So I guess some people have been curious as to how the old Acura 3.2TL Type-S stacked up against the CTS. 260hp VTEC is quite impressive, I'll say that much. So here's the story. My buddy called me up last weekend and wanted to get some races together; the big boys were coming out; 10 second imports, some badass muscle, possibility of a McLaren SLR and a Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale...oh yeah, and my CTS 
So since every car coming out was at least a 4.5 second 0-60 and a sub 12 quarter, I told them I would just roll around with them and be a spotter car in case the cops were to roll on us. I guess they felt bad so they called up another one of my buddies with a 2000 Acura 3.2TL Type-S. We hooked up some runs and we went up to a long, deserted strip at the foot of the mountains on the outskirts of the city where we do our drift attacks and mountain bombing runs.
Lined em up, we ran three times from a dig. TC off, Stabilitrak off, A/C off, sport mode on. Brakestood him all three runs and got the hop off the start; all three runs ended the same. Started out and had about three lengths on him at around 40mph, then the gap stayed the same and we both pulled equally, no progress from anybody; shut it off at around 90mph.
Did one run from a 20mph roll, this one was interesting. Got three beep'd from a trailing car, and we both floored it and took off. We both got a good hop so we were literally nose to nose until I hit third gear when I started to walk away. Got around a length on him and held that until around 90mph when I heard his engine hit vtec and he started walking up on me. He continued to walk up until he had half a length on me at around 110-120mph. Shut it off at 120 cause of road conditions.
Overall, good race. Have to note that he couldn't figure out how to turn the traction control off on his car; he would launch and I could hear the tires stutter and the throttle let out a bit. Otherwise, the runs from a stop might have been more intense. So that's that. Look forward to running him again on a strip so we can actually take it to the speed limiters; I have a feeling his top end is too strong.
Oh yeah, my car is stock. Volant coming though; want it on before I run him again.
So since every car coming out was at least a 4.5 second 0-60 and a sub 12 quarter, I told them I would just roll around with them and be a spotter car in case the cops were to roll on us. I guess they felt bad so they called up another one of my buddies with a 2000 Acura 3.2TL Type-S. We hooked up some runs and we went up to a long, deserted strip at the foot of the mountains on the outskirts of the city where we do our drift attacks and mountain bombing runs.
Lined em up, we ran three times from a dig. TC off, Stabilitrak off, A/C off, sport mode on. Brakestood him all three runs and got the hop off the start; all three runs ended the same. Started out and had about three lengths on him at around 40mph, then the gap stayed the same and we both pulled equally, no progress from anybody; shut it off at around 90mph.
Did one run from a 20mph roll, this one was interesting. Got three beep'd from a trailing car, and we both floored it and took off. We both got a good hop so we were literally nose to nose until I hit third gear when I started to walk away. Got around a length on him and held that until around 90mph when I heard his engine hit vtec and he started walking up on me. He continued to walk up until he had half a length on me at around 110-120mph. Shut it off at 120 cause of road conditions.
Overall, good race. Have to note that he couldn't figure out how to turn the traction control off on his car; he would launch and I could hear the tires stutter and the throttle let out a bit. Otherwise, the runs from a stop might have been more intense. So that's that. Look forward to running him again on a strip so we can actually take it to the speed limiters; I have a feeling his top end is too strong.
Oh yeah, my car is stock. Volant coming though; want it on before I run him again.
