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  1. 07-04-2010, 09:12 PM #1
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    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.

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    Very interesting! Thanks.

    I'm still on holiday but am seriously thinking of taking the plunge when I get home.

    How's it going? Are you fully satisfied with the SC?? Any problems/downsides?
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    Quote Originally Posted by willow View Post
    Very interesting! Thanks.

    I'm still on holiday but am seriously thinking of taking the plunge when I get home.

    How's it going? Are you fully satisfied with the SC?? Any problems/downsides?
    No problems the only downside would be the change in sound at the upper rev range 5k up I miss the full on V8 chat. Having said that the whine is not so bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mister bountyfull View Post
    No problems the only downside would be the change in sound at the upper rev range 5k up I miss the full on V8 chat. Having said that the whine is not so bad.

    Steve.
    Thanks Steve, that's good to know.

    I'm still keen but have just bought another car so finances haved plunged for now!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by willow View Post
    I'm still keen but have just bought another car so finances haved plunged for now!!
    Oh god... what have you bought now??
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    Quote Originally Posted by mister bountyfull View Post
    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!!

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    Very, very nice!
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