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Originally Posted by serialk11r
Yea I just saw, I think it may have to do with an extra shift getting to 100kph rather than 60mph, which should be reached in 2nd. Most magazines are saying it should be hitting 60 in under 7 seconds. I bet having the engine revved a little and dropping the clutch would drop it a lot since the engine is extremely weak below 2500.
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That would be ome awfully poor engineering on subarus part to need an extra gear shift to hit a benchmark acceleration figure. Its only a 2mph difference.
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Originally Posted by serialk11r
First of all, a properly designed street going car does not have a lot of passing power in the highest gear. The whole point of a gearbox is so you can shift down to get more power, shift up when you don't need it. Exception would be supercars which have enough power to use more than 6 gears and so much displacement they can't be geared efficiently.
Second of all, a Camry V6 does 0-60 in 6.5 seconds, which the FRS/BRZ can possibly beat. An Accord Hybrid, the most powerful Accord, similarly does 6.5 seconds. Normal Accord V6s are 7 seconds or so. Aka, no Honda produced in the last several years besides the S2000 can outaccelerate this car, no Toyota produced recently (non-Lexus) can outaccelerate this car.
Third of all, I have seen maybe 2 Accord Hybrids ever, and while I do spot Camry V6s sometimes, on a typical day I don't see one.
A 3.5L engine is ludicrously big for a family car, it's pretty good already that this car is likely faster than said cars.
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Motor trend clocked 6.5 seconds for the 2012 camry hybrid. Hybrid! As in maximum economy vehicle. A mazda 6 and a nissan altima are also in the low to mid 6 range. A mt accord coupe can hit 60 in 5.9 seconds.