Mitsubishi FTO vs. Nissan Silvia

SG · Post by SG » Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:29 pm

the reason i bought a fto was because of the handling and the lightweightedness of it, and thats it. oh and the styling

you can haev power any day with any normal car but when can you have a light-weight good looking car thats brilliant around corners

(before mods) and that also sounds like a v12 ferrari on occasion

YAF28F · Post by **YAF28F** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:29 pm

I'll just have to make a comment here. I've got a FTO gpx and recently a R32 GTR now. Both are great cars. I still don't understand why everyone has to go this car is better than that car. If there was one ultimate car, then everyone would be getting it and wouldn't that be boring?

eg. 1 car will be more expensive than the other, 1 car will look better than the other, 1 can will handle in the dry better than the other , etc.

Sure the GTR is faster, but it's also noiser, more thirsty and more maintainece. where the FTO looks good, decent at most things(not the best) but very liveable.

I think the best thing to tell people that bag FTO's that it's more of an all rounder rather than just a drag car.

Michael

MattG · Post by **MattG** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:04 pm

You should buy a Honda S2000

Star_Lancer · Post by **Star_Lancer** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:15 pm

Comparing a Silvia to an FTO is like comparing apples to oranges.

Both have very different characteristics.

FTO is a FF N/A high revving fun car that is economical (well for a V6 anyway) below 5k and above that through turns it eats most other cars that i have come across in my opinion.

You could always turbo an FTO I suppose, but it kinda defeats the purpose of keeping it N/A

vivek · Post by **vivek** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:46 pm

MAN all i know is that FTO looks really cool. I had the option to either get an fto or skyline gts-t. i got fto, simply coz it looks cooler (ma opinion) and coz chicks find it better looking than the skyline gts-t.

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:24 pm

Exact same thing I did.

Took an R33 GTS-T for a test drive....then went in an FTO.

shue · Post by **shue** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:48 pm

this post should be like deleted. cant realy compare a front wheel drive to a rear wheel can u. i like an fto better coz its not so damn common as a silvia or a skyline. as for performance how many of the silvia owners really drift or what have u , the only time i drifted i remember is when i slammed mine into my neighbours . n yea the fto handles a whole lot better than a skyline or a silvia

OC · Post by OC » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:50 pm

Go the FTO

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:51 pm

Says he!! The defector!!

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:10 pm

shue wrote:this post should be like deleted. cant realy compare a front wheel drive to a rear wheel can u. i like an fto better coz its not so damn common as a silvia or a skyline. as for performance how many of the silvia owners really drift or what have u , the only time i drifted i remember is when i slammed mine into my neighbours . n yea the fto handles a whole lot better than a skyline or a silvia

Well this kinda topic will keep coming up, & it had been for the past yrs, so its good to have this post for newbie as a reference point.

Ohh & i do drift and drag my silvia a lot when i had it heheehehe

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:47 pm

all cars handle well with the right mods...

having been to a couple track days i have seen a number of well setup cars... haha...

after these track day it just made me realize that suspension & tyres are soo soo important...

it is really hard to compare these cars... but some people just compare them by power | 1/4 mile time

I wouldn't mind a S15, they are really nice...

OC · Post by OC » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:03 pm

Bennoz wrote:Says he!! The defector!!

Hey! Just trying to keep this in a positive 'notion'

Post by **Bennoz** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:22 am

OC wrote:
Bennoz wrote:Says he!! The defector!!
Hey! Just trying to keep this in a positive 'notion'

Just playin with ya OC

Hows the Stag treating ya? I notice you've been a busy boy on the Nissan Forum

mr_bishi · Post by **mr_bishi** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:10 am

Senyo wrote: He also calls them "wog boxes" which i also dont understand seeing as though its primarily Asian drivers who own and drive them...

You may not know this but wog is/was actually derived from Westernised Oriental Gentleman so the guy is right......but then so is his car!

At least the fto isn't named after a girl!

......Skyline wanna be mofo!

Rich UK · Post by **Rich UK** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:32 am

Yeh, what a stupid name!

Hey, who turned out the lights?

Post by **Bennoz** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:39 am

Just_Rich-UK wrote:Yeh, what a stupid name!

Hey, who turned out the lights?

Scary.... she can find you thousands of miles away...

What am I saying, so can mine

Rich UK · Post by **Rich UK** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:45 am

This can be sewn back on right?

Sooo much blood, I can see a light!

OC · Post by OC » Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:13 pm

Bennoz wrote:
OC wrote:
Bennoz wrote:Says he!! The defector!!
Hey! Just trying to keep this in a positive 'notion'
Just playin with ya OC

Hows the Stag treating ya? I notice you've been a busy boy on the Nissan Forum

You want an honest answer?

I havnt got the damn thing yet...

On the ship Ocotber 20th, so I 'should' have it start of December or so

Doesnt really matter to me....as long as its here before I get my P's

Yea I have been a busy boy

Chasing 500 posts before the end of the weekend...

As I told Bucket...I'm going to have to give your FTO's a track battle one day......FTO Aus vs SAU

FTO AUSTRALIA

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