Hey guys,

The general opinion on this site is that motor mag get the best times out of cars in performance testing? I just recievd the new motor magazine and was a little dissapointed in the times they got with a manual FG XR6T?

Ok they say the gravelly airport was the problem but most the other cars in the field were pulling of there normal times.... XR6T did 1/4 mile in 14 flat and 0 -100 in 6 flat.....

That is almost 1 sec slower than previous manual tests to 100 and atleast half a second slower in the 1/4 mile..

Lets say the gravel had a big part to do with it what about acceleration from 80 - 100.. Gravel effect would be alot less abstructive in this test... but still times are off I mean way off...

have a look at this.....

motor june edition: 1/4 mile 13.5 at 172k's motor july edition: 1/4mile 14.0 at 172k's

0-100 5.2secs 0 - 100 6.0 secs

80 - 120 in 3rd 3.0 secs 80 - 120 in 3rd 3.4secs

80 - 120 in 4th 3.9secs 80 - 120 in 4th 4.5secs

80 - 120 in 5th 6.3secs 80 - 120 in 5th 7.0secs

80 - 120 in 6th 9.7 secs 80 - 120 in 6th 11.9secs

each gear up get gradually worse and look at 6th gear?

Also there is a write up FPV V HSV....

I dont understand??

F6 still hasnt pulled of a 1/4 as quick at the auto XR6T has?? and sum how the FG GT was 1 sec slower around winton in thi edition to last one? I can understand a couple hundreths but 1 secs?

mmm I didnt have much faith in mag times anyway but this 1 has just made me think there full opf sh*t....

Motor magazine have always been byist towards HOLDEN! Why is it every time they compare the Ford vs Holden, the Expensive Daewoo always comes out on top. It an absolute joke! Ford is obviously a better car and until the VE the Expensive Daewoo could not even compare with any Ford (even the AU).

Edited 09/06/08 05:35 AM09/06/08 05:35 AM by A Copley

Incase you missed it:

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=45526

this is the new school manual with launch control, and the guy that went to the launch

day said the manual killed the auto.

atm I drive a auto, reasons are 3 1/2 years ago I brought my AU XR6 on gas with 120k's for $11,000 so couldn't resist a bargain.

But as I've ordered the FG XR6T I had to go for the manual, if I went the Auto imight aswell stop into the beauty shop and get my nails done like a girl.

Well why didn't you just say you had masculinity insecurities....would have saved wasting everyone’s time trying to have a reasonable discussion based on experience and facts.

May the use of a clutch and a gear lever make you feel like a man.

Lol, tab I assume you've got a Auto

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this is the new school manual with launch control, and the guy that went to the launch

day said the manual killed the auto.

atm I drive a auto, reasons are 3 1/2 years ago I brought my AU XR6 on gas with 120k's for $11,000 so couldn't resist a bargain.

Sounds like you have never owned a turbo.

So the factory has made the manual easier to launch... that's very encouraging, but in the real world you change gears and that's where the auto is superior.

No good talking about your past experience with na cars ... turbo cars are very different.

I'm a manual lover from way back, but I give the ZF auto the respect it deserves.

Brian

Lol, tab I assume you've got a Auto

Yep. Not blinded by what I want to believe though.

BCL has one of each...got a witty retort for that one?

lazy gearbox FTW

you two manual lovers need to do a bit more research on this site and you shall find out what box's dominate in turbo cars (even stock )

although the more power you add the greater the difference between manual and auto

just look at BCL's times

lazy gearbox FTW

you two manual lovers need to do a bit more research on this site and you shall find out what box's dominate in turbo cars (even stock )

although the more power you add the greater the difference between manual and auto

just look at BCL's times

The manual time will drop; it only went to the track once.

Brian

put a 3 speed in and smash the outright record

but it does show how much easier it is with auto and with a heck of a lot less power

what time are you aiming for with the manual??