Toyota Corolla vs Ferrari F430: Can You Guess Who Wins this Race?

Pitting a puny stock Toyota Corolla against a Ferrari F430 and asking which car would win in a straight line race sounds like a joke, right? Well, under any other circumstances, you would be right to take this as a shaggy dog story but this comparo, which was made for a Japanese TV show, has a peculiar twist to it: the race was run in reverse gear… So, now that you know, can you pick the winner? Enjoy the quirky drag race between the Corolla sedan and Maranello’s supercar in the video clip after the break.

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This 1980 Toyota Corolla TE71 Packs a Big-Block 454 / 7.4-liter Chevy V8

Let us introduce you to our find of the day; a 1980 Toyota Corolla TE71 Coupe retrofitted with a big brawny classic American V8 powerplant. This wolf in sheep's clothing was once powered by a small four-cylinder engine but now comes with a 454 cubic inch (equal to 7.4-liters) big block Chevrolet V8 powerhouse that drives the wheels through GM's Turbo-Hydramatic 400 transmission.

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I Would Like to Buy a New Car

I just found my engine in my Toyota Corolla 95 and the failure of the procedure and the result placed in a hole through the engine block of my country. It will cost about 2800 dollars for the engine used and to be placed in my car. Now I know has been an old car, but in most of the highly reliable. And my mother only the previous owner of the car before me if you do not know the history of my car. I am a college student with not a lot of money, I would like to buy used 1996 Audi A6 for about 3500 U.S. dollars, which requires passenger window fixed, and the right auto repair mount which will raise the cost to about 4000 dollars. I know I am pretty much at a loss in all cases, but I just were not sure what I should lose. I am with someone else is using the car that you may pay more money than it should and must take a ton of fixes in it, but I am not sure if I put $ 2800 in a piece of my old but reliable unwanted is the best thing either . What should I do?