RE: Stock Jetta GLX spanks 2 Modified late Model SE-Rs

["Ryan Hart" <ryanhart@ntr.net>]

I've seen it quoted anywhere from 6.5 to 8.5 for the GLX. Once again, local
weather and driving skill will change the results. Mine gets about a second
faster when I drive down below 4000 feet. I just *LOVE* long trips!!!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.COM [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.COM]On Behalf
> Of David Strope
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 1998 2:09 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.COM
> Cc: Andy; JandT625@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Stock Jetta GLX spanks 2 Modified late Model SE-Rs
>
>
> If you look at the latest Car & Driver, there is an article
> about the new Mazda 626. They list the Jetta GLX with a
> 0-60 of 6.9 seconds.
>
> Dave
> 97 GLX
>
>
> S. Joseph Mann wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, they hung with me through first and in to second.  But were
> fading fast by
> > third.  But, when your winning an inch seems like a mile.  Nice little
cars
> > though.  I test drove one before buying my GLX.
> >
> > Relating to quickness, Edmunds shows they have the same 7.8sec 0-60
> time.  What
> > baffles me is that Edmunds show the GTI to have a 7.1sec.  Is the
> GTI that much
> > faster than the GLX. I didn't think a couple of hundred pounds made
> that big of a
> > difference.
> >
> > http://www.edmunds.com/
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > JandT625@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > Well let me start off by saying that i subscribe to both the SE-R
> list and the
> > > GLX list because i have bothe of these units in my garage.  I am
> not to sure
> > > about the SE-R being able to beat the GLX but i know when i raced
> my friend,
> > > Him driven my GLX and me in my SE-R it was almost a dead even race off
the
> > > line up to about 120mph.  My SE-R has a catback exhaust only, The glx
is
> > > stock,  now i know if we both jumped on it at around 60 the GLX
> would probably
> > > pull harder (gotta love that VR6 torque). Mind you i am not
> trying to start an
> > > SE-R GLX battle here just stateing my personal findings.
> > > Terry
> > > 92SE-R
> > > 97 GLX
>