0-60mph Times

[FRiSson]

Originally Posted by Starscream15

You must also take coreolis into account.

Only when drifting

[EBMCS03]

Originally Posted by Blue86

how steep is the downhill?

almost 90 degrees

[quasi86]

Originally Posted by blackraven1425

Of course. I'm just bringing up the point that he's comparing to 2 cars from the 70's, and wondering why this car is considered slow. If you dropped it into 1970, it would be a powerhouse, but it's not a powerhouse today. It's not supposed to be, but that's beside the point - he's doing a straight comparison of 0-60 times, and giving the FR-S a 40 year advantage over what he's considering competitors.

I Posted Those Times, Just To Put A Historical Perspective On The Relative Nature On What Fast Is. Also Wanted To Show That The FR-S Provides Us The Same Cheap Thrills Those Cars Did In Their Time. Which I Am Very Certain Neither Was The Fastest Of Their Day Either. But They Were A Hell Of Allot Of Fun To Own And Mod!

[blackraven1425]

Originally Posted by quasi86

I Posted Those Times, Just To Put A Historical Perspective On The Relative Nature On What Fast Is. Also Wanted To Show That The FR-S Provides Us The Same Cheap Thrills Those Cars Did In Their Time. Which I Am Very Certain Neither Was The Fastest Of Their Day Either. But They Were A Hell Of Allot Of Fun To Own And Mod!

I'm going out on a limb here, but Please Stop Using Caps Like This. It's extremely hard to read and forces you to type slower to hit shift constantly.

[sho220]

Originally Posted by blackraven1425

I'm going out on a limb here, but Please Stop Using Caps Like This. It's extremely hard to read and forces you to type slower to hit shift constantly.

I'm glad someone finally said it. It really is hard to read. Some folks are so lazy they never use caps...this cat goes out of his way to capitalize every word...

[Silver86]

One sec, making a DIY for removing the cap locks/shift keys with a butter knife.

[quasi86]

Yeah sorry it was must have had to do with me posting to the website from my mobile. Got Tapatalk now should be all good. I hope you all appreciate the 3 bucks I dropped to get it.

Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

[bdub85]

You bought the wrong car if you want 0-60 times.

[JeremyClarkson]

mines is 6.0 sec:P

[sho220]

Originally Posted by bdub85

You bought the wrong car if you want 0-60 times.

You must be busy as hell having to dictate who should buy what car and why...

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by quasi86

'70 Dodge Challenger 7.0 Sec
'70 Ford Mustang Boss 302 6.4 Sec

Per 0-60Time.Com

Why Isn't This Car Considered Fast?

Look at this though.

2013 Scion FR-S (Auto) 0-60 mph 7.9
2010 Toyota Corolla XRS (2.4L) 0-60 mph 7.4
2013 Subaru BRZ (Auto) 0-60 mph 7.3
2012 Scion tC (Manual) 0-60 mph 6.8
2009 Mazda MX-5 Miata 0-60 mph 6.7
2012 Honda Civic Si Coupe 0-60 mph 6.4
2013 Scion FR-S (Manual) 0-60 mph 6.2
2013 Subaru BRZ (Manual) 0-60 mph 6.1
2012 Honda Civic Si Sedan 0-60 mph 6.0
2013 Ford Focus ST (5-Door) 0-60 mph 5.9
2004 Mazda RX-8 (Manual) 0-60 mph 5.7
2006 Honda S2000 0-60 mph 5.4
2010 Mazdaspeed 3 0-60 mph 5.1
2013 Ford Mustang V-6 Premium 0-60 mph 5.1
2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Sedan 0-60 mph 4.9
2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 0-60 mph 4.5

Per zero-60times and yes I picked the fastest times for the RX-8 and S2000.

The benchmark for fast has moved up quite a bit. Myself, I rank acceleration pretty low so I'm not swayed by this. But it's always nice to see where your car stacks up against competitors or similar cars.

I wouldn't cry about 0-60 in 7 flat but it's obviously capable of mid 6's with a good launch.

[shawnperolis]

With some bolt ons and tuning I would guess this car is capable of getting there in the 5s. That would put the car in a sweet spot for me, but right now I'm really not worried about that. I'm definitely hitting a big ass grin in way less than 5 seconds.

[bdub85]

Originally Posted by sho220

You must be busy as hell having to dictate who should buy what car and why...

Why are you so defensive? Just saying the point of this car was not just meant to go straight. Any idiot with money can make any car go fast in a straight line.

[sho220]

Originally Posted by bdub85

Why are you so defensive? Just saying the point of this car was not just meant to go straight. Any idiot with money can make any car go fast in a straight line.

No kidding. We all know that by now so you can probably stop parroting it. Any car can be made to do anything with enough money. 0-60 times are simply one way to judge a cars performance (acceleration) and it's fun to see where your particular car stands. There's no need to piss in someone's cornflakes because they're curious...