most important...0 to 60 or topend?

[micared-prodrive]

whats more important to you.your cars 0 to 60 ability or its top end speed?.

[AutoMan]

Neither as it happens...lol
Always found that the most important part of a cars performance is the midrange punch...50-70 in 3rd or 70-90 in 4th , makes it a pleasure to drive if you can get these as close to 2-3 seconds as possible...
0-60 is only for the drag racers out there and who actually drives their car flat out on public roads anyway...
Only my opinion of course....lol

[Somerset Scooby]

I agree with Automan.

[Broxi]

Having an RA, the Accelleration is Great, and only has a top end of 123 mph

Mine seems to pull all the way up but as Lee has said Midrange has to be the Ultimate, This is where you spend most of your time driving.

I have added in an extra choice into your poll.

[micared-prodrive]

Neither as it happens...lol
Always found that the most important part of a cars performance is the midrange punch...50-70 in 3rd or 70-90 in 4th , makes it a pleasure to drive if you can get these as close to 2-3 seconds as possible...
0-60 is only for the drag racers out there and who actually drives their car flat out on public roads anyway...
Only my opinion of course....lol mmmmmmmmm 0 to 60 sells cars? lol you never hear any advert that boasts of midrange power.....:smile: just a thought

[Broxi]

mmmmmmmmm 0 to 60 sells cars? lol you never hear any advert that boasts of midrange power.....:smile: just a thought


That is True, however the Manufacturer usualy quotes midrange in the Full specs.

[scoobyDAZZA]

0 - 60 for drag racers ?????????????????????
f..k me you must be doing 1 minute terminals :biggrin:

0 - 125 MPH is what my drag racing is all about and should be mid 11s to get it

so long as it don't boil over
:lol:

[AutoMan]

I was actually refering to the hard launch styles employed by both of these disciplines as beng of no interest to myself while testing customers cars.....
Real world situations don't allow you to do either of the original tests on the public roads , while the midrange tests can just about be done without upsetting plod too much...

[cyberfella]

my 0-60 has got worse since decatting due to overboost (turbo spools up and raises the inlet manifold pressure quicker than the standard boost control solenoid can keep up and open the wastegate on time. two choices here i guess - put a sports cat on to reign in the turbo a bit, or fit a better boost controller. ultimately i want it remapped, and i'll be looking for improvements in smoothness and torque from 0-60. I'm not bothered about ultimate power figures, but 300 brake would be a nice figure. I'd rather improve low end driveability if possible. mid range power, torque and boost are good with the car behaving well, but 1st gear is stupid.

[cyberfella]

mmmmmmmmm 0 to 60 sells cars? lol you never hear any advert that boasts of midrange power.....:smile: just a thought

thats cos the buying public are easily bought by such figures. unfortunate really. they're equally easily bought by top end power figures being the be all and end all. i'm not as interested in 0-60 as i am the torque and power curve through the rev range, especially at the top end of the revs where turbos can start to run out of puff. torque wins races. apparently.

scoobs and other 4wd cars fare pretty well on the drag strip cos of their grip, but for all that grip the hammer is thus transferred to the clutch - and if your clutch is beefcake - the the transmission takes it. i've seen a few gearboxes fall to bits on brand new cars on drag strips - much to many of the viewing publics delight i might add.

[G4GAV]

top end is nice beacause when the **** has just got past you thinking i whipped a scooby in a nova of the lights, you shoot past him knocking him of the road with the wind genarated by the fly by !

[domino46]

0-60 for me , its not how fast you go, but how fast you get there

[Sammi]

My dad always used to mess with the cars as i was little, when i used to say but why dad the car is fast any way he woulod say.. its not about how fast you go its how you get there! And until i passed my test i didnt have a clue what he was on about!! For me it how you get there definatly ! I love seein how fast i can pull away from the lights when there is some one in a "my car is faster than yours" next to me!!

On the other hand i used to have a 2,2vti prelude.. that was great pullig away at hi speeds!! But i still prefer the power when pulling away as long as the power doent stop!! Thats why i now have a scoobie!!!

[Alan Jeffery]

I have to say, Graham and Beth's is absolutely astounding from 70 to 90, and everywhere else for that matter!
Radio 4 as well...

[xXx]

personally i'm not fussy...

i want 0-60 speed, midrange and top speed - but thats just me!

[G4GAV]

but im happy with what i have, i dont have the money too spend to get a nice 0 - 60 time !

[Lifty]

It has to be 0-60 for me, it used to be top end but i have 9 points on my licence now!:angry-smiley-055:

[Hermiewrx]

mid range all the way. When i had the scoob mapped that was the noticable improvement and what keeps me happy day in day out.

"You buy bhp but you drive torque"

[scoobybeth]

mid range all the way. When i had the scoob mapped that was the noticable improvement and what keeps me happy day in day out.

"You buy bhp but you drive torque"


very true :smile:

[AutoMan]

About time we had it back and gave him some more isn't it Beth....?
LMAO

[scoobybeth]

i have just spotted this one martyn..... u know the answer to that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AutoMan]

lol , see you Friday.....

[tiarks]

mid range - don't have much opportunity to overtake on some of our lanes & you need it to respond asap when you ask for it

Jx

[stoney]

acceleration for me through the gears :) 0-100. KMH of course ;)

[Perry]

it's got to be the mid-range power, for the overtaking purposes. driving a nice a or b road is only fun if you've got the punch in the mid-range! and the brakes. can't beat a brilliant set of brakes and well set up suspension more than power though.

[stoney]

thinking about it can i have 0-60 and mid range :) top speed doesnt interest me :)

[scoobytruck]

Mid range every time. Overtaking is when you need it most.

[steveorangewrx]

0-60 given the choice, everytime i take one of my cars to its top speed it usualy ends up blown up or i get points on my license!

[youngscars]

0 - 60 & top end aftrer driving the evo the 0 to 60 is awsome and also the top end still being able to over take in 5th gear is good to doing 140 mph and still could fill it pulling for more lol ( I LOVE IT ALL ) speed speed speed ( I WANT MORE POWER ) lol

[ad4mj]

:lol: yeah baby i like 0-60 but i like to have a bit of top end :biggrin:

[scoobytruck]

:lol: I have heard you like a bit of top end, lol :lol:

[LaneyWRX]

:lol: I have heard you like a bit of top end, lol :lol:

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I have a bad habit of putting my foot down pulling of the lights..especially if there's a boy racer in a Saxo beside me..lol....:rolleyes1:

[scoobytruck]

Can't blame you for that, that's what they're for isn't it- it's funny in the forester!

[LaneyWRX]

LOL glad its not only me who gets the Saxo treatment..but you get to look down on them tooo.hehehehel :-)

[scoobytruck]

Saxo, 206, clio, in fact it seems anything small and french! lol. Guess I should be old enough to know better, but I can't help myself at times especially when they are revving up with the stereo on full blast! :c_laugh:

[steveorangewrx]

nothing better than slaying a french hot hatch, especially wendy in her 306 gti6 :D Its a waste of a 6 speed box sticking it in a 306.....lol!

[LaneyWRX]

Saxo, 206, clio, in fact it seems anything small and french! lol. Guess I should be old enough to know better, but I can't help myself at times especially when they are revving up with the stereo on full blast! :c_laugh:

:giggle: hey a little bit of road banter never hurt anyone..and then you leave them at the lights wondering what happened :tongue:..pure quality if you ask me lol

[ad4mj]

lol it is funny i had a nice fiberglass 206 yesterday that wanted to play and when i did. think he wish he never started lol :biggrin: