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Automotive News & Views 0-60 is so yesterday!
154 messages, Last post on Oct 09, 2007 at 10:40 PM
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Replying to: robertsmx (Jan 18, 2007 1:01 pm)
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Replying to: john_324 (Jan 18, 2007 1:25 pm) |
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The Feb Car & Driver that tested family sedans also tested the captioned rockets. Measurements included: 0-60, 0-100, 0-150, 30-50 and 50-70. The two latter are done in top gear. The BMW gets from 0-100 in a snappy 10.3, but only manages 50-70 in 7.4. Looks like a typo, doesn't it? The MB did 0-100 in 9.7 and 50-70 in 3.2. 0-60 times for these wailers was Audi, 5.4; BMW, 4.7; MB, 4.2. What would Tom Cahill say about that? |
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I know this is slightly off-topic, but how exactly is the 5-60 test done? C/D's explanation of the test is pretty vague, leaving one to wonder if they get the car rolling 5 MPH before just stomping the throttle, or if they actually launch the car from a dead stop, only without their standard, abusive launch techniques (high-rpm clutch drops and the like) and wheelspin. When Car & Driver tested an automatic Accord V6 like mine in their 12/05 issue, they managed a 0-60 time of 6.6 seconds and a 5-60 time of 7.1. My own (admittedly unscientific) test results differ somewhat, with 0-60 and 5-60 being equal at 6.9 seconds. For the 0-60 test, I just stomp the throttle without using brake-torque (I'm not trying to destroy my transmission, after all) and start the timer just as the car begins to roll. My 5-60 is just as the name implies: I ease the car up to 5 MPH and then floor it so that there's no wheelspin whatsoever, starting the timer as soon as 5 MPH is reached and the throttle is floored. It's strange that C/D's results show a half-second difference between the 0-60 and 5-60 tests, while my results show no difference at all. Could a brake-torque launch really improve my car's 0-60 time by a half-second as opposed to just stomping the throttle outright? Or does C/D just do their 5-60 test differently than I do, accounting for the half-second discrepancy between the two tests? It'd be nice if my Accord could hit 60 in just 6.4 seconds, but I'm going to put my money on the latter. But, if so, how is their 5-60 test done? |
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Replying to: th83 (Jan 18, 2007 3:46 pm)
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Replying to: bumpy (Jan 18, 2007 10:44 am) |
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Replying to: blufz1 (Jan 18, 2007 4:08 pm) For typical consumers who are better conncected to the seat of their pants than torque curves, that's an important observation. I know what zero is. But is 5 actually 3.5? 6.2? Or what? And the passing times that are limited to top gear just encourage skepticism IMHO. |
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Replying to: blufz1 (Jan 18, 2007 4:08 pm)
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Replying to: cccompson (Jan 18, 2007 5:17 pm) |
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"What would Tom Cahill say about that?" He'd probably say something like, "these '07 technorods go like scalded banshees shot out of a cannon." Naw, I can't begin to he as humorous with words as Uncle Tom. |
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