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[Mr.OmegaMan]

Here's the videos of the 3.2 won't bother with 2.2s ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sx7Bm4hZRA

Hard to tell with the angle but I've got the full hd video on the laptop can just about see when it hits 60..

Probably the 3.2 estate is a little slower than the saloon 

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Sixty in about 9.0 seconds for a 2.6 auto.

60-100mph...... add about another 13 seconds.

so 0-100 mph around the 22 second mark.

Thats good 

Haven't done a 0-100 would need a private road for that 

[dbdb]

Brochure says 8.5 secs for a 2.5 V6 manual , 10.5 auto , 9 manual estate , 11.5 auto estate

I have a 2.6 brochure somewhere, I assume it is faster.

To get that I think you'll have to empty boot, passengers and tank, remove the spare and jack, empty washer resevoir, remove aerial and maybe remove door mirrors,  maybe let the tyres down too.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Sixty in about 9.0 seconds for a 2.6 auto.

60-100mph...... add about another 13 seconds.

so 0-100 mph around the 22 second mark.

Thats good 

Haven't done a 0-100 would need a private road for that 

But of course.

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Brochure says 8.5 secs for a 2.5 V6 manual , 10.5 auto , 9 manual estate , 11.5 auto estate

I have a 2.6 brochure somewhere, I assume it is faster.

To get that I think you'll have to empty boot, passengers and tank, remove the spare and jack, empty washer resevoir, remove aerial and maybe remove door mirrors,  maybe let the tyres down too.

In snow maybe 

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Anyone know of any 0-150mph time's (on a private runway or private road)  ? 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Brochure says 8.5 secs for a 2.5 V6 manual , 10.5 auto , 9 manual estate , 11.5 auto estate

I have a 2.6 brochure somewhere, I assume it is faster.

To get that I think you'll have to empty boot, passengers and tank, remove the spare and jack, empty washer resevoir, remove aerial and maybe remove door mirrors,  maybe let the tyres down too.

Most british car mags test two up, and two ways to average out the effects of wind. They also test with a full tank of petrol which obviously adds significantly to the weight.

Autocar magazine has a full set of 0-60 and 0-100 times in the back.

[Vamps]

Anyone know of any 0-150mph time's (on a private runway or private road)  ? 

You might need to ask someone from the York meet.........

[dbdb]

Brochure says 8.5 secs for a 2.5 V6 manual , 10.5 auto , 9 manual estate , 11.5 auto estate

I have a 2.6 brochure somewhere, I assume it is faster.

To get that I think you'll have to empty boot, passengers and tank, remove the spare and jack, empty washer resevoir, remove aerial and maybe remove door mirrors,  maybe let the tyres down too.

In snow maybe 

  In fresh snow you might want to increase the pressures, same weight on less surface area - more pressure - more likely to penetrate the snow instead of floating on it. 

On a dry surface lowering the pressure will give more grip and crucially a lower tyre diameter so better gearing, at the expense of more rolling resistance which probably won't bother you for the 8.5 seconds.

[cem_devecioglu]

Brochure says 8.5 secs for a 2.5 V6 manual , 10.5 auto , 9 manual estate , 11.5 auto estate

I have a 2.6 brochure somewhere, I assume it is faster.

To get that I think you'll have to empty boot, passengers and tank, remove the spare and jack, empty washer resevoir, remove aerial and maybe remove door mirrors,  maybe let the tyres down too.

8.5 for standard manuall 2.5 with diff 3.7 and 9.5 for auto (auto measuring is unnecessary imo as it realy depends on the autobox condition)..
 
I can claim mine slightly less than 8.0 secs.. but there were other factors
 
ps: honestly 8.0 secs is not an hats off timing , even small modified 1.6 hatches with athmospheric engines can do that
 
pps: for manuals you can hardly get the same timing as it depends how fast and correctly shift..

[tigers_gonads]

I've had sub 8 seconds out of my 3.2 mv6 auto estate.

That is with a full donut tank of lpg, 1/4 tank of petrol and 2 fat barstewards in the front 

Don't know about you lads but I find that if I feather the throttle as is hits the auto change point for a split second then slam it back down, you get a quicker and cleaner change without the gearbox asking a 1000 questions before changing up 

Estates are definetly a little slower 0-60 and about 5mph slower top end due to the extra drag around the tailgate 

[Elite Pete]

Slower than a Mk1 1.8 MX5 with a fat bloke in it

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Slower than a Mk1 1.8 MX5 with a fat bloke in it

I keep hearing this rumour. It can't possibly be true, or can it?....

.....and anyway, I can't imagine TB in a 'girly' MX5.

[Mr.OmegaMan]

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[tunnie]

Sadly I was witness to said fat bloke beating even some of the best 3.0's and 3.2's on the run way