New to Kei

[AJAY]

Hi all... I thought i'd introduce myself to you seeing as ive registered.

I reside in Melbourne, i currently drive a WRX hatch, and also have a charade 1ltr.
I have always had an interest in Kei cars, Alto works, Mira trxx, cappucino, beat, copen, and i am looking into having one in the driveway soon .
I am very interested in the Alto RS-X 1988 at Yahoo Motorsport, and i have made a few enquiries to them about it. The only negative thing about the car is that its an auto . Would this be a problem as far as performance is concerned?
I know they arent as quick as manuals, but in Kei cars and having not much power, will it be heeeaps slower ?
I am not after wrx performance, i already have that... I also have one of the slowest small cars on the road (Charde 1ltr). I want the RS-X to be a quicker than the Charade.. but will it be????

[Josh]

Welcome AJAY!

Would this be a problem as far as performance is concerned?

Ultimately, that's for you to decide, but do so in the knowledge that torque converters will turn approx. 25% of all power at the flywheel in raw heat and nothing more...

[Brayden]

Yes, welcome!

Don't worry about the auto mate, there is a video floating around somewhere of a late model AUTOMATIC Alto that does a 5.6 second 0-100 run, so don't automatically think that they're slower!

[Colin]

g'day ajay

i'd check out 1st gear ratio ,being auto off the mark is where they will dog out and seem slow

[eDave]

...there is a video floating around somewhere of a late model AUTOMATIC Alto that does a 5.6 second 0-100 run...

http://zigzig.net/dave/100.wmv

[Brayden]

Thanks Dave!

[AJAY]

Hey thanks for the replies...
That has made things a bit clearer on the Auto.
0-100 in 5.6 seconds
That would seem like you were breaking the sound barrier in a KEI..

[Josh]

It's all just power-to-weight my friend!