Lancia S4 0-100mph time 6.1seconds..

[Welshbeef]

0-62mph 2.9 seconds
0-125mph 10.2 seconds
0-100mph 6.1 seconds

Clearly exceptionally quick and only 450bhp.

This is a car which came out in first incarnation 10 YEARS before the McLaren F1 and destroyed it in any meaningful acceleration time.

Why does the T16 straios etc all get so much more glory than what is the real daddy? is it purely due to the fact it is this car which sadly ended GroupB


I've been watching these cars on current hill climbs on YouTube and even now 30 years on frankly hardly anything gets close. That said the Audi uR S4 launches like a lunatic

[Welshbeef]

http://www.automobile-catalog.com/performance/1986...

Link attached


What a machine.

Has anyone seen one of these in the flesh or better still had experience inside the car driven properly?

[Welshbeef]

I guess 505bhp/tonne helps.

Was the quoted power truthful or was this making a heap load more power ?

[poing]

I'm glad you put the video up because until that point I thought you had a fast dog with a strange name.

[Loyly]

Are you on the piss?

[numtumfutunch]

poing said:

I'm glad you put the video up because until that point I thought you had a fast dog with a strange name.

This and psycho nutter rally car optimised for traction with 4wd and geared for a modest top speed gets off line quicker than a McLaren F1 shocker

Can I have a pint of whatever youre drinking please
Unless its Dubonnet and red

[Welshbeef]

numtumfutunch said:

poing said:

I'm glad you put the video up because until that point I thought you had a fast dog with a strange name.

This and psycho nutter rally car optimised for traction with 4wd and geared for a modest top speed gets off line quicker than a McLaren F1 shocker

Can I have a pint of whatever youre drinking please
Unless its Dubonnet and red

Top speed 185mph could have been a lot more but on forest routes not needed.

[Ali_T]

Ah, Lancia S4. Autocorrect is needed!

[Welshbeef]

Loyly said:

Are you on the piss?

Generally Thirs/Fri/Sat and a few on Sunday so yes - only polishing off a bottle of red before some nice dark beers.

[Dusty964]

Welshbeef said:

Top speed 185mph could have been a lot more but on forest routes not needed.

No chance.

[GroundEffect]

A modern rallycross car will do 0-60mph in 1.9 seconds...

[Welshbeef]

GroundEffect said:

A modern rallycross car will do 0-60mph in 1.9 seconds...

But with what top speed?

[Welshbeef]

Dusty964 said:

Welshbeef said:

Top speed 185mph could have been a lot more but on forest routes not needed.

No chance.

According to that link I sent it does? I've no knowledge other than that.

[Dusty964]

Welshbeef said:

Dusty964 said:

Welshbeef said:

Top speed 185mph could have been a lot more but on forest routes not needed.

No chance.

According to that link I sent it does? I've no knowledge other than that.

I cant imagine many group B cars being geared to 185mph even if possible. Seems a bit much top end.

[LambShank]

I may have had a few too, but where does the dog come into the equation?

[GroundEffect]

Welshbeef said:

GroundEffect said:

A modern rallycross car will do 0-60mph in 1.9 seconds...

But with what top speed?

They do 0-100mph in 4.7 seconds...so at least 100!

[SteveSteveson]

Welshbeef said:

According to that link I sent it does? I've no knowledge other than that.

The only speed I can find on that link is a theoretical top speed of161. The times suggest in reality it's closer to 151.

[Welshbeef]

Dusty964 said:

Welshbeef said:

Dusty964 said:

Welshbeef said:

Top speed 185mph could have been a lot more but on forest routes not needed.

No chance.

According to that link I sent it does? I've no knowledge other than that.

I cant imagine many group B cars being geared to 185mph even if possible. Seems a bit much top end.

http://www.automobile-catalog.com/auta_details1.php
This has he gearing for each of he 5 gears 1st nearly does 60mph 5th maxes out at 185mph apparently.

Also reading furthing into this it actually produced 500++bhp at 8,400rpm which means around the 600bhp/tonne territory. That is a chunk more than 2x F10 M5 Competiton pack...and that car is a lunatic so I'm not sure how you describe a S4 in 2nd gear 7,500 rpm wide open throttle

[Welshbeef]

SteveSteveson said:

Welshbeef said:

According to that link I sent it does? I've no knowledge other than that.

The only speed I can find on that link is a theoretical top speed of161. The times suggest in reality it's closer to 151.

151mph for a 890kg can (can be as low as 820kg) -and well over 500bhp. An e60 M5 with x2the weight derestrocted does 207mph.
A Fiat Coupe 220bhp will do 145mph and that is 1,200kg ish
Heck this weeks shed of he week my old Car also acupra 1.8T 180bjp did 140mph

My E90 330d 231bhp did 160mph in France according to the sat nav GPS. My old C5 RS6 I bottled it at 170mph that had a lot left. (Which has 50+bhp does and well over double the weight)

[Welshbeef]

LambShank said:

I may have had a few too, but where does the dog come into the equation?

I've had more now watching Strictly requires high consumption.
Lab iPhone correcting Allan. Sorry LANCIA