0 - 60mph & Distances - would it be a better measure..?
Discussion
I don't know why this thought came into my head just recently... BUT
Would a better measure of acceleration and vehicle performance be plotted in the 0 to 60 mph & distance graph..?
Where the speed is plotted against time - allowing the distance travelled to be calculated as a result.
Light cars like the Caterham, XBow, Exige etc... Would have a rapid rise in the first part of the graph, but would level out towards the high end.
Where as - Heavy cars, Veyron, Monaro, XKR etc... Would have a slower imediate rise but would increase towards the 60 and bolt right through it.
A stupid idea..? Been done before..?
Thoughts.
Would a better measure of acceleration and vehicle performance be plotted in the 0 to 60 mph & distance graph..?
Where the speed is plotted against time - allowing the distance travelled to be calculated as a result.
Light cars like the Caterham, XBow, Exige etc... Would have a rapid rise in the first part of the graph, but would level out towards the high end.
Where as - Heavy cars, Veyron, Monaro, XKR etc... Would have a slower imediate rise but would increase towards the 60 and bolt right through it.
A stupid idea..? Been done before..?
Thoughts.
I don't think that the speed/time curves for a given 0-60 are all that variable - particularly for quicker cars. They are all somewhere between a straight line and a slightly convex curve.
You might see something more interesting with 0-100, though, with a greater duration and more effect of drag at higher speeds. It does risk coming out as a harder to measure alternative to the standing quarter.
You might see something more interesting with 0-100, though, with a greater duration and more effect of drag at higher speeds. It does risk coming out as a harder to measure alternative to the standing quarter.
otolith said:
I don't think that the speed/time curves for a given 0-60 are all that variable - particularly for quicker cars. They are all somewhere between a straight line and a slightly convex curve.
You might see something more interesting with 0-100, though, with a greater duration and more effect of drag at higher speeds. It does risk coming out as a harder to measure alternative to the standing quarter.
I agree. I recall ages ago on a Clarkson video I had as a child he compared the performance of a Ferrari F40 to other supercars. Then Ferrari's own comparison to the F92, the F1 car from 1992 if I recall. You might see something more interesting with 0-100, though, with a greater duration and more effect of drag at higher speeds. It does risk coming out as a harder to measure alternative to the standing quarter.
As I recall the 0-60 times were almost the same for the other supercars and the F1 car. However, the F40 did 0-100 in around 8 seconds which made it far superior to most other supercars of the time. Although the F1 car could do 0-100-0 in around 6. Totally different performance from cars which do similar 0-60 times. All it shows is that 0-60 times alone are pretty much useless.
. Yes its pointless 0-60 is for the pub. Surely the 50-150 or 70-200 is a measure of a cars potential to acclerate.Gassing Station | General Gassing [Archive] | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff