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0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby ShaneG_old » Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:12 am

Stillen Nissan GT-R grabs 0-60 in 2.9 seconds!
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby EJW » Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:15 am

The Ariel Atom http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/

0-60 in 2.7 seconds, but in Summer 2010 they're bringing out the Atom Oblivion which will go from 0-60 in 2.3 seconds. And it's road legal!
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby Capt.Propwash » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:22 pm

i cant tell exactly which model it is, but it is a FORD!!!

0-180mph ~ 2 SECONDS


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Sorry, just had to throw a joke in there, hope you dont mind. This is the only thing I could think of.
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby EJW » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:49 am

i cant tell exactly which model it is, but it is a FORD!!!

0-180mph ~ 2 SECONDS


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Hehe! Is that for real? If so, LOL! ;D ;D ;D




Sorry, just had to throw a joke in there, hope you dont mind. This is the only thing I could think of.
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby ShaneG_old » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:07 am

I think we have a winner!  :o ;D ;D
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby ozzy72 » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:02 am

Any halfway decent motorbike can beat that ;)
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby ShaneG_old » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:23 am

Any halfway decent motorbike can beat that ;)



But a motorbike is not an automobile. ;)


And the Nissan GT-R is NOT a light vehicle.
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby specter177 » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:07 pm

Buggatti Veyron does 0-62 in 2.5 seconds. And that is also not a light vehicle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby Craig. » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:18 pm

An F1 car can do 0-60 in just a little over a second. And most of that time is traction limited. Could do it in less than 1 second if they could put the power down fully.
Oh right family cars. Or yeah in that 2.5 seconds it'll be doing over 100mph. Oh sorry again.  ;) ;D
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby ShaneG_old » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:21 pm

The Bugatti need almost three times the motor for just a few tenths quicker. But it is much heavier, and way more comfortable I'm sure. ;)

Imagine what kind of power plant you'd need to get the time down to 2.0 ! :o 8-)
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby ShaneG_old » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:22 pm

@ Craig: 1.0 second 0-60 family cars?!
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby expat » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:44 am

Buggatti Veyron does 0-62 in 2.5 seconds. And that is also not a light vehicle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron


That is a con. 0 to 62 mph. Why 62 mph when the industry standard is 60 mph. Because if it was 60 mph you would not have a nice round 2.5 seconds and it would appear "slow".

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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby expat » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:49 am

Imagine what kind of power plant you'd need to get the time down to 2.0 ! :o 8-)


Power is not the answer. Weight and traction is the secret weapon. The Ariel Atom is a good example with only a 2 litre engine and 245 BHP.

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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby Craig. » Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:27 am

Buggatti Veyron does 0-62 in 2.5 seconds. And that is also not a light vehicle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron


That is a con. 0 to 62 mph. Why 62 mph when the industry standard is 60 mph. Because if it was 60 mph you would not have a nice round 2.5 seconds and it would appear "slow".

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Ah but thanks to the metric loving europeans, 0-62 is becoming standard because they work on 0-100km/h ;)
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Re: 0 - 60mph in 2.9 seconds

Postby Fozzer » Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:36 am

Buggatti Veyron does 0-62 in 2.5 seconds. And that is also not a light vehicle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron


That is a con. 0 to 62 mph. Why 62 mph when the industry standard is 60 mph. Because if it was 60 mph you would not have a nice round 2.5 seconds and it would appear "slow".

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Ah but thanks to the metric loving Europeans, 0-62 is becoming standard because they work on 0-100km/h ;)


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