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jt racing
506 posts
43 months
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BMW 740i. Can hold its own. Not epic quick off the line but never really found wanting otherwise.
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v8will
2,527 posts
65 months
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Nope, my definition of fast was redefined after a passenger ride in a Hayabusa Westfield which in the grand scheme of things is probably only on the nippy side.
My old T5 Volvo was quite brisk though, punched well above its weight
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Blib
20,647 posts
66 months
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Quick or fast?
My Hawk is very quick. But, not really fast. I consider my Maserati to be a fast car. My Fiat 500 Twin Air is neither.
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Dave Hedgehog
5,320 posts
73 months
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Herman Toothrot said: Weekend runabout / current track car fast enough ~200bhp/tonne. Proper track car 360bhp/tonne, thats fast. Daily rider 370bhp/tonne thats fast, weekend rider 685bhp/tonne - thats proper quick  thats just greedy
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davepoth
19,893 posts
68 months
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Rover 75 1.8 NA. And the amusing thing is that it's still three full seconds quicker to sixty than my last car.
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thinfourth2
23,543 posts
73 months
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Its a K11 micra it does nothing quickly including rust
The landrovers don't do anything quick apart from rust
The unimog doesn't understand the name of fast but it has no concept of the word stuck
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Baryonyx
6,854 posts
28 months
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Yes, it's definitely fast enough, my Audi A8 4.2 Quattro. I'm usually a turbo lover but the V8 engine is ideal for punch at any speeds. It has far more grunt than is really needed in the UK, but it's also usefully quick below that as it has bags of grip from the AWD system.
Is it as fast as say, my old MR2 Turbo? No, not that fast. But it's still pretty damn quick, especially one up, and it keeps pulling where my old turbo cars were running out of breath.
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Number 5
2,027 posts
64 months
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Dave Hedgehog said: Herman Toothrot said: Weekend runabout / current track car fast enough ~200bhp/tonne. Proper track car 360bhp/tonne, thats fast. Daily rider 370bhp/tonne thats fast, weekend rider 685bhp/tonne - thats proper quick thats just greedy He's just showing off now isn't he
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Herman Toothrot
4,878 posts
67 months
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Dave Hedgehog said: thats just greedy Yes the Mrs tells me the not functioning at the mo track car should go. We have a 147bhp/tonne dog barge as well.
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swerni
19,859 posts
79 months
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ViperDave said: 7m22s lap time of the N'ring. The car that is, me not so much. Same as mine Having said that mine is about 10% up on power from stock, so with me driving, I reckon it's good for a 15 minutes lap ETA about 382 bhp per tonne
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walsh
Original Poster
242 posts
28 months
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diddly said: Define "fast" i.e acceleration, 0-60 etc.etc. I have a Ford Mondeo Estate. I had it at max Leptons at J8,M25 when I met an unmarked Audi; should have known better being in Bandit country but yes,at that time my Dad taxi was "fast!!!" BTW he was an basolut gent by giving me his best glare then going after the mid-lane hoggers!! Phew! That's kind of the point. Any self respecting petrolhead can work out, on paper, which of two cars should faster in a specific arena. I'm talking more about if you feel as though its fast.
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Yodafone
209 posts
74 months
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ViperDave said: 7m22s lap time of the N'ring. The car that is, me not so much. ViperDave's Occupation: Climate change specialist with 2 Viper's pictured. Made me chuckle 
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ben5732
323 posts
25 months
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V70 t5 .... Not slow for its size
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GroundEffect
7,199 posts
25 months
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Z4M.
245BHP/tonne ish.
Not slow.
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TameRacingDriver
8,226 posts
141 months
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Good enough to be amusing. 350Z, 0-60 in 5.8s, 0-100 in 14.3s, top speed 155 MPH. I reckon its a sweet spot between not slow at all, but not too fast you can't use it.
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David87
2,389 posts
81 months
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It depends on what kind of stuff you've driven before, I suppose. To me, my Focus RS is quick (a 300bhp hot hatch couldn't ever really be considered anything less I don't think!), but it's not 'fast'. When I took a 12-year-old family friend out in it, though, he was utterly gobsmacked by its performance. His parents have a diesel Skôda Superb, so that's all he knew! When I went out in a 997.2 Turbo, I had the same reaction. 
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Mr MXT
6,321 posts
152 months
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The Primera? No.
The Westfield? Yes, quite!
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007 VXR
51,372 posts
56 months
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Monaro VXR s/c with 690bhp Goes well But i would not say super fast. IMHO
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Nedzilla
1,840 posts
43 months
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Dalto123
1,808 posts
32 months
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I'll go through the current family fleet Audi A3 - I suppose no, its a 1.4, but it is quite nippy and good fun. Porsche Boxster S - Oh yes! Nissan Micra - Certainly not - but give it a tight, twisty country lane and the right gear it goes well enough.
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