Speed of our cars? Options

[SlowCelica94]

Just a note about top speeds. Speedos are dialed in the factor to be really accurate from 0-75, but after that it gets hazy. And if you've never changed out your VSS (Vechile Speed Sensor), odds are your readings are off and maybe you're expirencing a weird cruise control.

When I had my FC T2, everyone thought the car topped out at 155mph (I'll vouch) but some testing and radar clocking revealed the FC's were general topping out at 145-147mph. Proof the speedos werent dialed in too well.

Food for thought.

[creis]

to get you the info you wanted:

Year - Make - Model - 0-60 - 1/4 mile
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2006 Koenigsegg CCX 3.2 9.9
1997 McLaren F1 3.9 11.7
2003 Saleen S7 3.3 11.8
1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S 3.6 11.9
2001 Dodge Viper GTS ACR 4.3 12.6
1965 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C 4.6 12.7
2001 Ferrari 360 Spider F1 4.6 13.2
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 4.8 13.4
1995 Toyota Supra Turbo 5.1 13.5
1997 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 4.8 13.6
1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5.2 13.7
1999 BMW M Coupe 5.4 13.8
2004 Porsche Cayenne Turbo 5.4 13.8
2001 Ford F-150 Lightning 5.2 13.9
1995 Mazda RX-7 R2 5.0 14.0
2007 Saturn Sky Redline 5.2 14.0
2003 Nissan 350z 5.4 14.1
1999 Ford Mustang GT 5.5 14.1
2005 Chrysler 300C 5.6 14.1
2003 Dodge SRT-4 5.6 14.1
1989 Ferrari Testarossa 6.2 14.2
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe 5.5 14.2
2000 Honda S2000 5.5 14.2
1999 Plymouth Prowler 5.8 14.4
1994 Eagle Talon TSi AWD 6.6 14.6
1997 BMW Z3 2.8 6.2 14.7
2002 Nissan Maxima SE 6.0 14.7
1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo 6.1 14.7
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX 6.4 14.9
2006 Scion TC Sport Coupe 6.9 15.1
2004 Mini Cooper S, 6-speed Manual 7.2 15.3
2001 Toyota Celica GTS 7.3 15.5
2002 Hyundai Tiburon GT V-6 7.1 15.6
1994 Volkswagen Corrado SLC 7.2 15.6
1998 Ford Escort ZX2 7.4 15.7
1994 Ford Probe GT 7.5 15.7
1990 Toyota Celica All-Trac 7.5 15.7
2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT 7.9 15.8
1994 Honda Civic del Sol VTEC 7.4 15.8
1995 Nissan 240SX SE-R 8.0 15.8
1994 Nissan Sentra SE-R 7.4 15.8
2004 Subaru Impreza RS 2.5 (manual) 7.9 15.9
1998 Dodge Neon R/T 7.5 15.9
2003 Ford Focus SVT 7.7 15.9
1999 Mazda Miata 7.9 15.9
1994 Acura Integra LS 7.6 16.0
1998 Pontiac Sunfire SE Conv. 7.9 16.0
1995 Volkswagen Jetta III GLX 7.7 16.1
1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 7.9 16.1
1987 Volkswagen Scirocco 16V 7.7 16.1
2004 Mazda 3 8.0 16.3
1995 Plymouth Neon Sport 8.4 16.3
1994 Toyota Celica GT 8.4 16.4
1988 Pontiac Fiero GT 8.7 16.4
1999 Saturn SC2 8.5 16.5
1991 Saturn SL2 8.6 16.5
1993 Geo Storm GSi 8.7 16.7
1996 Honda Civic DX 8.5 16.7
2000 Dodge Neon ES 8.8 16.9
1993 Ford Taurus SHO 7.5 17.0
1996 Toyota Paseo 9.5 17.0
2002 Ford Expedition XLT 9.5 17.1
1998 Volkswagen Beetle 9.7 17.2
1994 Kia Sephia GS 10.2 17.5
1996 Jeep Cherokee (4.0L H.O.) 10.6 17.7
1993 Subaru Impreza L 10.6 17.9
1995 Toyota Tercel DX 11.2 18.4
1995 Geo Metro LSi 12.7 18.8
1975 AMC Pacer 14.6 19.4
1975 Ford Pinto 14.3 19.4
1972 Dodge Colt Wagon 16.7 21.3

they did not have celica st times or a 6gc all-trac

source: http://www.albeedigital.com/supercoupe
(to see complete list, click articals at the bottum, then its in general informaiton.)

This post has been edited by creis: Jul 17, 2007 - 6:26 AM

[Daftboy]

my ST at Island ran 17.6 ... at 84 ish...its slow .. and that was with me and jason's awsome weight reduction (removed everything...lol)...either way my local ice cream truck can beat me...=[

[IGloo]

either way my local ice cream truck can beat me...=[

I have the same problem with trams, and some lightweight bicycles!

[Insanity-74]

I recon these days even the GT-Fours (standard) are getting further and further down the food chain...I struggled to fend off my mates 2.6 turbo deisel Vauxhaul Vectra before I had a new ECU fitted.
Hot hatches here are getting hotter by the year, even some little Vauxhall Corsas come from the factory with around 200BHP.
Big old heavy GT-fours are gonna get beaten more and more

Even running 350BHP a few cars still suprize me that you wouldnt expect anything from....especially modern deisels, some are very rapid indeed.