VixFirth

I've raced the same car before in my 97 ES and it was pretty much a tie i was ahead by half a car length the whole time and he ended up pulling back because of oncoming traffic but i would say that you can do it

tuan92129

Doesnt matter how much a car is worth. Cars are getting faster every year and es300's are not meant to be raced anyways.....
TC
Acceleration
0-30 mph: 2.9 sec.
0-60 mph: 7.8 sec.
Quarter-Mile Time: 15.7 sec.
Quarter-Mile Speed: 88.2 mph

1997 Lexus ES 300 8.0 16.1 1/4 mile)

3000

What? I thought this race was done long ago. It's still on?

Rollin'ES3

hey guys, that race was done in late February, here is the result

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=266874

tuan92129

Hahah thread back from the dead somehow...I didn't even see the date
+ $200 hahahahaa

oakhand

my 89 accord lxi 5spd beat an auto 07 scion...so that shows u how fast scions are, i think the scions are underpowered...u will beat him

Choas

Yes he can beat him and already did in febuary read the rest of the thread LOL

92ES5sp

Tell me about it. This thread has been brought back over and over and over

Choas

It was a good thread though. Idk at least I voted for him to win BEFORE the race.

AdvanSC300

A Tc stock won't beat a stock ES300,but a I have seen a turbo Tc due 11 seconds in th 1/4mile...
I killed a slightly modded Civic Si in my ES300 at the track and a few other cars.

nciksuga

fyi es300 are slow lol
2001 es300 and i want more power!
cant wait til i make more money to get the new is hehe

92ES5sp

Not with a 5 speed and a few simple modifications!!!!

Rollin'ES3

I havn't been on CL for a while, but its good to see my old thread revived =]....

tC_demon

You guys (the ones that think the ES will win with no doubt) are on some good stuff......If a tC can out beat a 2006 IS250, I will beat a 2000 ES300. A LOT of people think tC's are cheap and slow...well if you haven't driving one and I don't mean TEST driven one then don't down talk a tC. I driven a 1997 ES300 for two weeks and it doesn't compare to my tC. Plus why are you racing your family car? If you want to race get something sporty like an IS350 ...or a tC . You guys are coming out with these ridiculous so call "solutions" to out beat a tC, see you guys already know that he has no chance with his ES300. Ok then if you guys want to cheat then the tC driver should have 1/4 of the tank full, and no spare.

5ltrbeater

I'm not trying to be a smart *** here brother; but you don't have the slightest clue of what you are talking about. if you put down Road&Track for a second and stop quoting the brochure, TC's are nothing to be afraid of. I for starters am an ex "run for money street racer" for which i am actually getting my license back soon after it was yanked for 6 months for undisclosed reasons.
......but back to the dilemma at hand here; his car is a 220hp V6 weighing in at just over 3400lbs, the TC has a little over 160hp and weighs almost 3000lbs. i shouldn't have even been doing this myself but i have been "accelerating very fast" against several manual scion TC's and haven't lost once yet. we are usually neck and neck up untill about 85-90 and then they start to fall back (VVT-i does help out a little V6 in the high end ) , i just laugh of course because i'm just having a good time and TC owners are always so serious and get pissed very easily. (i miss my SS camaro, would've ripped him to shreds)
anyway, back to your statement about 1/4 times, the TC is without a doubt a high 15 to low 16 second car. a 15.1 is usually what an old integra Type R will run or an automatic 99-04 GT mustang (i've seen most of them run high 14's usually, but every car has a bad day). i've been in a TC and trust me.....those things are no where near being as fast as those.