John K Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 It's Monday morning so it must be 'Pointless thread time'... What times for the utterly pointless 0-60 sprint bracket each category? I would go for: 7.0 to 5.6 is Quick 5.5 to 4.0 is Fast 3.9 to 3.0 is %$*?@! sub 3.0 is frankly warp speed and makes the Millennium Falcon look tardy... And Yes, I did set the top limit of Quick to 7.0 so my grotty little ST just makes it in Quote
Captain Colonial Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 I can name five "fast" cars off the top of my head: BMW M550d xDrive 0-60 in 4.7 seconds Audi A8 4.2 TDI quattro: 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds BMW 335d xDrive: 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds Audi SQ5 TDI Competition: 0-60 mph in 5.1 seconds BMW 740d xDrive: 0-60 mph in 5.2 seconds Oh look...they're all diesels! And all very sporty. too! 1 Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Funny how progress has brought those down. Once upon a time, in my own motoring lifespan, sub ten seconds was quick. A lot of desirable "fast" machinery in the day ran in the 8.xx's, with a few rocket ships in the 7.xx's and then a handful of super cars in the 5's or thereabouts. And back in the 70/80's you had the extra category of "nippy", as in a nippy little hatch etc, and that would manage it in 11 or 12s or even the low teens!! One question, (thread drift, I know ) but vaguely connected! Are there any cars in production now, that simply can't make 60mph? 1 Quote
Captain Colonial Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Believe it or not, you can still buy a new Peel P50 which has a top speed of 30mph, and will set you back a mere £10,399 + VAT. 1 Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Still picking myself up off the floor in stunned amazement! Quote
Captain Colonial Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Yep - I am always tempted to use that example when people comment about the price of a new Westfield! 1 Quote
John K Posted August 22, 2016 Author Posted August 22, 2016 I can name five "fast" cars off the top of my head: .... Oh look...they're all diesels! And all very sporty. too! I am treating Scott's DERV related verbal written annunciations like I'm treating the wood splinters I've had in my palm for 6 weeks... Ignoring them... Quote
John K Posted August 22, 2016 Author Posted August 22, 2016 Yep - I am always tempted to use that example when people comment about the price of a new Westfield! Not a great example, you can only get two people in a Westie and they have very limited luggage space... But, in a way I now have to thank Scott. Whilst searching Google for "Peel" I was reacquainted with my first true love, a certain Mrs Emma Peel I am now in a good place and no amount of DERV related baiting by our Esteemed Leader can spoil my day... Quote
pistonbroke Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 I recall reading a Shelby Cobra road tested in an old edition of Road& Track mag doing 0 -100 - 0 mph circa 14 secs which I thought was absolutely amazing at the time . These days its unusual to see any start - stop figures quoted, often wonder how things have moved on with tech advancements since the 60's http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/1965-shelby-cobra-427-road-test 1 Quote
John K Posted August 22, 2016 Author Posted August 22, 2016 I recall reading a Shelby Cobra road tested in an old edition of Road& Track mag doing 0 -100 - 0 mph circa 14 secs which I thought was absolutely amazing at the time . These days its unusual to see any start - stop figures quoted, often wonder how things have moved on with tech advancements since the 60's http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/1965-shelby-cobra-427-road-test Fabulous article... What an amazing vehicle (designed and built about the same time as Concorde, by men with sideburns, pipes and slide rules). This caught my eye about the original chassis. Shows power is nothing without control "One staff member recalls a particularly painful day in southern California when he was outrun down a bumpy orange grove lane by an MG 1100. "There I was, with all that Cobra horsepower, and the rear wheels were bouncing and leaping around so badly that I could barely keep the beast on the road, much less catch up to the MG. It was terrible!"" Quote
Rhett Turner - Black Country AO Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 0-100-0 is now down to approx 10 seconds. Quote
Dommo Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 One question, (thread drift, I know ) but vaguely connected! Are there any cars in production now, that simply can't make 60mph? The Renault Twizy is also incapable of posting a 0-60 time. Though you'd have to imagine that until it got to the heady heights of 50mph it would have a reasonable amount of old school supercars worried! Quote
Blatman Posted August 24, 2016 Posted August 24, 2016 Quick = rat up a drainpipe Fast = S*** off a shovel %$*?@! = S*** though a goose. Hope that clears it up... 1 Quote
pistonbroke Posted August 24, 2016 Posted August 24, 2016 Quick = rat up a drainpipe Fast = S*** off a shovel %$*?@! = S*** though a goose. Hope that clears it up... Always good to get the definitive reply 1 Quote
the stoat Posted August 25, 2016 Posted August 25, 2016 I am yet to find much quicker than a Land Rover Defender from 0 to 3 mph. Many revs and drop the clutch.... Quote
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