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Anybody watch this show on Speedvision?
It is horrible!!! The whole premise of the show is a USA vs. Euro vs. JDM shootout....
The contestants:
MK V Jetta (Auto)
Cobalt SS
and.....
1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)
K...um....first we have an I5 FF NA car, mated to an automatic, vs. a 5-speed I4 FF FI (supercharged) car vs. possible the best I6 twin turbocharged, 5-speed, mated to possibly the best AWD system and 4 wheel steering....
In stock trim the R32 would obliterate both cars...what's more, XS Engineering has fully blueprinted the engine, all new suspension (I mean geometry, mounting points, everything)....
And of all things, ABD is doing the Jetta...they've slapped on a devastatingly powerful off-the-shelf sway bar and new shocks and springs...oh and the 900hp imitation carbon-fiber engine cover....yeah. Amazing. As if the matchup wasn't already one-sided, ABD has proven that when faced against overwhelming opposition from a twin-turbo AWD vehicle, the engine cover can make the difference between a win and a loss.
Then, on the cobalt, basically the only thing they are keeping from the cobalt is its engine and are throwing that in a different car's body (basically)....
I don't know if the purpose of the show is to make American and Euro car tuners look like idiots compared to tuners that deal with Japanese cars, but that's what they're doing....As if ABD didn't already have a reputation as the mickey mouse tuner shop of the Euro car world, this show will cement it...
It is horrible!!! The whole premise of the show is a USA vs. Euro vs. JDM shootout....
The contestants:
MK V Jetta (Auto)
Cobalt SS
and.....
1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)
K...um....first we have an I5 FF NA car, mated to an automatic, vs. a 5-speed I4 FF FI (supercharged) car vs. possible the best I6 twin turbocharged, 5-speed, mated to possibly the best AWD system and 4 wheel steering....
In stock trim the R32 would obliterate both cars...what's more, XS Engineering has fully blueprinted the engine, all new suspension (I mean geometry, mounting points, everything)....
And of all things, ABD is doing the Jetta...they've slapped on a devastatingly powerful off-the-shelf sway bar and new shocks and springs...oh and the 900hp imitation carbon-fiber engine cover....yeah. Amazing. As if the matchup wasn't already one-sided, ABD has proven that when faced against overwhelming opposition from a twin-turbo AWD vehicle, the engine cover can make the difference between a win and a loss.
Then, on the cobalt, basically the only thing they are keeping from the cobalt is its engine and are throwing that in a different car's body (basically)....
I don't know if the purpose of the show is to make American and Euro car tuners look like idiots compared to tuners that deal with Japanese cars, but that's what they're doing....As if ABD didn't already have a reputation as the mickey mouse tuner shop of the Euro car world, this show will cement it...
. The solidified it for me.
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