0-400m - Time For It To Go......

[nextcar]

I have just bought an XR6T (on order, not recieved yet) and I have to say time over 1/4 mile was not as big an influence as the 0 - 100km/h times for me (which I can do legally!). Even then it is only one consideration of many and so long as it is competitive with similar cars in the market (eg, SS, WRX) then I compare other features. Looks are an issue (interior and exterior), as well as safety features. Stability control was definately a big winner for me with the BF - especially after being witness to a horrific rollover accident earlier this year. An oncoming car barely left the road, got into the gravel, lost it completely and rolled into a tree. Nasty stuff. Stability control will prevent this, and in the end it might just save your life...

BUT, if performance wasn't an issue, I'd have gone with the XR6 N/A... so back to the point of the topic. Yes 1/4 mile and 0 - 100 times are a big consideration but have to be taken in conjunction with the total package.

[Cowiesxr6t]

If you were looking to but a T say a second hand car and you have found a choice of 2 car's. Both are the same year same colour and same klms on the clock and the same extra option's e.g. leather,premium sound and brakes, now both of the car's are the same price. The only difference is one will run 400m in 14.4 sec and the other will run the 400m in 11.6 which one would you buy ?.

Now tell me if the 400m time makes a difference to you choice ?.

Dave 

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Dave

I think it would depend on the buyer say family man. Warranty would be peace of mind then the quicker car.

Just my thoughts

Cheers

Cowie

[Turbo6man]

If you were looking to but a T say a second hand car and you have found a choice of 2 car's. Both are the same year same colour and same klms on the clock and the same extra option's e.g. leather,premium sound and brakes, now both of the car's are the same price. The only difference is one will run 400m in 14.4 sec and the other will run the 400m in 11.6 which one would you buy ?.

Now tell me if the 400m time makes a difference to you choice ?.

Dave 

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Well that would depend on the WHOLE package. If the 11 sec car was otherwise standard except for engine mods I wouldn't even consider it.

An 11 sec car that was probably going to be spending time in the workshop having broken bits fixed on a regular basis would not give me the same driving pleasure that a standard T would.

[saleen]

Only need to drag for 200m(subject to winning at the time) to prove a cars worthiness, hey Cro.

[ktford]

Let face facts, stock cars run slow 1/4's, so does Goldie, we are speaking the obvious here, a 500hp XY can be made run low 10's. So there is no glory to it really, any one with any drag racing cred won't give a rats either way.

But it is nice to see some figures about your cars performance against anothers, if there was an option of a time for stage 14 of Targa Tasmania well that'd be preferrable, but I don't see that coming.

Nice idea Dally but I don't see it changing anything

[ms700]

Let face facts, stock cars run slow 1/4's, so does Goldie, we are speaking the obvious here, a 500hp XY can be made run low 10's. So there is no glory to it really, any one with any drag racing cred won't give a rats either way.

But it is nice to see some figures about your cars performance against anothers, if there was an option of a time for stage 14 of Targa Tasmania well that'd be preferrable, but I don't see that coming.

Nice idea Dally but I don't see it changing anything

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Scotty is spot on.

Something that I do find interesting, and the car mags often quote it, is lap times of the ol Nurbugring. Even though this only applies to the Europeans mainly, I still find it interesting.

I do not base my purchase solely on 1/4 mile time. But it is a piece of info that I use to compare the whole package on.

[mickq]

Im personally much more interested in 0-100kmh times for a road car. Its a better indicator of how a car will be useful to me around the city, as I do 0-100 around 10+ times a day easy even though I dont use freeways much.

For a race car, bike or supercar Im interested in 1/4 mile times or 0-100, 160 or 200 or 300, but its not that often I have reason to accelerate hard for 400m so quarter miles are of limited use to me from a road point of view, other than novelty value and a historically useful way to know how fast somethng is (ie if someone says they do a 9 second quarter - now or 10 years ago, you know they are quick).

Im much more impressed by a car that does 0-100 in 2.5 seconds than I am by that same car doing a 1/4 mile in 9.9 seconds.

But then again, Im an accelration freak (and love bikes for that reason), and for me a car is all about 1st and 2nd gear, with a bit of fun in 3rd now and then (which is a great gear by any means - just not as 'urgent' as 1st and 2nd).

As someone mentioned though, things like Nurburgring times are THE way to evalaute how a car does in the real world as they contain everything - the need for full on acceleration, braking and cornering.

1/4 miles are highly artificial events, and cars that tend to do very well over the 1/4 tend to suck the moment a corner approaches - meaning the 1/4 is of limited use for evaluating road vehicles. (As is 0-100 if you apply that logic!)

[thebrunks]

Mate anything a a magazine prints is for the pen*s pullers!!!

I only buy XR6 Turbos for one reason.... Bang for buck!!!

Base car price plus $2-3k will see you into the 12 sec qtr!!!

The Ford Xr6 Turbo is the most detuned car produced in Oz!!!! What can compare to it for the $$$$$$???? nothing at all!!!

Russ

[NT TURBO]

So who would've bought a T if they ran 19 sec over the 400??

[DBOSS]

So who would've bought a T if they ran 19 sec over the 400??

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