"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
09/07/2019 at 20:24 • Filed to: None
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"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
09/07/2019 at 20:24 • Filed to: None | 0
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Had to make a last minute work trip to Houston, which is fortunate as my parents live here. So I spent some time driving my Dad’s Q5. I realize that I'm coming from a very slow car, but this thing is much quicker than it has any right to be.
VincentMalamute-Kim
> Jayhawk Jake
09/07/2019 at 20:40 |
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C/D
TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 6.8 sec
Zero to 90 mph: 15.3 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 7.1 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.8 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.8 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.3 @ 90 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 97 mph
Yes, your dad’s
Q5 is faster but does
a UPS truck need to
be
that
fast? Everything is fast nowadays. My Transit doesn’t handle quite as well but is almost a second faster to 60 than a Porsche 924.
SaabStutz
> Jayhawk Jake
09/07/2019 at 20:40 |
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My dad has a 2012 535i. It’s also incredibly fast compared to my ‘99 9-3. For a luxury sedan that’s not a performance car and is supposed to be comfortable , it’s pretty fast, too.
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Jayhawk Jake
09/07/2019 at 20:45 |
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They used to be slow. Really slow. P eople that bought them had fragile egos and saw my little hot hatch as their arch nemesis.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> VincentMalamute-Kim
09/07/2019 at 20:53 |
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It’s no surprise that a cargo vehicle is fast when unladen. That are made to haul around a lot of weight and need the power and torque to do it. Ever have a tractor sans trailer outrun you to the on-ramp? I have. It was humbling.
DipodomysDeserti
> TheRealBicycleBuck
09/07/2019 at 21:03 |
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I used to love driving around our empty Isuzu NPR.great pick up off the line.
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> Jayhawk Jake
09/07/2019 at 21:08 |
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We had a Q7 with the 3.6, which is just a V6 and it was plenty quick. And it handled very much like a taller sports car. That’s what got me hooked on the brand.
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VincentMalamute-Kim
> TheRealBicycleBuck
09/07/2019 at 21:08 |
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Good point. But my Transit mostly empty still weighed in at 6500lbs. 6.8 secs for 6500lbs is amazing to me. It sounds like you wouldn’t want to be next to a Transit at an on-ramp either.
(that’s not me
)
Ash78, voting early and often
> Jayhawk Jake
09/07/2019 at 21:51 |
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Simple: It has to make the A4 obsolete, and it’s doing a really good job at that.
Sadly.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Jayhawk Jake
09/07/2019 at 22:10 |
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Modern cars in general are crazy fast. A mid level Civic, with the 1.5 turbo, has 180hp and does 0-60in 6.8. In comparison a 98 Integra GSR The Fast Car Honda sold in the US at the time did 7.0
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Ash78, voting early and often
09/07/2019 at 22:12 |
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Booooooo
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/07/2019 at 22:28 |
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This so much! I feel like I can’t even have fun in my GTI because it’s too damn fast and I will get into trouble again.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
09/07/2019 at 22:33 |
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7 seconds is about where all of my “fun” cars have lived. My GSR my VR-4 Galant and my 328i. I think it hits a happy medium of quick enough, but not so fast you can’t use WOT on the street.
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Jayhawk Jake
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/08/2019 at 00:07 |
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It makes my FRS that much more inexcusable to be so slow in a straight line
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Jayhawk Jake
09/08/2019 at 00:48 |
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But you can got wide open throttle any dang time you want. And sometimes that’s more fun than going faster
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> Jayhawk Jake
09/08/2019 at 01:04 |
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Because we live in a glorious time horsepower and turbocharged-driven tourqe curves that are as wide as they are flat.