Slalom Speed

Slalom Speed

Hey i was wondering whats the slalom test do? i think i saw it in motor trend in the back of the magazine where they had all the cars they tested..and they have tested a Corolla CE and a Corolla S..the CE got faster 1/4mile but S got 2mph faster in the slalom....62mphvs 64mph..hehe someone tell me what it is.

Its a set of cones, i think they are 100 feet apart, and then there are like 6 cones or something, im giving basics here, but neway a car drives through weaving between the cones, and they record final speed. Its a way to measure traction and control. For comparisson, i think the mazda protege is like 72 or something. I believe its the best fwd car, the integra is close but not that fast.

here is the link with the thing about the mazda, its 70.2 mph, my bad, but as u see the rolla's not too bad. http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=221&page_number=9

I believe a modified Celica is the fastest that SCC ever tested...somewhere north of 70mph I belive. The CE is faster through the 1/4 mile because of it's lighter weight and less rolling resistance, the S is quicker through the slalom due to the larger tires.

Wow thats quite fast, the test must of been done on stock tires too? So I wonder how annoyed the driver was with all that tire squeal!!!

mazda protege, fastest stock fwd car*

cool thanks rex..i understand much better now..thanks guys

...to be more exact the Protege in question is the Mazdaspeed.

Its the normal protege, not the mazdaspeed version, packing 140 hp i think.

It shte Protege MP3..it was limited production...it had a badass sound system came with a MP3 kenwood player and some other goodies..they tweaked it with better suspension..racinghart 17inch wheels and racing beat muffler