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Do people seriously "race" each other at stop lights?
Sometimes. It happens when two lanes narrow to one a short distance after the light, or when there's an entrance ramp to a freeway just beyond the light, an other situations like that. I've found that 0-60 times are meaningless if the guy in the slower car hits the gas first. By the time the dude in the faster car gets going, it's too late.
i was thinking about this on the way home, my car has not been over 45 mph in i dont know when. whenever i go to work, store, here, there. there is always somebody doing 30 in a 55 and no way to pass. you and 42 other cars will be behind that car for thirty miles. stop lights every 200 feet. it take me 45 minutes to get to work. its only 12 miles.
so why have v8 and v6 why not everybody have a 4 clyinder, even big f350 ford trucks, a little azz four cylinder. it never gets over 45 mph anyway so why bother, just once i would like to do the speed limit and go through a green light.
You need a new commute.
You also need to get out and drive more! That poor car.
Do people seriously "race" each other at stop lights?
My commute entails two lanes turning left around a cornered freeway entrance then up a small graded hill and it's pretty fun to haul ass around the corner and shoot the interstate doing 80+ MPH early in the a.m. for me. I drive a fairly fast car that's pretty loud and I get people trying to race me all the time. It's actually kind of fun. But as someone else mentioned, if the slower car gets on the gas first, even though I know my car is faster, it's hard to make that up in such a short distance.
My tuned Taurus SHO does 0-60 in low 4's. Hitting 60mph 2x faster than most other cars is just fun. Might be an ego thing too. I can't drive a slow car, life is just too short.
A GTR-R and 911T do it in sub 3 seconds. The P85D does it in low 3's. Good times!
Do people seriously "race" each other at stop lights?
yes, yes they do.
but think about it, sitting in your car at a red light. the guy next to you is revving his engine at you, there is clear road ahead and you have the urge to go, fast. and when the light goes green you firewall the throttles, and slowly you pick up speed with a constant solid acceleration. and then you feel the aircraft rotate and start to climb.............oh wait wrong forum for that
0 to 60 was more relevant when 10 seconds was good. It still serves as a standard on which to judge acceleration quickness. As others have said, 1/4 mile performance is another measurement that has stood the test of time (no pun intended...). They allow comparing cars over the years and still apply to contemporary cars too. Together they probably represent a good view of applied power and traction.
Years ago driving skill also entered into the equation...not so much today...and soon not at all
I keep seeing a lot of references to the speed at which a car goes from 0 to 60. While I understand the need to accelerate upon entering the highway, most on-ramps will provide for more than 10 seconds of road.
Come to Massachusetts then. Very aggressive driving here.
There are a few highways that are 3-lanes wide, 50-60MPH and have businesses and driveways on the right hand side. You literally pull into 60MPH traffic from a dead stop. A lot of our highways have NORMAL travel speeds of 75-80MPH for all 3 lanes. Merging onto the highway at 35MPH is dangerous.
A car with good 0-60MPH performance means I can merge a LOT easier.
My daily driver has 300HP. My girlfriend's has 150HP. On a recent trip loaded up with luggage...I thought I was going to die merging onto a few highways.
Oh and it's also fun watching that speedometer needle wrap around.
To me 0-60 is just to see how fast the car is and how easy it is to merge onto the highway. That's one of my priorities when buying a car. My Accord has 200HP and can go to 60 in about 6-7s, not exactly fast but it does make a difference compared to a Corolla or Civic.
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Originally Posted by charlygal
Do people seriously "race" each other at stop lights?
Not really racing from what I've seen. Some people have a lead foot and they smashed the gas pedal then brake 2 seconds later. Then they go on car forums complaining about low mpg.
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