0 to 60 in 6s?

[meadowz06]

Originally Posted by dem00n

What a horrible way to judge a car.

Ding! We have a winner!

[Tt3Sheppard]

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

[tacoss23]

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.

[Mikem53]

Originally Posted by dem00n

What a horrible way to judge a car.

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..

[Dezoris]

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.

[pasternak]

Originally Posted by thill

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.

Amen brother. Feels like a huge difference.

[Kido1986]

Originally Posted by Dezoris

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

5000-5500RPM area.

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.

And why you would do that is beyond me.
Street start is slow on a stock car

Because racecar. At least that's my reason

[jarviz]

Originally Posted by Kelbyat07

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

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

[campy]

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.

[jarviz]

Originally Posted by wbradley

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 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.

[jarviz]

Originally Posted by campy

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.

2200lbs? are you still talking about the twins?

[campy]

Originally Posted by jarviz

2200lbs? are you still talking about the twins?

I mean 2800. Just woke up lol

[jshadeck]

Originally Posted by campy

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.

Ultima gtr 0-60 2.6secs weighs ~2200lbs

[mid_life_crisis]

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.