Unfair - Griffith against a 710bhp trackhawk
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dvs_dave said:
Not sure what point they’re trying to make? I would have thought it obvious that 25yr old cars with 1/3 of the power are not as quick in a drag race as a modern 4x4 SUV with over 700hp.
It would have been way more relevant against a contemporary Cayenne Turbo, GL63, RR SVR etc.
Carwow just did this I think - not yet watched it but think it was vs a model X 100 Tesla and a GLE63SIt would have been way more relevant against a contemporary Cayenne Turbo, GL63, RR SVR etc.
dvs_dave said:
Not sure what point they’re trying to make? I would have thought it obvious that 25yr old cars with 1/3 of the power are not as quick in a drag race as a modern 4x4 SUV with over 700hp.
It would have been way more relevant against a contemporary Cayenne Turbo, GL63, RR SVR etc.
I quite like the fact that someone thought of the Griff as a landmark/ performance benchmark worth comparing to and I'm quite pleased at how well it kept up given the Jeep's claimed straight line performance!It would have been way more relevant against a contemporary Cayenne Turbo, GL63, RR SVR etc.
The jeep runs this quarter mile of an airstrip in 11.48 seconds at 119 mph, as Carscoops reports. The TVR does it in 13.81, the four-wheel-drive Quattro in 18.48.
That is bloody fast!
My 400 BHP Chimaera shod with drag radials runs 11.83 at best which is fast, just check out the 1/4 mile times under the general section.
That is bloody fast!
My 400 BHP Chimaera shod with drag radials runs 11.83 at best which is fast, just check out the 1/4 mile times under the general section.
To be fair to me too, i was asked to have a full tank of fuel (had c 3/4) and it was damp. A few more runs and I genuinely think I'd have got down to low 13's or into the 12's. I was pleased with my time nonetheless and although on paper it looks quite a gap, it wasnt massive. The Jeep wins the race in the first 2 seconds. Astonishingly quick.
Ironically, my best run was hampered by a bloody HT lead working itself loose from the dizzy mid way down the strip. With a misfiring engine, I eased up and coasted the last 100 yards but still came in with a 14.19. I think that run would easily have been my best had this issue not occured.
Ironically, my best run was hampered by a bloody HT lead working itself loose from the dizzy mid way down the strip. With a misfiring engine, I eased up and coasted the last 100 yards but still came in with a 14.19. I think that run would easily have been my best had this issue not occured.
Edited by lazyitus on Monday 10th December 11:38
lazyitus said:
To be fair to me too, i was asked to have a full tank of fuel (had c 3/4) and it was damp. A few more runs and I genuinely think I'd have got down to low 13's or into the 12's. I was pleased with my time nonetheless and although on paper it looks quite a gap, it wasnt massive. The Jeep wins the race in the first 2 seconds. Astonishingly quick.
Ironically, my best run was hampered by a bloody HT lead working itself loose from the dizzy mid way down the strip. With a misfiring engine, I eased up and coasted the last 100 yards but still came in with a 14.19. I think that run would easily have been my best had this issue not occured.
At least your throttle cable held out!! Ironically, my best run was hampered by a bloody HT lead working itself loose from the dizzy mid way down the strip. With a misfiring engine, I eased up and coasted the last 100 yards but still came in with a 14.19. I think that run would easily have been my best had this issue not occured.
Edited by lazyitus on Monday 10th December 11:38
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