Originally Posted By: Volvohead
I think "0-60" is a bit overrated. Great for a drag race, but there is so much more to a competent road or track car.
I think that in-gear acceleration times are much more useful, but the only US magazine that measures that is Car and Driver(30-50 and 30-70 in top gear). The Brit magazine Autocar times multiple speeds in multiple gears. I measure 30-70 in 3rd gear to evaluate engine modifications to my MS3. It is not as useful a test for automatics, as they will downshift and thus the flexibility of the engine is not as readily evaluated.
I think "0-60" is a bit overrated. Great for a drag race, but there is so much more to a competent road or track car.
I think that in-gear acceleration times are much more useful, but the only US magazine that measures that is Car and Driver(30-50 and 30-70 in top gear). The Brit magazine Autocar times multiple speeds in multiple gears. I measure 30-70 in 3rd gear to evaluate engine modifications to my MS3. It is not as useful a test for automatics, as they will downshift and thus the flexibility of the engine is not as readily evaluated.