Mr bountyfull returns from dreadnought

[colintf]

As promised the in gear figures. Auto car figures in brackets. Just to qualify the test, the car had just over 1/2 a tank and driver and two passengers. The road was as good as level, dry but not your perfect road. Also runs in both directions averaged. Please note this was carried out using stop watch and voice to hand delays so the real times for the supercharged times would be marginally better.

50-70 in 3rd 2.8s ( 3.8s)
50-70 in 4th 4.3s (5.5s)
50-70 in 5th 5.8s (8.7s)

70-90 in 3rd 4.0s (4.7s)
70-90 in 4th 4.2s (5.4s)
70-90 in 5th 5.3s (9.6s)

As you can see with the drop in time between the 5th gear 50-70 and 70-90 times once the car is in the right gear for the speeds its very linear in acceleration. Also from Autocar data the 50-70 time of 2.8 matches a Audi RS4, another 400bhp car.

Steve.

thats quick!!

[ColinE]

Me want, me want, me want

[kcv]

Very, very nice!

[colintf]

wonder what the 30-50 times are like?

[Keith]

Me want, me want, me want

Me got, me got, me got,

wonder what the 30-50 times are like?

err you measure yours and I will see if I can beat it

[ColinE]

Me got, me got, me got,



err you measure yours and I will see if I can beat it

One can go off people you know!!!!!!!!!!!

[stevemiller]

I have been looking at the way Autocar carry out their tests and I have to say that my figures are not in keeping with there tests. However my figures should go down as they appear to record there increments from a flying value where as I misunderstood in assuming a constant value at the start time.

I will update the new values soon.

Steve.