Originally Posted By: Vikas
As far as I know not all Vigor came with 5-cyl, right?
The Vigors all had 2.5l, 5-cyl engines ('92-'94). Specs said 176hp, but others have said the specs were printed low so as not to compete/rob sales from the Legend and actual horse was 190 or so.
Later, it remodeled to a TL, still with the 5 cyl for a few more years, but also offered a V6 under the remodeled TL. I don't know what changed after that. My wife's driving a '03 TL-S with a 3.2l, V-6, that's a different car from the Vigor. Much easier to cruise at 75-80 in her car, just kind of lops along, while in the Vigor you're sure it's a lot harder to be able to drive that speed.
I'm pretty sure that's a difference you'd feel jumping a 100HP or so and more torque no matter what make.
Also, my Vigor's an automatic. Though I really like the shift behavior of it, the people who drive manual Vigors claim they'd never want to drive an auto, and maybe that's the one people are nostalgic with. The shift behavior is that it doesn't try to save fuel at all costs. Instead, it tries to do what I'd be doing anyway if I was driving a stick. Downshifting for engine braking down a hill, one thing I really liked when I had a long downhill on my way home years ago. In the mid '90s domestic rental cars always wanted to get into the highest gear asap, and stay there, while imports were about 70/30, the more performance-oriented Celica not doing so. People who drive a stick don't go for top gear when doing 40 and the next stoplight is a half-mile away.
