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That car is MAD!! I found out about it in Road & Track and it has AWSOME power and transmission. I mean,this things transmission puts manual to shame. It has a V10 with 507 hp and 384 torque. And the transmission is, I belive, an intergraded 7 speed sequencial tranmission. Im not to sure the exact name of the trans but its AWSOME from what I read. Id post the article but im not sure if that illegal.
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Turbonator 2000 Toyota Celica
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YEP it is just a bigger version of the M3
"If you dont like Hair blowers why would you like Turbo's"
Last car '92 Eagle Talon TSI AWD, R.I.P, Current car '00 Toyota Celica GT-S. Next car Fully Built 1st Gen AWD DSM.
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Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT
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very sexy indeed 
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Masta OC 2003 Toyota Celica
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Indeed, an awesome car... but too many gizmo's for me. You have to push a button on the dash to have the engine produce 507 HP. Under normal conditions, it runs at 400 HP to raise efficiency. There are also three different settings for the suspension that can be adjusted from inside the vehicle, three different settings for the shifter, and a different mode for "launching" the car when racing. That's just ridiculous. When I get into a supercar, I want to push in the clutch, pick my gear, and go... not fumble around with six computer systems built into the dash before I can race.
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Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT
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^^it makes ppl feel like they're cool 
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Senior Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT
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i think the options are awesome! family car/ super car..exactly what a succesful man that has money for a nice car, but not 10 of them (each for a different mood) is going to buy. id i had the money for an m5 id choose it over a lot of cars
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i raced one...
outcome : M5>me
haha... he waved as he went by me
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sequential transmission is a clutchless manual. looks like it's the new craze...
probably the reason it has different setting for shifting and launching is because the lack of the clutch denies you complete control of how your car goes, so it's an attempt to put more control back in the hands of the driver.
I definitely wouldn't mind owning one...
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easier to shift; hence, it's for people who doesn't know how to drive manual, and they think they're cool driving it... 
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i like the M3's...but i like these even better...but i agree with Rev, you want to drive the car when you hop in, not fiddle with all the buttons 
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C'mon & hit me! 2000 Toyota Celica GTS
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easier to shift; hence, it's for people who doesn't know how to drive manual, and they think they're cool driving it... F1 drivers drive sequential manuals...are you telling me michael schumacher doesn't know how to drive?
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^^ exactly, with paddle shifting you won't even have to take your hands off the steering wheel.
The Mclaren F1 uses a paddle shifter...and several Ferraris...
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easier to shift; hence, it's for people who doesn't know how to drive manual, and they think they're cool driving it... F1 drivers drive sequential manuals...are you telling me michael schumacher doesn't know how to drive? Yes, but their sequential manual transmissions don't have "sport", "comfort", and "full-auto" mode.
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easier to shift; hence, it's for people who doesn't know how to drive manual, and they think they're cool driving it... F1 drivers drive sequential manuals...are you telling me michael schumacher doesn't know how to drive? Yes, but their sequential manual transmissions don't have "sport", "comfort", and "full-auto" mode. i agree then...that is ghey...
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the sequential is gonna be an option when it comes to the US. I heard that we are getting a 6 speed standard manual, and that the sequential is like teaching a girl how to drive stick.
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sweet stuff! 
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This is some really really old news.
Enzo Ferrari " You may be a Ferrari owner; but, you may not necessarly be a Ferrari Driver."
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so who cares.. i didnt know about it.. geese.. some of us dont find out about things like this..
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useless without pix 
![[Linked Image]](https://celicahobby.com/forums/attach/1953483609-sig46.jpg) Ask yourself one question. Is the juice worth the squeeze?
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I wouldn't bash the M5 for being the top performance sedan out there. If BMW wanted it to be an all out sports car...it would have a 7-speed manual. and the button to put it in it's aggressive mode (m-drive) is on the steering wheel...you push it and there you go...it's not exactly fiddling. For launching you push either the same button or one right next to it...push the gas to the floor...and the computer revs it to it's optimum launch...and you're off like a rocket. BMW's all new transmission is also i believe the fastest 'paddle shift' trans out there. Another thing that's cool...is it has the capability to basically design your own ecu/fuel management system or whatever you want to call it. Props for a 2 ton 4 door boat that can haul ass...rev a v-10 as high as our 4-bangers...plus have a ton of totally trick features.
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My next car will be an E46 M3. Although, I wouldn't mind an m5. 
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anyone besides me realize that big v10 makes peak power at 7800 rpms bmw says redline starts at 8K!!!!!!!! on a freakin v10, thats just sick.
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^^ exactly, with paddle shifting you won't even have to take your hands off the steering wheel.
The Mclaren F1 uses a paddle shifter...and several Ferraris... The McLaren F1 has a stick shift.
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Originally the M5 had the same 400 hp v8 as the z8...the v10 is new news to me
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^^ exactly, with paddle shifting you won't even have to take your hands off the steering wheel.
The Mclaren F1 uses a paddle shifter...and several Ferraris... The McLaren F1 has a stick shift. What version of the F1 is that? There are several versions out there, and I believe some of them do have paddle shift... EDIT: I stand corrected, I can't find an F1 with a paddle shift. However I have seen Ferraris and a few others with it.
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