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Aleex

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18th Jan 11 at 19:28

corsa gsi

Mattb

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18th Jan 11 at 19:30

i thought this was quite fast..

Ash_EP3

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18th Jan 11 at 19:31

Your average car probs does 0-60 in 10 so going by that I'd say:

10 = average
9-10 = nippy
8-9 = quite quick
7-8 = quick
6-7 = quite fast
5-6 = fast
4-5 = fucking fast
3-4 = uber fast
sub 3 =

150mph + top end is a good benchmark for quick cars

[Edited on 18-01-2011 by Ash_EP3]

BarnshaW

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18th Jan 11 at 19:32

how can "pretty fast" be faster then "fast"

chris_uk

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18th Jan 11 at 19:38

i listen to the lads at work going on about diesel connect vans being quick..

then today they were on about a diesel 306 thing and they where like it went like shit off a shovel and i just looked at them ..

id say anycar that pushes you back in your seat and you have difficulty pulling yourself away is fast.

i only have 3 levels

slow
fast
supercar

end of.

[Edited on 18-01-2011 by chris_uk]

Jake

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18th Jan 11 at 19:41

my corrado goes alright for what it is

corsa120

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18th Jan 11 at 19:42

i would say 1/4 mile time of around 13.5 seconds would make a fast road car and 13.5-15secs i would class as a fairly nippy car.....

Ash_EP3

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18th Jan 11 at 19:43

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
how can "pretty fast" be faster then "fast"

Edited... why don't you post with your ideas of something fast rather than just commenting on what other people have put?

Ian

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18th Jan 11 at 19:49

If you norm reference it then the thresholds become clearer.

ie. what performance do you need to drive faster than

i) any of the cars at the lights
ii) most of the cars at the lights
iii) all of the cars at the lights

My Astra sits between i) and ii) and therefore isn't quick on a modern road despite having 200bhp.

To reliably be in iii) regularly you need 300bhp for a typical weight of car.

That said, I wouldn't generally just talk about straight line acceleration.

[Edited on 18-01-2011 by Ian]

RichR

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18th Jan 11 at 19:55

The kitten sounds fast but tis not been out the garage yet 14,000RPM limit ftw. It'll be dog slow when we get it out

Ojc

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18th Jan 11 at 19:55

Anything with sub 7 to 60 is decent is IMO.

Stu is right about 0-100 thats the truest test which I think 15 seconds to 100 is a good benchmark

BarnshaW

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18th Jan 11 at 19:57

quote:
Originally posted by Ash_EP3

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
how can "pretty fast" be faster then "fast"

Edited... why don't you post with your ideas of something fast rather than just commenting on what other people have put?

because as someone else correctly said at the start different people perceive fast....on a personal level i would say a corsa gsi was "nippy" , fast would be a civic type r or something, fucking fast would be M5/M6 and then you got supercar fast such as modern lambo's ferraris etc

Graham88

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18th Jan 11 at 19:58

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Anything with sub 7 to 60 is decent is IMO.

Stu is right about 0-100 thats the truest test which I think 15 seconds to 100 is a good benchmark

14.5 secs for mine, just made it

Ash_EP3

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18th Jan 11 at 20:00

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW

quote:
Originally posted by Ash_EP3

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
how can "pretty fast" be faster then "fast"

Edited... why don't you post with your ideas of something fast rather than just commenting on what other people have put?

because as someone else correctly said at the start different people perceive fast....on a personal level i would say a corsa gsi was "nippy" , fast would be a civic type r or something, fucking fast would be M5/M6 and then you got supercar fast such as modern lambo's ferraris etc

Congrats, that's all you had to put... instead you lol'd because I worded something wrong

Ian

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18th Jan 11 at 20:02

I would say a Corsa GSi is slow and a Civic is nippy.

For reference, my Disco is comparable to a 1600 Corsa.

Ojc

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18th Jan 11 at 20:07

Standard Corsa GSi is slow as shit, absolute gutless.

But then sometimes slow cars can feel faster thanks to how they drive.

My RS1800 felt a lot faster than it was thanks to the free revving nature of the engine, the 16XE engines are hard work to extract any kind of pace out of.

Jas

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18th Jan 11 at 20:11

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Anything with sub 7 to 60 is decent is IMO.

Stu is right about 0-100 thats the truest test which I think 15 seconds to 100 is a good benchmark

14.5 secs for mine, just made it

see i'd never say 15 seconds to 100 is fast,
6-7 ish a good time for 60

meaning its taking like 8-9 seconds to do an extra 40mph

Jokes aside

fast car IMHO is 100 in 10ish seconds

BluKoo

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18th Jan 11 at 20:12

How about if you can reach forward and touch the windscreen under full acceleration, then its not fast.

Ian

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18th Jan 11 at 20:13

I can't touch the windscreen in the Puma when I'm strapped in

BluKoo

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18th Jan 11 at 20:19

I'd suggest its an exercise for passengers (not strapped in) to try, not drivers.
However unless you're on a track I guess that wouldn't be too legal.

I got the idea from Fifth Gear (i think).

BarnshaW

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18th Jan 11 at 20:21

quote:
Originally posted by Ash_EP3

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW

quote:
Originally posted by Ash_EP3

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
how can "pretty fast" be faster then "fast"

Edited... why don't you post with your ideas of something fast rather than just commenting on what other people have put?

because as someone else correctly said at the start different people perceive fast....on a personal level i would say a corsa gsi was "nippy" , fast would be a civic type r or something, fucking fast would be M5/M6 and then you got supercar fast such as modern lambo's ferraris etc

Congrats, that's all you had to put... instead you lol'd because I worded something wrong

yes so what get over it

BluKoo

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18th Jan 11 at 20:23

quote:
Originally posted by Ash_EP3

Congrats, that's all you had to put... instead you lol'd because I worded something wrong

You forgot the capital "I" after the elypsis. lol

Ash_EP3

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18th Jan 11 at 20:24

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW

quote:
Originally posted by Ash_EP3

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW

quote:
Originally posted by Ash_EP3

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
how can "pretty fast" be faster then "fast"

Edited... why don't you post with your ideas of something fast rather than just commenting on what other people have put?

because as someone else correctly said at the start different people perceive fast....on a personal level i would say a corsa gsi was "nippy" , fast would be a civic type r or something, fucking fast would be M5/M6 and then you got supercar fast such as modern lambo's ferraris etc

Congrats, that's all you had to put... instead you lol'd because I worded something wrong

yes so what get over it

Oh dear

Corsa_Sport21

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18th Jan 11 at 20:29

I find my Puma to be quick.Its not slow and its not fast.Its quick enough to keep up with modern day traffic on a daily basis.

Ian

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18th Jan 11 at 20:30

It's not quick.

I was referring to the position of my seat and the length of my arms.

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