Came home from work today to find an FTO parked in the front porch. Already grinning in excitement at the sight of hot coupe... oh, boy, i just can't wait to take this baby out for a spin.
Made me skip my dinner as i headed straight for the car keys. Mom didn't seem too pleased at me for bailing out on dinner at the last minute again. Sorry ma.. =p
This cute-sy looking coupe's got to be a hit with the ladies, but hardly a favourite among the hardcore ricers. Looks a little too feminine for most guys, i think. Definitely a chick magnet on wheels...
Powered by a 2.0 litre 24 valve V6 DOHC MIVEC powerplant. Yesss... a smooth 6-cylinder howler. Was expecting it to idle like a placid pussy cat. Turned on the ignition & started the engine... only to be greeted by a raspy sounding engine note sounding like my granpa's beat up old shoe-box volvo... pretty much like it's got some racing cams installed & running on a direct exhaust system capped with a lame stock muffler.
Engine bay looks pretty much unmolested though...
Took this baby out for a quick spin (more like 2 hours of cruising =p) & lansi abit cuz i'm delaibing a spots kar bah ...
It's one heck of a heavy ride, the chassis got a real solid feel to it & is pretty fun to drive powered by a potent 6A12 powerplant pumping out about 200bhp. Hardly blindingly fast, it offers sufficient thrill factor to impress your mates, in-laws or the chick you're desperately trying to hook up with
I bet my 170bhp B16A civic can give the FTO a run for the money.
To remedy the lame-potong-stim sounding stock muffler, throw in a direct piping 2.5" exhaust coupled with an Apex'i N1 muffler. Sure way to sound f^%king fantastic. Plus people will get to hear you coming from 10 lorongs away.
Spartan & functional interior with a really cool digital climate control (air-con's really efficient - turn it on at full blast will give you frostbite, really)
It's also got an onboard navi-panel (or was that a player?) thingy that greets you when you turn on the key ignition..
A 4-speed tip-tronic gearbox adds in the fun factor in driving. Shift it & revit like a manual tranny & listen to the glorious V6 MIVEC orchestra on full song at over 7000rpm...
Always in for a suprise when dad's old-man nissan bluebird gets a servicing appointment at the workshop.
Drove back a FD3S twin-turboed Rx-7 once. Wonder when's the next appointment due?
Made me skip my dinner as i headed straight for the car keys. Mom didn't seem too pleased at me for bailing out on dinner at the last minute again. Sorry ma.. =p
This cute-sy looking coupe's got to be a hit with the ladies, but hardly a favourite among the hardcore ricers. Looks a little too feminine for most guys, i think. Definitely a chick magnet on wheels...
Powered by a 2.0 litre 24 valve V6 DOHC MIVEC powerplant. Yesss... a smooth 6-cylinder howler. Was expecting it to idle like a placid pussy cat. Turned on the ignition & started the engine... only to be greeted by a raspy sounding engine note sounding like my granpa's beat up old shoe-box volvo... pretty much like it's got some racing cams installed & running on a direct exhaust system capped with a lame stock muffler.
Engine bay looks pretty much unmolested though...
Took this baby out for a quick spin (more like 2 hours of cruising =p) & lansi abit cuz i'm delaibing a spots kar bah ...
It's one heck of a heavy ride, the chassis got a real solid feel to it & is pretty fun to drive powered by a potent 6A12 powerplant pumping out about 200bhp. Hardly blindingly fast, it offers sufficient thrill factor to impress your mates, in-laws or the chick you're desperately trying to hook up with
I bet my 170bhp B16A civic can give the FTO a run for the money.
To remedy the lame-potong-stim sounding stock muffler, throw in a direct piping 2.5" exhaust coupled with an Apex'i N1 muffler. Sure way to sound f^%king fantastic. Plus people will get to hear you coming from 10 lorongs away.
Spartan & functional interior with a really cool digital climate control (air-con's really efficient - turn it on at full blast will give you frostbite, really)
It's also got an onboard navi-panel (or was that a player?) thingy that greets you when you turn on the key ignition..
A 4-speed tip-tronic gearbox adds in the fun factor in driving. Shift it & revit like a manual tranny & listen to the glorious V6 MIVEC orchestra on full song at over 7000rpm...
Always in for a suprise when dad's old-man nissan bluebird gets a servicing appointment at the workshop.
Drove back a FD3S twin-turboed Rx-7 once. Wonder when's the next appointment due?
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