Faster than a Murcielago
Discussion
Just read an article in the Times motoring bit about 0-60 times, comparing to 30-70 times. The article basically slates the idea of 0-60. Shows a list of fastest 30-70 times. As expected the McLaren F1 is fastest, then Caterham R500, then the usual Zondas and stuff. Then comes the Tuscan S, one place and about a second faster than the Murcielago. Expected? Common knowledge, or am i the only one who was surprised by this?
Jason F said:
What I am interested in is how fast can I get it to go in the real world..
That's why 30-70 is better.
e.g. an Impreza turbo is quicker to 60 than a Focus RS but a Focus RS is quicker from 30-70. In actual fact, although the impreza is quicker of the mark, once you are up and running the RS absolutely destroys it. Hence it's the 30-70 time you should take most notice of, because in the 'real world' if you came across an impreza while driving an RS you would be able to eat him up for breakfast. Yum Yum.
Whilst I have never driven the Focus RS, all the reviews seem to say it is fantastic on smooth roads & track conditions, but scarey on anything with a normal (ie crap surface).
Froth said:
Jason F said:
What I am interested in is how fast can I get it to go in the real world..
That's why 30-70 is better.
e.g. an Impreza turbo is quicker to 60 than a Focus RS but a Focus RS is quicker from 30-70. In actual fact, although the impreza is quicker of the mark, once you are up and running the RS absolutely destroys it. Hence it's the 30-70 time you should take most notice of, because in the 'real world' if you came across an impreza while driving an RS you would be able to eat him up for breakfast. Yum Yum.
With this in mind, I would think that this plays to the Impreza's strengths, which is easy to drive at 9/10ths on any road surface, and in the hands of a good driver as fast as pretty much anything from A->B.
Don't get me wrong, I have had RS Fords before & loved 'em (when they worked), and admire Ford's decision to bring out such a car, but I would imagine that even the current (ugly, softer) Impreza would be a fair match for the RS on normal roads.
Froth said:
Jason F said:
What I am interested in is how fast can I get it to go in the real world..
That's why 30-70 is better.
e.g. an Impreza turbo is quicker to 60 than a Focus RS but a Focus RS is quicker from 30-70. In actual fact, although the impreza is quicker of the mark, once you are up and running the RS absolutely destroys it. Hence it's the 30-70 time you should take most notice of, because in the 'real world' if you came across an impreza while driving an RS you would be able to eat him up for breakfast. Yum Yum.
Unless the Impreza happens to be a P1.
RS? I'll have mine with scrambled eggs and toast please.
Froth said:
Jason F said:
What I am interested in is how fast can I get it to go in the real world..
That's why 30-70 is better.
e.g. an Impreza turbo is quicker to 60 than a Focus RS but a Focus RS is quicker from 30-70. In actual fact, although the impreza is quicker of the mark, once you are up and running the RS absolutely destroys it. Hence it's the 30-70 time you should take most notice of, because in the 'real world' if you came across an impreza while driving an RS you would be able to eat him up for breakfast. Yum Yum.
Doesn't the Lancia Delta Integrale rule the 30-70 roost? I heard a pundit claim that they were faster than anything (normal) on the road including things like 911 turbos.
Also, didn't Lancia win a ton of Rally races with it?
I seem to remember an old yardstick was that a fast car could do 0-100 in roughly double the time of 0-60. So that is about right for the Cerb 4.5 but the Griff is just a little off, not that 10.5 to a ton is slow by any means. I think I read it in an article about a Maserati Khamsin, it was something like 5.5 to 60 and 11.5 to 100, probably very fast for its' era.
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