The Toyota Corolla Altis S

[carlocaraddict]

Wondering about the color also. Carlo where did this picture come from? Thailand? That color is not in the line up for the corolla S. Baka naman thats the red mica metallic, but the camera had bad exposure or whatever thats why it became fuchsia

I got those during the RAV4 press launch the other night in Westin. Blame it on the bad lighting they have there hehehhe. Actually, red mica metallic yung nakalagay sa kit na nakuha namin. Yung nasa brochure eh Blaze.

[caloyski5]

them is puny rims :D

they should have put bigger rims and a sportier and lower suspension

[the_wildthing]

Puny is right.

17"s ang kailangan ng Altis tapos konting drop. Sobrang taas.

Samahan na rin nila ng mas malakas na makina hehehe

[Karding]

Puny is right.

17"s ang kailangan ng Altis tapos konting drop. Sobrang taas.

Samahan na rin nila ng mas malakas na makina hehehe

why stop at 17"? 20-inch na para mas sporty kapatid!

[mazdamazda]

all show and no go...

[BlueBimmer]

puny AND ugly rims

[niky]

Para bang GTS ng Sentra before? All kit and nothing else different?

I'd like the XRS, please, but driving my car and an SiR back to back, I've come to prefer torque to high-revving (errh, ridiculously high) horses. Mainly because I can open up on any short straight and have fun in my car, whereas in high revvers like that, I have to wait for a long one to really put my foot down... and after I put my foot down, I have to wait wait wait... oops, there it is.

*Jun: didn't like the SE-R? That one has bags of torque... and torque steer.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Jun: didn't like the SE-R? That one has bags of torque... and torque steer.

Don't forget, I have my wife in tow. If I had doubts, we didn't buy it. If she had doubts, we didn't buy it. If it was just my wife, we'd have an XRS in the garage right now. If it was just me, I'd have a V6 Mazda6 with M/T as my daily driver.

As it turned out, the 3.3L Sonata was a happy compromise.

Add: My wife said that the SE-R too was cramped at the back.

[niky]

Too true, that.

I'd have picked the Mazda6 myself, but it's nowhere near as roomy as the Sonata.

[wilcats]

sna nga 17s man lng. or dpat ung XRS na tlga... mhal for a dressedup AltisJ lng.

[niky]

Well, considering the 1.8 engine here isn't a rocket, either, it's no big loss.

[NSL]

aabot kaya ford RS dyan sa new Altis-S or XRS (kung meron mang xrs)

[niky]

Ford Focus RS, better, hands down, but they're not making it anymore. Atsaka not in the same league.

Ford Lynx RS, better steering and handling, heck, I still think it's better than the Focus 2.0 Sport steering. The Corolla XRS supposedly has a quicker steering rack than the regular Corolla, but still has a beam axle out back... and as any racer can tell you, much of the steering/handling feel of a car is determined by the rear suspension geometry. The RS definitely loses out on acceleration, though.

AFAIK, the old SiR is as quick or quicker than the XRS.

I'd like Toyota, or, heck, anybody... to release a 1.6 with a quicker steering rack and stiffer suspension than the regular car. Sort of like the RS package, never mind the engine... who cares about the engine? I want a car that steers nice and corners on rails. :D

[Jun aka Pekto]

Ford Lynx RS, better steering and handling, heck, I still think it's better than the Focus 2.0 Sport steering.D

Speaking of the Lynx RS, it reminds me of the very first Nissan Sentra SE-R although it's really based out of the same pedigree as the Protege. Actually, both cars remind me of the pocket-rocket terror that was the first Nissan Sentra SE-R. They still make the Lynx RS?

Edit: Actually, it looked similar to a 1994 Sentra SE with the 140hp 2.0 and which was probably the best looking Sentra ever.

[mazdamazda]

I'd like Toyota, or, heck, anybody... to release a 1.6 with a quicker steering rack and stiffer suspension than the regular car. Sort of like the RS package, never mind the engine... who cares about the engine? I want a car that steers nice and corners on rails. :D

niky, how about the Focus 1.6L M/T?

haven't test driven one though... but the handling of the Focus is really nice... though they could still firm it up a bit.

[niky]

Nope. There are maybe between two or three units left stockpiled, though. I know one is spoken for already. I hear you about the classic SE-R, I've always wanted to import one, but it's hard to work out a deal like that, and difficult to justify the expense for a car that old.

Local Nissan offerings, their bodykitted GTS, Touring Sport and 180GT models, over the years, have never really impressed me (just like the Altis S, all show...), and I've given up waiting on an SE-R from Yulon Nissan.

That's why we traded in our Sentra for the RS (aka Mazda MP3) when it came out, because it was nearly exactly like the original SE-R.... minus the ability to take a million pounds of turbo boost and make ridiculous amounts of power... but you can't have everything. :D

[Jun aka Pekto]

Nope. There are maybe between two or three units left stockpiled, though.

That's a shame. Car cults grew up around the SE-R. But, there are also many Protege owners still around. I've seen a a few Protege MP3's around and one MazdaSpeed Protege. Right now though, the newest, hottest, darling of the pocket rocket crowd is the Scion tC (Toyota).

The Scion tC certainly looks like Toyota's answer to the Mazda3. Already, I'm seeing supercharged factory tuner tC's.

Scion tC

[kyle618]

now that i looked at it for the 2nd time... its even uglier than a stock 1.6L skirts but with puny rims is like putting 6'5 guy with size 6 feet...

[Jun aka Pekto]

This is a (Toyota) Scion tC factory modded. Hmmm. A tC modded and supercharged with full warranty from the dealer.... I think I just found the car I'd trade in the Contour for. The wife can have the Sonata. This is what I want.



Eeep. Never mind about the warranty. The supercharger looks separate from the car. But still, it's a good tuner item..

[an0nim0us]

one can get all those kits for a lot less than 150K pesos - 850K on S vs 680K on J, or nag price increase na ba ulit Altis??

and hindi talaga bagay sa Altis yung 15in, parang naka 13 lang sa tingingin. 17's much more normal looking but 2in drop is necessary. Hehe 1.5 years na lang pwede na ko mag-mod.