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joesushi
04-11-2006, 11:29 PM
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=109944#4

260 hp!!!!1 not too bad.

As if the srt-4 wasnt enough competition for dsms! I guess people are catching onto 4cylinders+turbo=fun
Swifty1638
04-11-2006, 11:35 PM
yea, after driving the current sky, i was pleased to find out that we will have our redline version sometime this coming fall.

-A. Swift
CVD
04-12-2006, 12:35 AM
I still think they could have done better. They need to cut some weight and improve the lack of handling and poor overall feel that I've been hearing about. Until then it goes on the shelf with the Z3 and Crossfire - midlife crisis cars that you wont find in the hands of car enthusiasts.
Kracka
04-12-2006, 12:50 AM
Until then it goes on the shelf with the Z3 and Crossfire - midlife crisis cars that you wont find in the hands of car enthusiasts.
Yup, exactly.
awd-drifter
04-12-2006, 07:11 AM
hmmm...they should just make an exact clone of the New Miatas and name it differently
scheides
04-12-2006, 08:31 AM
There's actually going to be a dealer-available option to order special built-up models through some national tuner. I forget the name, but it consists of them retrofiting big fatty brembo brakes under the rims (or bigger ones) and shoehorning corvette motors under the hood.
Swifty1638
04-13-2006, 12:34 AM
it's already done..the company starts with an m..millet motors er sumthin..I forget. they took delivery of their first black sky like a week or two ago.

-A. Swift
LingLing
04-13-2006, 09:23 AM
Either way, any increase in hp/tq numbers is an improvement than what we have now.
Goat Blower
04-13-2006, 10:11 AM
Who cares about the Redline. Tuners will be making 500whp with those things before the Redlines come out. I'm predicting that'll be the next big tuner car. I'm really tempted to get my hands on one.

And I wouldn't expect it to compare in quality to a Z3 or Crossfire, since it's $15K cheaper. You get what you pay for, a direct Miata competitor.
LingLing
04-13-2006, 12:27 PM
Who cares about the Redline. Tuners will be making 500whp with those things before the Redlines come out. I'm predicting that'll be the next big tuner car. I'm really tempted to get my hands on one.

And I wouldn't expect it to compare in quality to a Z3 or Crossfire, since it's $15K cheaper. You get what you pay for, a direct Miata competitor.
But way nicer inside and out IMHO...took it out for a spin yesterday at work (went to go get ice cream sandwiches for the service dept), had the top down, and the radio blaring :D it was a good time.