I'm going to try and brake a little bit later.ĪLISTAIR WEAVER: I'm going to use all the track. JONATHAN ALFALAN: Got him in the quarter.ĪLISTAIR WEAVER: Watch for the braking. Going to get it back.ĪLISTAIR WEAVER: Come on. So I'm hoping that, with that car's all-wheel drive, it's not going to leave me in the dust.Īnd I think if I get off the line cleanly, then it's going to be the Type R's race to win. And then I'm going to rev it up to 3,500. I'm going to go ahead and turn off traction and stability control, which is just a single beep. In order to do that, I need to select R mode. So I'm going to try my best to get those tires moving. And, unfortunately, the engine is limited to 3,500 RPM, which just isn't enough power to really spin and overcome the grip of those tires. No launch control, but we don't really need it, because we have Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, which have a ton of grip. I should, in theory, get a jump on the front-wheel drive Honda. So I'm going to dial up about 6,000 RPM and then pretty much slip off the clutch, side step it, off we go. We're going to get pretty unsympathetic with the mechanicals. Manual transmission, of course, so we're going to dial up first gear. Our experience at our own test track and other running has told us that probably the best way of launching this car is to have 30% of the torque at the front, 70% at the rear. Then, we're going to push this track button here and then twiddle this knob. So we're going to put the drive mode into sport. And that means we can be more aggressive with the launch. All right, let's hit it.ĪLISTAIR WEAVER: So, how do we set up the Gr Corolla for the fastest launch? Well, of course, the big difference between this Toyota and that Honda is that this has all-wheel drive. At the end of the first run, to make everybody happy, we'll swap drivers and lanes and do it again.Īre you grilling like and subscribe burgers? They smell so good! You want to know what else smells good? /udrags for all the snackable information your heart desires. These two are going head-to-head on our Edmunds U-Drag track, which starts with the quarter-mile drag, then they hit the brakes, snap a 180, and power back to start/finish. Going up against the all-wheel drive 2023 Gr Corolla Morizo with 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque coming out of a tweaked out turbo inline three also mated to a six-speed manual. We have the front-wheel drive 2023 Civic Type R with 315 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque blasting out of the turbo inline four mated to a succulent six-speed manual. JONATHAN ALFALAN: Well, you asked for it, you got it. And this is the Edmunds U-Drag you've all been demanding.
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