5spd tC available for test drives

Did you take it for a spin yet?

Yeah. I was selling a camry when I found out that we had it and it was ready to drive. That was the fastest car deal i've done:lol: I drove it through some twisties and on the freeway at around 80mph. It was very quiet compared to my camry. Hardly any wind noise at all. Rode very smooth even with 215-45-17's. It definitly needs to be lowered with stiffer springs and struts, and a swaybar but it sticks to the road almost as well as my camry. It will handle alot better than my camry when those suspension mods are done. There was plenty of power. I'm sure that the tC 5spd is faster than my v6 auto. There is plenty of headroom for the driver and front passenger. Tall people in the back will have to recline the back seat for better headroom. The brakes were pretty good. But a big brake kit would be nice. Shifting was very smooth and the throws were relatively short. It was very easy to lose traction in first gear, you can chirp second and third. I can't wait to get one of these cars.

OK, I am SOOO extremely jealous right now.

That's what I'm wanting....5sp, black cherry pearl....but no tCs to be found near me, so I'm still waiting on a phone call. ::sigh::

Nice to hear that a serious car lover likes it, though...makes me think I'll definitely love it, as is. Hehe.

One other thing....when you were talking about power, were you driving one with the supercharger, or not?

I'm guessing no, but just thought I'd ask to clarify.

Thanks!

SC won't come out until at least sept according to toyota (in other words, probably not until at least november : )

Whoops....I missed that in my reading.

(Sucks that people who want the SC have to wait so long, but good to hear that at least someone thinks it has a good amount of power even without it.)

Hehe..thanks for clarifying!

It was without the sc of course but it was pretty fast with the 5spd. I just got back from the ride and drive and got to compare it to the civic ex and the rsx and it seemed faster than the two. Also better handling than the two others.

lucky ass! geez.. i think im going to be getting a TC next year!!!.. :thumbsup:

:loove: TC with a super charger

trdcamry2003 said:

It was without the sc of course but it was pretty fast with the 5spd. I just got back from the ride and drive and got to compare it to the civic ex and the rsx and it seemed faster than the two. Also better handling than the two others.

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faster than an S? i figured it'd hang with or be faster than the base, but that's pretty good if it's faster than an S, cuz it weighs a lot more, doesn't it?

I didn't say rsx-s although it would be a close race, with the tC's torque. With a SC i'm sure it'll slam on the rsx-s.

Will it be avaliable as a Four Door or just as a Sport Coupe?

The tC only comes as a coupe

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Check these out! This car looks hot.

i want a tc black cherry also, cant wait a few more weeks and it wil be here, gonna go look, and maybe a yr buy one like the 06 model