0 to 60 in 6s?
 

Was at a light on a highway and a guy in a Hemi 300 was trying to race me. So, I let him take off, flipped to the 0 to 60 meter on Torque via dash mounted tab and dropped the hammer. Maybe it was downhill slightly and didn't look it but considering I have very little in the way of performance mods I was surprised at a 6s time. 94 fuel used. Too bad we have to shift to 3rd, otherwise it could be faster.

I'd like to try a 4s car, but the STI doesn't really appeal to me looks wise and anything else newer is off the scale cost wise.

Who knows, maybe FI in the future will do the trick? Curious what kind of pass times non extreme setups with stock fuel systems have achieved.

I'm pretty sure Motortrend got a 6.1 in their test.

6.2 I think.

Impressive what rpm did you rev to before launch? Also did you win...;)

I dont see how we can reach 0-60mph or 0-100 km/h in 6 seconds with our car.

The first gear is very long and slow.....

My car is not stock and it is more toward the 7 seconds.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLYg0Qv5DEs"]Scion FR-S 0-60mph acceleration test time with a subaru rumble sounds. - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9rLh9W8GfM"]Scion FR-S Acceleration test time 0-60 and 0-100mph - YouTube[/ame]

Tune + E85 = 6s?

Fastest I've gotten is 6.8 with at

How did you manage to do that? AT are suppose to be in the 7.8 area

There are so many factors with 0-60 times. Gas, temperature is huge with these cars, the road (downhill?), etc. I know my car runs so much better when it is 60 degrees outside than when it is 90 degrees.. Probably a full second faster when it is colder outside.

My AT 0-60
[ame]http://youtu.be/EpAh7rRooOU[/ame]

Yep looks about as shitty as mine lol

Kelby- paddle shifted in sports mode, with 93 no ethanol gas.

Ive done 5.9s and similar with light wheels, sticky tires, air filter, axelback delete. Verified and repeated with Torque

What a horrible way to judge a car.

Ding! We have a winner!

I remember reading an Edmunds article that said the best 0-60 time they got was when they launched at 5k.

What I wonder is the 0-60 times for the Vortech/Innovate Supercharged builds?

It would be interested to see if the $5k-$7k investment has a decent effect in the 0-60 time.

Who's judging ....? 0-60 is a useful performance measurement.. I love the handling of this car, looks and price point.. But I wouldn't have bought it if it did a 9 sec run to 60. It's go kart like handling is great.. But not if it can't get out of its own way.
If the cars handles so well.. It should have the power to get up to speed so you can use it..
It feels like a mid 6 sec car to 60.. Under the right conditions..

You have to launch this car to clutch and drivetrain shocking levels to get low 0-60 numbers.

5000-5500RPM area. And why you would do that is beyond me.
Street start is slow on a stock car. Even on Vortech and Innovate street starts are pretty blah.

Amen brother. Feels like a huge difference.

About 4500 on the street, assuming good tires. Streets usually dont stick well enough to justify that high RPM. Sticky concrete is a different story.

Because racecar. At least that's my reason :)

wait... 7.8? is that a typo? i didn't know the AT is that slow. I thought it was 6.8...

This car was practically designed to have shitty 0-60 times, considering 2nd gear tops out at 58mph.

4 sec 0-60 in a rwd car that already weighs 2200lbs is gonna be hard since the thing will be impossible to launch well enough.

I'm curious... how much do you weigh if you don't mind me asking? I always wondered how much the driver's weight can play into the 0-60 time for cars as light and underpowered as hours.

2200lbs? are you still talking about the twins?

I mean 2800. Just woke up lol

Ultima gtr 0-60 2.6secs weighs ~2200lbs

I thought the auto was almost exactly 1 second slower than the manual 0-60.
I agree that this is a statistic that really shouldn't be made too big a deal over. The car wasn't designed to be a dragster. It's a canyon carver. You want to compare acceleration statistics, how about something useful for the intended use of the car, like 30-90? How fast does it get back up to speed coming out of a turn is far more useful to know than how fast it gets to speed from a standing start.

171 lbs this morning!

Redline

Are you telling me your frs doesn't weigh 2200lbs?

Huh?

U said something about a 4 sec 0-60 in a light rwd car...

I am afraid not, just dont tell people that. You just got to mod the crap out of the AT ones i guess.

I've never launched the car from redline... but would wouldn't that just induce too much wheel spin for our cars to have a good starting time? or does yours have launch control....

Didnt launch at redline, shifted there

So what rpm did u launch at?

ima guess around 4.5

Not sure, but probably 4000ish.

Launching at redline would probably result in wheel spin, wheel hop, and a prematurely burnt friction plate in the clutch.

I think the car has great acceleration for daily driving on the street. Most city speed limits in my area are 25-35 mph, with some of the more main roads going up to 40-50 mph. The highway is 60-65 mph, with the interstate toll rod at 70 mph. I can barely redline the car as is without going way over the speed limit on most roads, and I can accelerate from a stop to well above highway speed limits before merging onto highways.

I can see how the car would be lacking in power on the track, especially compared to higher powered cars like Cayman's and Corvette's, but I don't understand the complaint with the power for street driving, unless you're street racing I guess (which I don't do anymore).

Even in stock form, I love the pull that the car has to redline in first gear :D and I like being able to legally redline my car. Perfect balance between power and practicality IMO.

Now of course, after my warranty expires and I get sufficient experience tracking my car, I will be going turbocharged... but I'd swap to a low boost/no boost map for daily driving.

Lol my car does it in under 4sec