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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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is it me or does the IS have like the best turning radius???? i pulled the meanest u turn today......in crap loads of traffic......
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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yah...they're pretty sick...half the time my friends have pull up on a driveway to turn around...not me =)
3 point turns? psh.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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waaaay better than an rsx, i'll tell u that much!
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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The worst car ever on the face of the earth for u-turns is the srt-4 ask anybody.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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Yup this car owns everybody else. I do u-turns in 1 second while the rest of my friends take like 10 second. Suckerrs!
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Old May 10, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by anitabj
i pulled the meanest u turn today......

and no ticket??? nice one!


yea, better turning radius than the G coupe!
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Old May 10, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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the worst turning radius award should go to the volvo s80 t6.

my gs300 has awesome turn radius also.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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doesn't rwd have a better turning radius than others?
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Old May 10, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by omgitsroy
doesn't rwd have a better turning radius than others?
anything with shorter wheel base and longtitude-mounted engines should have better turning radius than transverse-mounted engines and long wheel base. most infinitis however have a bad turn radius for its class.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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WRX turning radius sucked as well...prob cause of the boxer engine. I was shocked when I first did a U-turn with the IS350.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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my awd celica had crappy turning radius also
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Old May 11, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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Definitely best turning radius of any car I ever drove.
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Old May 11, 2007 | 05:18 AM
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2001 maxima sucked!

love my IS350!

it's amazing how many times i say to myself..."i wouldnt have made that turn in my maxima"
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Old May 11, 2007 | 05:25 AM
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Yep very small turning circle... I love it.
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Old May 11, 2007 | 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by andoy
waaaay better than an rsx, i'll tell u that much!
Without a doubt, both the RSX and the TL. I was pleasantly surprised at the turn radius of the IS.
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