0-60

[Goaty Bill 2]

FastRich said:

167 / 175 - it doesn't really matter does it? I doubt it's just mine which feels decidedly sketchy at the front end over 150 ish.... sketchy enough to back off anyway!

Mines a completely standard 450 with oldish tyres and I reckon 4.5 0-60 is a tad harsh - wiuth new rubber, they must be quicker surely?

It shouldn't feel unstable at 150, especially if you have the roof on (and the windows up - to keep the roof on )

I always found mine felt more stable as speed went up, and while it's not for the faint hearted, I once had her over 155 leptons with the roof off and it felt fine; stability wise.

macdeb said:

Let's not forget they said the standard 500 was either 320 or 340 bhp of which it clearly isn't as 285 seems a good benchmark in the real world (220 for 450). So, how could we believe the stated performance figures?

All of which is the accepted wisdom, I agree.
But horses aside, it's torque that gets you from 0-60, and a good 500 (as in one built to factory spec) has bags more torque than can usually be made to work for you.

Getting all that torque to the wheels at exactly the right time, in exactly the right amounts is tricky at best, but when you do get it right, it's incredible how quick they really can be.