Friday, August 29, 2008

0 to 60 in how long?

One of the great bragging rights of some drivers is how fast they can accelerate, or how quickly they can get to 60 mph from a dead stop. This is accomplished by many factors: weight and transmission gear ratios.

Look up your dream car by going to a new browser window at http://www.caranddriver.com and look up a car you would like to own. Write the name of the car, the model, its front curb weight and the gear ratio for 1st and 2nd gears and record in the comment section.

Happy Friday!

20 comments:

Unknown said...

2008 Lexus LX570
Base Curb Weight (lbs)-5995
First Gear Ratio (:1)-3.33
Second Gear Ratio (:1)-1.96

Jennie said...

2008 Toyota Camry Solara convertible
curb weight...3615
First gear ratio-4.24
2nd gear ratio-2.36

Unknown said...

its a 2008 lexus
base curd weight is 5995
FGR is 3.33
SGR is 1.96

Unknown said...

2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Mega cab. Curb weight 4213 lbs. First gear ratio 6.29. second gear ratio 3.48

Unknown said...

2009 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG
curb weight: 4,274lbs
1st: 4.38
2nd: 2.86

Unknown said...

2008 Ford Escape hybrid
Base Curb Weight (lbs)3638
Transfer Case Gear Ratio (:1), High
Transfer Case Gear Ratio (:1), Low
Overall 9.00
Vehicle Styling 8.00
Braking 8.00
Handling 8.00
Fuel Economy 8.00
Interior Comfort 8.00
Acceleration 7.00
Dependability 10.00
Fit and Finish 8.00
Transmission 7.00

Jon S said...

2008 Mazda CX-7
Base Curb Weight...3710
First Gear Ratio (:1)4.15
Second Gear Ratio (:1) 2.37

Unknown said...

2008 Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano
Curb Weight: 3722 lbs
Transmission: 6-sp man

Unknown said...

2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8
base curb weight(lbs): 4140
1st Gear: (:1) 3.59
2nd Gear: (:1) 2.19

Unknown said...

2008 Lamborghini Gallard it is a five speed

Base Price
$186,250-$224,800
Vehicle Type
mid-engine coupe

Unknown said...

2008 Ford Edge
curb wt-4078
1st gear-4.48
2nd gear-2.87

Unknown said...

2008 Chevrolet corvette
Base curb weight (lbs) 3217
First gear ratio 2.66
Second gear ratio 1.78

Unknown said...

Ford Mustang GT500
Curb weight 4040
First Gear: 2.97
Second Gear:1.78

Its one Sweet Car :)

Unknown said...

I want a 2008 Suzuki XL7
Curb weight-3886
1 gear-4.58
2 gear-2.98

Unknown said...

2008 Nissan 350z roadster
Nissan
its front curb weight is 3596
First Gear Ratio (:1) 3.84
Second Gear Ratio (:1) 2.35

kyleH said...

2008 ford f350 crow cab
curb weight 3397
first gear ratio 5.79
second gear ratio 3.30

Unknown said...

2008 Lamborghini Gallardo
3153 and has a manual condition

joe pasker said...

2008 Dodge challenger srt8
Base Curb Weight(lb)-4140
First gear(:1)-3.59
Second gear(:2)-2.19

Unknown said...

Its a 2008 Chevy Colorado regular cab.
Curb wieght is 1858.
1st gear is 3.75
2nd gear is 2.26

Anonymous said...

2007 Lamborghini murcielago
Curb weight (3726)
6 speed manual