if you dont have an SC NSX or an 05 just laying around, what else do you suppose to go by, other then what you read or somone told you? I don't believe everything I read, so i asked what some might consider stupid..:frown:
I understand completely what you are saying. That's exactly what 99.9% of all the people are doing. They compare the numbers that they read in magazines or brochures and use that to discuss.
Problem is, most people forget that even those autombile journalist don't actually
own the cars they test. They just drive them for a day or perhaps a couple of days. And then give their review based on that. Nothing wrong with that of course, as long as you don't forget it.
But acceleration is more than just a simple 0-60 number, or the 50-80 acceleration in 5th.
You should me interested in more than just 0-60, more like 0-100 mph or 0-150 mph with 10mph increments. That gives you a better understanding of what a car can do. Too many cars are now geared to reach optimal 0-60 numbers.
In real life, on the street, a 0.5 second difference in 0-60 time is totally irrelevant. Starting at the wrong RPM, shifting too slow or at the wrong moment can easily add more than a mere 0.5 seconds.
The very first time a measured my 0-62 time (I don't live in the US) with the AP-22 (acceleration measuring device), I only managed
6.72 seconds. I really thought for a second I had bought a messed-up car.
With some practice however, I brought that down to 5.61 seconds. Same car, same road, same driver.
Think of it:
People
always ask me: How many HP does it have? How fast can it go? How fast to 100 kph?
They
never ask me at which RPM I reach maximum HP, what the weight of my car is, at which RPM I reach 80% of my maximum torque and for how many RPM I can keep that.
Cruising at 75 mph in 5th gear, my engine is running at 3000 RPM and barely making 90 Hp. That's all I have at that moment. Acceleration from that is slow. However, go back to 3rd and immediately, I have three times than number on tap and things are a whole lot different.
