ae86 vs. Kp starlet - handling

Volodkovich · Post by **Volodkovich** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:29 pm

yea, or te71. i've got a te71 liftback. Somehow the coupe's are just much cooler though...

fangsport · Post by **fangsport** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:48 pm

Volodkovich wrote:yea, or te71. i've got a te71 liftback. Somehow the coupe's are just much cooler though...

is that because the liftbacks handle like a bowl of jelly and have the structural integrity of a piece of sponge???

Volodkovich · Post by **Volodkovich** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:51 pm

wouldnt have thought they would be much different to a coupe? Haven't driven a coupe though

fangsport · Post by **fangsport** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:59 pm

Volodkovich wrote:wouldnt have thought they would be much different to a coupe? Haven't driven a coupe though

my coupe when it had the motor in it, could get 2 wheels off the ground earlier than the L/B when lifted from the same point , and the l/b has a cage in it. the doors of the coupe would still open and shut, whereas the liftback needed to be forced.

back on subject.
kp60 would be way lighter and way cheaper to build, and it is possible to alter the track and wheelbase to get a similar ratio to the AE/KE/TE platform.

KP for the win.

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:16 am

frost wrote:^^^ do that and your just a wanabe, i'd love a ke71 coupe...wait is that what there called?

where i reckon if you paint ya car like that ^ your a wannabe! :lol:

notchback/sedans tend to be stiffer and lighter than coupe/fastback equivalants.
hence why most factory race ae86s were the notch backs in group A and rally.