2014/05/09 14:37:36
Mrskylighter
yeah the standard engine AW11s are too slow haha :)
 
MR2QIK
Your AW11 has a 3SGTE though.....lol
 
Personally, I think AW11 with 3SGTE or v6 would be one the best possible drivers car your could ever own without moving into exotics.




2014/05/09 15:46:05
dwoodcob .
I would agree that the 4age is a little under powered by todays standards. However the feel and sound of those engine are amazing. The experience you get from driving a 4age Aw11 is worth the loss in power I feel.
 
In the end the low power output is why I went for the AW11 SC, I never thought it mattered that much till I drove one. I would still have a NA AW11 any day over the other generations. The raw driving experience you get from one just cant be beaten. Plus the angles, got to love that boxy shape.
2014/05/09 21:57:21
5SGTE
I remember 1994, grade 10, sitting in the school library reading 'Wheels" ( pretty cool they kept this sort of literature).  This particular article was about the Jap spec SW20 and i remember thinking it would be a 'cool' car to own.  Only a few weeks later my Dad came home with a new 'Bathurst', (which we still have with 53xxxkm on it) and between that and my then obsession with the 'turbo variant' in the mag the seed was planted, I was going to have a turbo sdub one day.
 
In 2000 I was almost old enough to insure a turbo vehicle and had saved a few bucks so the hunt began.  I looked at a few, drove my first car with coilovers, and eventually found what i still have in the shed today. I've not done much (or anything now I think about it) to the body but there isn't anything mechanical that hasn't been touched at some point.
 
Therefore the sdub is my fav.  I have come close to buying an Adub a few times now but with a wife and young fella this has had to take a back seat for a few more years.  I'm sorry to say though that the Spyder does nothing for me at all. 
 
The one thing I absolutely love about these vehicles is the comradery they've created.  Never on any of the cruise meets (or on forums for that matter((mostly) have I seen ego or lack of respect.  Old and young alike we all share a common enjoyment.  I have made many friends through what should simply be a car.
2014/05/10 10:32:50
datafunk
aw11 > sw20 > mr-s
 
this thread needs a poll!
2014/05/12 18:45:05
dwoodcob .
I plan to poll this tread once its got a couple more responses. So keep up the interesting banter.
2014/05/12 19:36:41
dylmrt
In terms of pure driving pleasure around twisties, I would have to say the AW11 is my favourite. The smile it puts on the face without having that much power is just more than what I get out of the SW20.
 
However, as an overall package I prefer the SW20. Its a more practical car, the power makes it fun to drive anywhere including freeways (the AW11 is not so much fun on a straight road), there's more space and just a tad more to comfortable overall than the AW11.
 
This is ofcourse trying to compare the stock aw11 with my sw20 when it was relatively stock. as it is now, the SW20 and AW11 give me totally different things.
 
ZZW hmmm... i'm in the same boat as Jay. To me, they over engineered the AW11 and the SW20. The ZZW30 just felt like they just wanted to make something to compete with the MX5, as opposed to really make an excellent machine.
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