its always fun racing something that turns out to be faster than you as it makes u want more power, glad to see u didnt slag the nova off just cause it beat u like most people do

just worked out what power to weight ratio the nova and impreza would be and if u raced from a rolling start u can see why u got beat

a 700kg 150 bhp red top nova has a power to weight ratio of 217 bhp per ton

a 1400kg 230 bhp impreza has a power to weight ratio of 166 bhp per ton



nova


Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 150Weight without Driver (KG) : 700Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 217.730 - 60 (Secs) : 5.460 - 100 (Secs) : 14.1160 - 100 (Secs) : 8.65Quarter Mile (Secs) : 13.91Terminal Speed (MPH) : 99.30Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 13.71Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 101.13
























impreza

Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 230Weight without Driver (KG) : 1400Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 166.920 - 60 (Secs) : 5.910 - 100 (Secs) : 16.6560 - 100 (Secs) : 10.74Quarter Mile (Secs) : 14.68Terminal Speed (MPH) : 93.88Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 14.28Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 96.75


taken from here
http://www.letstorquebhp.com/calculator.asp

and they are flywheel figures so once you take into account drivetrain losses plus the nova was stripped out you can see why 16v novas are so quick