The latest Car&Driver "THE 600-HP CLUB" krazzee acelleration #'s
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The latest Car&Driver "THE 600-HP CLUB" krazzee acelleration #'s
The SL65 Black Series-0-100 7.6 0-140 15.0 1/4 11.7 @ 126 rolling 5-60 4.0 30-50 2.0 50-70 1.9
Dodge Viper SRT10-0-100 7.8 0-140 14.2 1/4 11.8 @ 128 rolling 5-60 3.7 30-50 10.5 50-70 9.8
Lambo Murci LP640-0-100 7.5 0-140 14.0 1/4 11.5 @ 127 rolling 5-60 4.0 30-50 4.3 50-70 5.2
Corvette ZR1-0-100 7.8 0-140 14.0 1/4 11.7 @ 127 rolling 5-60 3.9 30-50 6.3 50-70 5.3
Looks like from a roll 30-50mph & 50-70mph the 65 Black is devastating or am I reading the #'s incorrectly?
the 65 must be traction limited on there 0-140 it's a FULL second slower than nearly ALL the others yet equal & FASTER in 0-100
And equal or VERY CLOSE in 1/4 mile & trap speeds What the hell is up w/Car&Driver's testing equipment?
Edit: Took a snap shot of mag stats
Dodge Viper SRT10-0-100 7.8 0-140 14.2 1/4 11.8 @ 128 rolling 5-60 3.7 30-50 10.5 50-70 9.8
Lambo Murci LP640-0-100 7.5 0-140 14.0 1/4 11.5 @ 127 rolling 5-60 4.0 30-50 4.3 50-70 5.2
Corvette ZR1-0-100 7.8 0-140 14.0 1/4 11.7 @ 127 rolling 5-60 3.9 30-50 6.3 50-70 5.3
Looks like from a roll 30-50mph & 50-70mph the 65 Black is devastating or am I reading the #'s incorrectly?
the 65 must be traction limited on there 0-140 it's a FULL second slower than nearly ALL the others yet equal & FASTER in 0-100 And equal or VERY CLOSE in 1/4 mile & trap speeds What the hell is up w/Car&Driver's testing equipment?Edit: Took a snap shot of mag stats
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Its because the BS is an auto and the others are all manuals and are left in the highest gear. The tests in red are top gear tests. I never understood these types of comparos with C&D.
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It's what Vic55 said: C&D puts the car in top gear and hits the accelerator. Automatics will down-shift but a manual tranny car will just lug along in high gear. A pointless test....
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thanks for the concise description...I still am scratching my head on the Murci w/Auto E-gear 6 speed, it's slower than the 65 BS 30-50 by 2.3 seconds & 50-70 by 3.3 seconds..
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w/dealer mark-up the ZR1 will be fetching $150k
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