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I supported Toymods
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Sportivo on the road & Thoughts
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Sat, 14 February 2004 20:49
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Spotted the new corollas on the road.. A black hatch with a sportivo badge. I checked it out and witnessed that the driver was a chick?
so I go heh nah its just a sticker 
Moment of truth. We turned off and I just wathced it accelerate and wow! I was impressive on how it pulled even at low speeds.
That thing really hauls! I was pointing out to my dad who was shot gun - Damm dad check out how the new corolla just pulls away and its a 30year old lady driver!
She just pulled car lengths on us. The power delivery on that thing looks like a supercharger from behind! Its just so smooth and linear it must have a close ratio gearbox?
Impressions - It left me and a magna verada v6 3.5L for dead and the magna was giving it so i took it to 5.5k where the good old 4AGE starts to make passing power and got a nose infront so I could check out where the sportivo went. At the next lights that thing just got infront by 400m's instantly as i whatched it from behind. The engine wasn't roaring it just made holes in traffic for its self!
Has anybody got one of these babies? Id sure love a 2ZZGE in my AE93 
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The Eastwood MASSIVE !
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Re: Sportivo on the road & Thoughts
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Sun, 15 February 2004 01:45
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Seen a few in traffic , most with cannon's 
At wakefield I was right behind a sportivo when we hit the main straight , at the end of the straight he was only about 40-50 metres infront of me. They must have a bit of weight to em.
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Sportivo on the road & Thoughts
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Sun, 15 February 2004 01:46
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They are the same motors as the Celica but the Celica bogs down really bad at the start... The rolla doesn't though so it's wicked and quick from take off...
I test drove one last week and hit the 6500rpm powerband in 3rd gear... That seemed so bloody quick too  ...
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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Re: Sportivo on the road & Thoughts
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Sun, 15 February 2004 02:25
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well like i said. i was on the street and a a responsible driver i do not particapte in drags or illegal racing.
but i was just crusing along and would boot it a second to see if i could draw in closer. damm vvt-i just kept pulling away
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Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Sportivo on the road & Thoughts
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Sun, 15 February 2004 04:53
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If it's a 2ZZ engine then it has VVTL-i doesn't it?
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Sydney
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July 2003
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Re: Sportivo on the road & Thoughts
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Tue, 17 February 2004 09:00
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Yeah thats right.
The standard rolla is a VVT-i 1ZZ-FE engine.
Even that goes hard at times...
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Sydney
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Re: Sportivo on the road & Thoughts
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Sat, 21 February 2004 09:27
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xfader: i've had my sportivo for about 1 month now.
i had a 2002 Levin manual and traded it in for a sportivo. Best thing i've ever done 
1ZZ-FE to the 2ZZ-GE dayem! 
Powerband is 6,000rpm - 8,300rpm
max power = 141kw @ 7,800 RPM
max torque = 180nm 6,800 RPM
when shifts are done correctly, the stivo can do 0-100 in under 8 secs..around 7.5 or so. and the quarter in 15 sec. this is in STOCK form.
it's a 6 spd manual too. close ratio. 220km/hr in 5th and 6th to go still! hahaha
they're great little sleepers!
i've taken on a non turbo supra = side my side and only shifting at 7,900 (which means i drop out of lift when i change gears) but he didn't leave me and i didn't leave him.
also a 3.8 VR/VS commodore = spanked him
i can't wait to take on the new Type R.
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