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Acceleration of different cars
May not exactly be that relevant but its good to see some perspective on how ordinary hot hatches pitches against more expensive sports cars like the BMW M4 and also super cars like the Nissan GTR.
Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ9NVz_LKj8
I'm surprised the Porsche 911 Turbo beat the GTR Nismo. But the Porsche always were good at putting down its power more efficiently than most other manufacturers.
Its amazing to find the 550bhp Jaguar only 0.4 seconds faster than the BMW M4 which substantially has less HP and torque. And the Camero having over 500 bhp still cannot beat the M4 probably because it cannot put down all that power to the wheels as effectively.
The Ford Fiesta ST was utterly useless and slow, even the Golf GTI which has a poorer weight/power ratio beat it
Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ9NVz_LKj8
I'm surprised the Porsche 911 Turbo beat the GTR Nismo. But the Porsche always were good at putting down its power more efficiently than most other manufacturers.
Its amazing to find the 550bhp Jaguar only 0.4 seconds faster than the BMW M4 which substantially has less HP and torque. And the Camero having over 500 bhp still cannot beat the M4 probably because it cannot put down all that power to the wheels as effectively.
The Ford Fiesta ST was utterly useless and slow, even the Golf GTI which has a poorer weight/power ratio beat it
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How did your Yaris do?0
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Had a Hayabusa once, if you can find a car that does 0-60 in 2.7 seconds for under £3k (£2200 to be precise), give me a shout.0
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Rolandtheroadie wrote: »Had a Hayabusa once, if you can find a car that does 0-60 in 2.7 seconds for under £3k (£2200 to be precise), give me a shout.
The Nissan GTR Nismo is faster than that to 60mph and even faster in the quarter mile.0 -
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It's all about bhp/tonne and gear ratios.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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Half term again, already?0
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Rolandtheroadie wrote: »Had a Hayabusa once, if you can find a car that does 0-60 in 2.7 seconds for under £3k (£2200 to be precise), give me a shout.
Can't go faster for cheaper than on a bike, that's why I love them0 -
Only issue with bikes are that they're rubbish in the corners.0
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