So, is your car fast?
Discussion
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.
But i would not say super fast.
sparks_E39 said:
E39 528i SE... yeah pretty quick, can be fast. Certainly not a slouch anyway. Nothing on modern hatchbacks though. To be honest on the road I haven't driven quicker, only a passenger. It's not too much slower than my mates 2003 Civic Type R.
I, err, got royally stuffed by a type r civic not the other day in mine
Herman Toothrot said:
To be fare many people I think are under rating their cars. Anything over 200bhp/tonne feels quite rapid accelerating, over 250bhp/tonne is fast accelerating, my Mrs use to describe my track car as "the feeling of when a plane is just leaving the runway". Of course you need a big bhp figure for a high top speed but that's irrelevant on the road. Bikes do make cars seem slow when you are on a bike making them disappear behind you but sat behind the wheel of something with 250+bhp/tonne you ate shoved in your seat and in roads can't keep the foot buried for long at all.
I guess most of the sensation of fast is dependent on acceleration, so BHP per ton is probably a better real world comparison than pure figures? My car is circa 130bhp/ton. I would describe it as adequate, rather than fast, but all my previous cars have been sub 100bhp/ton. Occasionally is surprises me how rapidly it gathers speed, but I feel that's more to do with the effortlessness of it.
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