[Kelbyat07]

Originally Posted by MmmHamSandwich

I find their 0-60 time for manual to be a bit of an outlier compared to other publications. I also only saw them compare with and without a rollout, not with and without traction control (with the exception of their tests where the car is already rolling a good speed. How traction control made a difference in acceleration at those speeds is beyond me...) Edmunds lists a 0-60 time of 6.5 for the manual FR-S, but somehow the manual BRZ as 7.3. Sounds to me like they had a driver who didn't know how to launch when they tested the BRZ.
http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/t...rack-test.html

Aside from that, most of their numbers seem to fall in line with other publications. Car and Driver for instance....

5-60 mph
MT: 8.1
AT: 8.2 (+.1 seconds)

0-60 mph
MT: 6.4
AT: 8.1 (+1.7 seconds)

1/4 Mile
MT: 14.9 @ 95
AT: 16.3@ 90 (+1.4 seconds)

These sorts of numbers are what make me suspect that launch is the most important factor in low speed acceleration. When these cars start from a roll they are quite similar. In some cases the auto edges out, in some it's the manual. My guess is these are due to where the shifts happen to fall. At some point (beyond 90mph perhaps) I imagine it would be impossible for the auto to have an edge with the longer gearing however.

At any rate numbers from different tests are nice, but I'll agree they're hardly conclusive. I'd like to see side by side tests of the two cars, which I am surprised no one has done. Ultimately at street speeds I doubt you'll see much difference, save for launching of course. Granted my last car was an Si which I had for 5 years and I never truly launched it, so it doesn't bother me too much.

That's pretty interesting that the MT and AT time from a roll is pretty close. With launch for the AT, it is close to 7.9