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Originally Posted by mutant chicken
Maybe they just don't want us racing the 1/4 on the street to find out how fast our car really is ?
We can do 0-60 getting on the freeway though ....
Easy way to compare our cars....
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It's a good benchmark for sure, I just think the 1/4 mile deserves more credit than it's given. The 1/4 shows more of a cars true potential, power wise anyway. I think they compliment each other, with 0-60 you only get half the story. Look at the AWD cars that have super low 0-60 times, but mediocer 1/4 times. All that traction with no power = decent e.t. with low mph. I guess you could say the opposite of a car that has high hp and can't get off the line without roasting the rear tires. But that would be shown too with a high e.t. and high mph. I wish the mags would publish 60ft times with their 1/4 miles times.
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Originally Posted by radz282003
I expect we'll be getting some crappy rag' reviews in the next month or so. I'll save my impressions until Evan Smith, Scott Parker, or one of the other MM&FF or GMHTP driver takes hold. THOSE, will be good times. I can't see why the rags' insist on not even powershifting manual cars. Whatever...
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Also the mainstream mags do their 1/4 testing on a straight section of road or road course. They rarely use an actual dragstrip and definitely don't use VHT, which is a big reason why consumers that can drive get better times out of the cars when they go to the track.