[quote author=5E6E73737175796F43517D68791C0 link=1303374519/22#22 date=1303423427Sorry, but anyone who thinks their Omega will outrun a STi Impreza is badly, badly deluded. [/quote]

But... I can gaurentee you that MINE will. I know this coz i have done it 

Daft Lo-knee is now in the perfect position to answer the question, so perhaps he should enlighten us all with  his views.

Albs wrote on 22. Apr 2011 at 18:57:


I do have "Mace" my Impreza and "Obi" my Facelift MV6.

I have to say Mace has that rush of power that I am certain would beat the Omega off the line, also say sat at 70mph and you put that Loud pedal down it is up to 100mph in a blink of an eye I joke you not.. (yes all this took place on an Airfield)

Obi though has the Grunt, in 5th gear it will pull and pull. Also it seems asthough on the same section of airstrip the actual speed at the particular place seems to be the same.. It is how the Impreza does it in that Massive Rush that could give the illusion

However there is no doubt the MV6 handles well but the Impreza is far better. In fact you feel a far better driver in the Impreza if that makes any sense at all.

I am a lucky Boy who will post a few Pictures of My Babies as soon as I can 

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 23. Apr 2011 at 00:42:


What you describe is probably down to the totally different power delivery. Turbo cars tend to give a shove in the seat of the pants as the torque builds quite rapidly whereas with a V6 it rolls in smoothly and is there over the whole range from 2k up to the red line.

Turbo cars can feel faster than they are, especially if they have been tuned by someone who doesn't understand the subtleties of boost control. I've seen some dyno plots where the boost comes in with a huge spike at quite high revs. Probably feels terrifyingly quick for the driver (and makes the car undriveable) but when you look at the narrow power band it's probably very difficult to keep the car on the boil. Not something that can be said about the Omega's V6.

A little time on an airfield with my Race Technology AP22 might produce some interesting figures.

Having said all this, a scooby must have a significant weight advantage over an Omega, and similar power, so I would be surprised if they weren't quicker.

Kevin

A friend of mine bought an chipped Impreza a few years back eagerly took me for a spin in it, then asked me the question?, yea its ok I replied, but not as quick as my Sierra Sapphire, rubbish was he's response.

So next were bashing arround in my RWD Sapphire Cosworth, mildly tunned to 310bhp.

He's response yea, my Impreza quick, but this is mental, think Ive bought the wrong car.

The ol' Mk2's are quick cars (and modified there are some seriously quick ones!) .. I have a soft spot for them

I was out in the fastest car I've ever been in yesterday, though - Dax's 427 demonstrator; 8.2ltr V8 with ~550bhp and ~700lb/ft of torque - enough torque to light the tyres up in 5th gear apparently, and that's on R888 semi slick tyres.

Due to my (not inconsiderable) size I had the seat right back - every time he hit the loud pedal I got shoved against the rolled edge of the rear firewall.. it was actually physically painful 

(Sadly I didn't get to drive it; with the seat far enough back that I fit behind the wheel .. I can't get the clutch pedal all the way down!)

There's a massive difference between a quick car (I'd put my MR2 into that bracket at ~220bhp/tonne, while the Omega is 120bhp/tonne) and a fast car (like the 427 @ 450bhp/tonne!)


Then again.. I was sold as soon as he turned the key. That noise! If I'd taken my cheque book with me there'd be a deposit down on a rolling chassis already 

Here you go I was asked to post a picture of it so here it is.. although I did take the picture with my phone so not the best

Oh, I do like that.