0-60 times tend to vary a bit.... ok, a LOT!
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Ok, I know 0-60 times vary from tester to tester, but this seems kind of... well... INSANE! Nice to see the 5 at the top of a list every now and then though 
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11-14-2005, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mtavel' post='198387' date='Nov 14 2005, 08:17 PM
Ok, I know 0-60 times vary from tester to tester, but this seems kind of... well... INSANE! Nice to see the 5 at the top of a list every now and then though
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new road and track or car and driver - anyway its this months mag with the z06 vs. the viper - they have the 545 listed at 5.2 seconds, that's the fastest I've seen so far - this is from a 6/05 test
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Ok, I know 0-60 times vary from tester to tester, but this seems kind of... well... INSANE! Nice to see the 5 at the top of a list every now and then though
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new road and track or car and driver - anyway its this months mag with the z06 vs. the viper - they have the 545 listed at 5.2 seconds, that's the fastest I've seen so far - this is from a 6/05 test
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THERE IS NO WAY THAT COULD BE TRUE!!!
no way 550 would crank up a 3.9s
bmw site says 550 is about 5.4s
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Originally Posted by mtavel' post='198387' date='Nov 14 2005, 11:17 PM
Ok, I know 0-60 times vary from tester to tester, but this seems kind of... well... INSANE! Nice to see the 5 at the top of a list every now and then though
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Originally Posted by mtavel' post='198387' date='Nov 14 2005, 08:17 PM
Ok, I know 0-60 times vary from tester to tester, but this seems kind of... well... INSANE! Nice to see the 5 at the top of a list every now and then though
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new road and track or car and driver - anyway its this months mag with the z06 vs. the viper - they have the 545 listed at 5.2 seconds, that's the fastest I've seen so far - this is from a 6/05 test
no way 550 would crank up a 3.9s
bmw site says 550 is about 5.4s
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Haha.. i think they mean 4.9s and not 3.9s..
If 550i can do 3.9, what about M5? 3.5s?
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Originally Posted by 545smg' post='198389' date='Nov 14 2005, 10:21 PM
[quote name='mtavel' post='198387' date='Nov 14 2005, 08:17 PM']
Ok, I know 0-60 times vary from tester to tester, but this seems kind of... well... INSANE! Nice to see the 5 at the top of a list every now and then though
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Ok, I know 0-60 times vary from tester to tester, but this seems kind of... well... INSANE! Nice to see the 5 at the top of a list every now and then though
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new road and track or car and driver - anyway its this months mag with the z06 vs. the viper - they have the 545 listed at 5.2 seconds, that's the fastest I've seen so far - this is from a 6/05 test
no way 550 would crank up a 3.9s
bmw site says 550 is about 5.4s
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Haha.. i think they mean 4.9s and not 3.9s..
If 550i can do 3.9, what about M5? 3.5s?
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try 2.5s
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Ok, I know 0-60 times vary from tester to tester, but this seems kind of... well... INSANE! Nice to see the 5 at the top of a list every now and then though
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new road and track or car and driver - anyway its this months mag with the z06 vs. the viper - they have the 545 listed at 5.2 seconds, that's the fastest I've seen so far - this is from a 6/05 test
[/quote]I think there is something goofy about the 5.2 time. Note that the quarter mile time is essentially what everyone else gets--13.7 or 13.8. The 1/4 should have been more like 13.2 or 13.3 if 0 to 60 was 5.2.
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Originally Posted by mtavel' post='198387' date='Nov 14 2005, 08:17 PM
Ok, I know 0-60 times vary from tester to tester, but this seems kind of... well... INSANE! Nice to see the 5 at the top of a list every now and then though
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new road and track or car and driver - anyway its this months mag with the z06 vs. the viper - they have the 545 listed at 5.2 seconds, that's the fastest I've seen so far - this is from a 6/05 test
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I gave the mag to a car fan sitting next to me on the plane today - If you find the car mag with a silver z06 vs. a red viper (this Month) look at the back table for times and you'll see a 5.2
I thought the same that this couldn't be true!
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There's no way the 550i did 3.9, and the 2 C55s at 4.1 also can't be right. Hell, the E55 only does 4.3 or so.
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I'm fairly sure it's a mistake. They probably mean the M5. Just read the latest issue of Roundel which indicates that the M5 beat the Murcielago and the Viper on some track. The 550 is supposed to be only .2 to .3 seconds faster than the 545. Still...its an M5 at the top of the list!