Srsly. Cars are f'ing quick now. I remember when the LT1 Gen4 F-Body came out and the automotive press was beside themselves with praise over the 0-60 performance of 5.7 seconds. It was a fantastically quick car at that time. Now we have a Corvette below 3 seconds.
And base Gts that will do 0-60 below 4 seconds stock.
Reminded me of similar experience. Before the Mustang, I had a Mazda Protege Speed. Nice balanced Turbo 4. Fun to drive and very fast. Early ride home on interstate and running pretty hard with bird dog set out.........come up to someone running 65 in left lane in a 4-door family car. Safe distance back coasting up to him blip the lights for him to move over. Nah, see the puff of smoke come out of the exhaust. So, I just follow along about fire lengths back rolling past 100 to around 115 when he's topped out. At this time, we are coming up slight rise and I get one squawk from the bird dog and then just then we hit the top of the rise and a 1/4 mile away is an overpass. Bird dog goes 5x5 on signal. I immediately hard brake and roll down to 55 MPH while genius is still running flat out. Go under over pass and now in rear view see State Trooper rolling hard down entrance ramp. Trooper come roaring up adjacent to me jams brakes briefly running side by side, looks over at me and give me the No-No-No finger wave, cracks a wide grin and roaring off goes after genius still running flat out. Catch up a couple of miles later and he's got this guy pulled over and to my surprise ignored me letting me roll by. Used up a lot of lucky points that day as sure the ticket would have been enormous with potential go to jail as fast as we were going. Morale to story, play where its safe and be careful.
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Rockland County....Guy from Jersey calling NYC bad....LOL
My wife and I sat in this car on Wednesday at the auto show. It's a Camry TRD V6. Sticker price is less than a base Mustang GT and the back seat is like a couch. You can fit 5 adults comfortably in it while hauling a**.
The problem with the TRD version is that it's quite frankly, a complete joke. Most of the package contents are just aesthetic changes like the red stitching and red seatbelts. The ground effects, wheels, calipers, and probably some other things I'm forgetting. I think the only actual performance change relates to the damper stiffness, and that's it. Not even an LSD to help you with that screamin' v6 powering the two front wheels.My wife and I sat in this car on Wednesday at the auto show. It's a Camry TRD V6. Sticker price is less than a base Mustang GT and the back seat is like a couch. You can fit 5 adults comfortably in it while hauling a**.
Look at that interior!
They are nice. I went looking at a Supra a couple of weeks ago, and ended up equally impressed with the TRD that was also occupying the showroom. Both made the fit and finish of my '15 look like a fox body.
I don't see it as a performance car, but as a sporty version of a very practical and well-made sedan. It's also a price bargain in every way imaginable. Toyota has come a long way in design. Honda used to beat them in sporty-natured sedans, but not anymore. The new Accord is just frumpy compared to the Camry XSE or TRD. The well-made interior makes this more of a comparison with a BMW 5-series and frankly, for half the price, I'd take this Camry over a 5-series all day long. Every day.
Also, I'm really done w/ FWD vs. RWD arguments. Yes, for pure racing and drifting you'll want RWD, but if you think a FWD car cannot be a badass performer, let me introduce you to the Civic Type R ... You may be seeing its tail lights, especially in a corner. (yes I realize the Type R *does* have a front LSD, as did my Civic Si (2014).
Are u losing the bubble? This site is Mustang 6G. Way more people drive Camry than Mustang, but muscle is it's own market segment, different buyers. Who modifies a Camry? My S550 V6/6R80, I would not trade it for two Camrys. I put over $1K Steeda undercarriage in it, front extreme G-Trac brace, twin rear IRS braces, camber plates, billet rear vertical links, adjustable rear toe links, $300 H&R 25 mm Track Spacers. You don't see that stuff except the wider track but It is a different car with the mods. It sounds different on the road. These mods are real. Dialed in about 1 degree more negative camber front and rear and with +50 mm track and the chassis improvements the car corners like a Porsche. Did an SCT tuner to kill the NTSB factory nanny tune and tighten the shift points. I look like a guy enjoying every yard i drive. That is why every sumbitch with a throttle under his foot has to jump on my case and prove his car is better. I prefer a bicycle to front wheel drive. I prefer Mustang. Enjoy your Camry.
I'm confused by your irrational rant. My wife liked the Camry. We sat it it at the auto show. If we bought that, it would replace the Prius. Not the Mustang. Slow your roll.
TMI I prefer Mustangs.
I thought I was highjacked to the Toyota Forum.Are u losing the bubble? This site is Mustang 6G. Way more people drive Camry than Mustang, but muscle is it's own market segment, different buyers. Who modifies a Camry? My S550 V6/6R80, I would not trade it for two Camrys. I put over $1K Steeda undercarriage in it, front extreme G-Trac brace, twin rear IRS braces, camber plates, billet rear vertical links, adjustable rear toe links, $300 H&R 25 mm Track Spacers. You don't see that stuff except the wider track but It is a different car with the mods. It sounds different on the road. These mods are real. Dialed in about 1 degree more negative camber front and rear and with +50 mm track and the chassis improvements the car corners like a Porsche. Did an SCT tuner to kill the NTSB factory nanny tune and tighten the shift the points. I look like a guy enjoying every yard i drive. That is why every sumbitch with a throttle under his foot has to jump on my case and prove his car is better. I prefer a bicycle to front wheel drive. I prefer Mustang. Enjoy your Camry.
Have you actually been in a 5 series? Toyota makes a quality product, but it is no BMW, at least in terms of materials quality and luxury. Even their lexus stuff tends to be a steps down from all the German interiors.