FTO AUSTRALIA

hi guys.

first up, i'm sorta newb on FTO's, and i've been searching websites about FTO's but couldn't find many useful ones.

anyways, my question is

"What are the differences between a GPX and a GPvR"

i know the obvious differences like the seats, and the power folding mirrors and digital aircon etc, but are there any differences between the two performance wise?

as in, are the engine compression ratios any different,

how much lighter is the version R as compared to the GPX?

is the suspensions on the gpvr any different to the gpx - is it stiffer/softer etc

gpvr - is there any anti-roll?


okay now....my gpvr compared to other gpvr:
its an import ( i think they all are) anyway

i dont have ABS, is it supposed to?
i dont have electronic stability management ( i read somewhere its supposed to)
umm, and my car tends to understeer a lot in fast corners...i have adjustable suspensions and stuff btw...just wondering whether it was just me or not .__."

thanks for any answers guys!

The performance spec for the GPX and GPvr are pretty much the same. The possible exception to this is the that the Version R Aero in later models has a slightly higher power density. Dont know if this makes any difference or is maybe a typo, but there you are. GPvR does have the LSD and this makes a significant difference in the wet and with respect to cornering.

Version R is slightly lighter and the manual is lighter than the auto. No FTO has Electronic Stability Control, but some do have traction control as an option. ABS was an option on some Version R's, but later madels it came standard I think. All FTO's are imports, so no difference there unless you happen to get a hold of a UK ralliart one (which is unlikely) which has a couple of ralliart bits added to it (no engine mods though I dont think)

I think that covers most of what you were asking.

As dstocks said but you will always get an element of understeer being front wheel drive yo can elimenate this to a certain degree by suspension setup but it will always be there when you push too hard

i think the gpvr also has a different design of front drop links ?

And comes with 20mm swaybars standard. Front lower conrtol arms arm also different to all other pre 97 models (was standardized across the range after 97 thou.)

if you dont want it to oversteer around corners, keep the nose down (let off the accelerator slightly) and find the 50/50 balance point between front and rear.
if you keep holding the throttle down around a corner, the foward momentum takes the weight off the front tyres, thus losing grip.
you should take it to a track meet to find this properly

thanks a lot everyone, its helped heaps.

cos i was just looking at the two, and wasn't too sure about them both in performance wise.

cheers