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mussing · 01-06-2009, 01:56 PM

Well it's not particularly fast as it produces a max of 77kw, whereas the dohc produces 92kw. Additionally the sohc has longer gear ratios (f series gearbox) than the dohc (g series gearbox), meaning that it accelerates slower.

The plus side however is that these are fine, even good, for daily driving. The sohc is more fuel efficient than the dohc- expect maybe 8-8.5L per 100 in the city and roughly 6 on the highway, whereas the dohc will use about 1L more than those.

I've driven both a sohc and a dohc, and while I'd take the SP for it's 'fun' and 'sportiness' values (ie. power windows, sunroof, engine, etc) the sohc is still a pretty damn good car, it's cheaper than the SP, and in my opinion better than its rivals of the time- think corolla seca, mitsubishi lancer, n14 pulsar (not SSS), ford laser kh, etc.

01-06-2009, 01:56 PM	#82
mussing Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney Car: 1990 323 Astina BG SP Posts: 1,071	Well it's not particularly fast as it produces a max of 77kw, whereas the dohc produces 92kw. Additionally the sohc has longer gear ratios (f series gearbox) than the dohc (g series gearbox), meaning that it accelerates slower. The plus side however is that these are fine, even good, for daily driving. The sohc is more fuel efficient than the dohc- expect maybe 8-8.5L per 100 in the city and roughly 6 on the highway, whereas the dohc will use about 1L more than those. I've driven both a sohc and a dohc, and while I'd take the SP for it's 'fun' and 'sportiness' values (ie. power windows, sunroof, engine, etc) the sohc is still a pretty damn good car, it's cheaper than the SP, and in my opinion better than its rivals of the time- think corolla seca, mitsubishi lancer, n14 pulsar (not SSS), ford laser kh, etc.