be calling their review "cheap speed"

maybe it should be called 4 cylinder sport compact review.

the winner "is by NO means the fastest"
"but has the nicest interior"

we can tell what this review is about.
and its not "cheap speed"

 

4 of the 5 interiors looked the same. One of them being the Acura. Also, they mention that the ACR won an auto cross event... funny.... the event they won didn't have a cobalt in it's class yet. Had it been around at that time it would have waxed that ACR.

Cobalt/Redline = Great auto-x car

SRT-4 = great straight line

WRX = Good rally car

Acura = Good grocery getter

Every car has great things about them, sadly the RSX doesn't even make my hair stand up nor does it even inspire performance to me IMO. That's my opinon.

 

Nomy certain people have reading comprehension problems thats all. I've tried to help before and met the same issue you are now. The Acura IS a nice car to be sure, but its not faster, doesn't handle as well, and the brakes give up way before ours do. So of corse it would win in a speed contest, I mean everyone wants thee best interior at the track right?

 

obviously lol.

thats what makes joo fastah!

 

You mean, you ain't know dat? And the more cup holders the better!

 

well said man. couldnt have said it better.

+rep

 

lol on the wrx

"everything is perfectly placed, including the steering wheel"

wtf...where else is the steering wheel going haha.


this guys voice and talking got very annoying.

 

I don't think the reviewers are biased at all, and I really do believe that they think the RSX is the best car for the money.

However

What I don't think they do get is that they aren't the audience of who is buying these cars. When they make comments, such as the one about the SRT having too loud of an exhaust and uncomfortable seats, it doesn't fit with those of us who buy these types of cars.

Hell, the first thing we do, when we get a compact sports car, IS TO MAKE THE EXHAUST louder....we lower the cars, thereby hurting the ride quality they love. We like the confinement of the sport type seats. These are things that they can't relate to.

They rated the cars on things that they value and not what we value. If I wanted a quiet car that rode well and was peppy, then I probably would have bought an RSX, but I wanted something that was sporty, a little obnoxious, and had performance.

 

Whats so great about the RSX interior? I been in several and none of them made my dick hard. It may have a few more cup holders than the cobalt but not much more.

 

QFT! Very boring interior.