Nought to Sixty

[chaparral]

3.07 seconds to go from 0-60 is 29 ft/s/s, or .93g. Surely someone's got a car that'll do better than that! jondokic, will the McLaren hit 60 in first gear? Are there any R500 owners willing to try this? I could probably build a $1000 special to win this; start with my old go-kart, put in a 500cc engine, and away we go (into whatever the scenery happens to be)!

[Don]

Errrr. Santa Pod. Filled with things that do 0..60 a LOT swifter than a McClaren F1.

Not so great at the first corner though...

[alunr]

needs to be road legal too remember...

[plotloss]

Will Gollops Metro 6R4.

Matt.

[iguana]

plotloss said: Will Gollops Metro 6R4.

Matt.

The 6R4 did 0-60 in 2.8 secs I belive, tested by Autocar wayback in 1987. (I've got the mag somewhere at home)

[plotloss]

iguana said:

plotloss said: Will Gollops Metro 6R4.

The 6R4 did 0-60 in 2.8 secs I belive, tested by Autocar wayback in 1987. (I've got the mag at home)

2.52 I though it was, and 100 in 5.4

It hit terminal velocity in 212ft IIRC

Matt.

>> Edited by plotloss on Wednesday 26th March 08:54

[kevinday]

Watched some drag-racing on a French channel last night. Top Fuel Rail Dragster 0-100mph 0.8 seconds, 0-300 mph about 4.2 but obviously not road legal

[tuscan_s]

Just seen the front cover of Performance Ford and it features a road legal RS200 that does 0-60 in 2.4 and 0-100 in 5.5!!!!

[gnomesmith]

Just a little bit quicker than the Z Cars Mini in this month's Kit Car.(Circa 3 seconds to 60mph).

>> Edited by gnomesmith on Thursday 27th March 21:23

[tailslider]

Mitsubishi Evo 7 Norris Designs 0-60 2.79 seconds:

www.norrisdesigns.com/






>> Edited by tailslider on Sunday 30th March 12:14

[Scruffy]

tailslider said:
www.norrisdesigns.com/

But they all look naff, perhaps i'm missing the point, or perhaps the emperors new cloths are well wikked innit?

Edited 2 m8.







>> Edited by Scruffy on Sunday 30th March 12:26

[tailslider]

It's designed to win a rally stage you cretin, not look 'wikkid' on your council estate. It also just happens to be faster accelerating than any other so called 'supercar' on sale toady.

[Scruffy]

Put your sodding handbag away, I'm not in the mood.

[tailslider]

Sorry, it just annoys me when some 'car enthusiasts' can't differentiate between a maxed nova and a proven rally car.

[Scruffy]

They just didn't have any mud or stickers on them that's all...

[tailslider]

And another thing...

What is the reaction you get from most Pistonheads when you mention the 6R4 rally car? Most likely it is along the lines of "amazing", or the like. This is because most people recognise it for what it is and what ir does: win races. Obviously you could take the pissy attitude and say; "well it's not very pretty is it - just a metro with a body kit, innit".