BlueSpeed2

Has anyone timed their 0 - 60 runs in all 5 drive modes? I am curious to see what the differences will be. I would do it myself, but I only have a little over 300 miles on my car, so it will have to wait a while.

jcp911s

Personally, I think 0-60 times have become irrelevant, if not meaningless.

Back in the 60's the difference between 14 seconds and 11 seconds to 60 was a significant representation of a car's real-world performance.

Today, if a car does 0-60 in 3.6 seconds vs 3.4 seconds is that really significant? Its so dependent upon tires, traction, gearing, and weather, that it's theoretical at best

Nobody actually drives their car that way in the real world.

thrilled

I drive mine that way kind of.After it's warm I usually don't pull A hole shot.But I get it to 5-10 mph and then stomp it til I either get to 60-80.
Can only do it on roads where there are very few houses,cars.

dvilin

That is the way it should be driven. That baby just keeps on pulling, love it.

jcp911s

Exactly. I think a rolling start (5mph-70mph, for example) is a much better real-world measure of the cars performance.

As you point out, the 0-60 times tested in magazines use a full drag-race hole shot... they don't have a 5-year loan on those cars...

jcp911s

Exactly. I think a rolling start (5mph-70mph, for example) is a much better real-world measure of the cars performance.

As you point out, the 0-60 times tested in magazines use a full drag-race hole shot... they don't have a 5-year loan on those cars...

rmorin1249

I've done about 5 WOT runs from both a full stop and about 5 mph. The times based on PDR data have varied about 0.8 seconds. All of them have been a thrill. Used either Track or Sport mode for all runs. Didn't really detect much difference.

MASTRO

OP asked what people got in 0-60 times not what your opinion was of 0-60 times. Whether you think it is relevant or not doesn't really matter to OP, its his question. Next time skip the thread rather than tell someone why their question is irrelevant.

Anyway I usually use track mode and my best time is 3.8 in a 2015 A8 Z51.
The best I have got in other modes has been 4.1 in tour and 4.0 in sport.
I have gotten 4.1 and 4.0 and 4.2, etc... numerous times in track mode also. The time I got 3.8 in track was in much better air and tires were real sticky .

I think I would've broke 4 in any mode at that moment.

BlueSpeed2

Thank you MASTRO.
You have provided some useful information. Looks like there is no real world difference between touring, sport, or track modes with regards to 0 - 60. Still interested in finding out how the economy and weather modes impact performance. I would think it could be significant, perhaps 1 sec or more??

themonk

not to sound like a big shot but am I the only one where who thinks that the Stingray isn't all that fast? Perhaps I'm used to it by now, desensitized if you will, but I think there is quite a bit of room for improvement when it comes to 0-60, 1/4 mile and top speed.

jcp911s

Thanks, I expected this response.

Your results are all over the place... +/- 10% or more, proving my statement that 0-60 times are not a reliable measurement of performance.

C7-Beast

It is faster then my C6 but it was not enough for me. I went with 3 mods and put down 696 RWHP.

I don't think 0-60 is an accurate reflection of power. An experienced driver can take a car with less HP and destroy a car with a lot more HP because they can launch better. I think the 20-70 is a more accurate measure of overall power. An on-ramp to an Interstate puts a huge smile on my face.

jcp911s

If you are driving on a road course, the track-mode makes significant differences on lap times.

Z51 with Mag Shocks, BTW

On straight Track Mode, the traction control basically shuts the car down on corner exit... bad!

Shut down the TC, and the car comes alive, but has so much HP, you have to have a very light foot... I might experiment with Sport 1 or Sport 2 for road courses.

jerrysmith2048

Agree. Its not hugely faster than my LS3 powered C6. When we went from C5 to C6 we got 50 HP. In fact GM said their performance target for the C6 Z51 was the C5 Z06. I wouldve thought they would do the same for C6 to C7 and make the performance target for the C7 the C6 Z06 (around 500hp).

Especially when you consider the C6 Z06 only enjoyed about a 70hp increase over the LS3 C6. And now the Z06 C7 has a whopping 200hp more than a Z51 C7...

Nuclearranger

I went to a C7 after driving a 2011 Mustang GT with the '5.0'

I don't think the C7 is that much faster, even though it probably is. The reality is that the car is just so 'planted' and 'solid' that you don't feel the speed as much.

When I am going 80-85 in my Ford Fusion, I feel like I am absolutely flying. When I do it in the stingray, I might as well be going on a basic Sunday drive...

aj98

2014, M7, NPP, Track mode on, rev match on.

Best I've done is 4.0, but I think that's because I have to shift at ~54mph, which kills the time.

themonk

Yeah, I think we kinda got the shaft in the power department and the fact that they made it heavier was even more a kick in the nuts so if you go by bhp/lb the gap between the C6 and C7 is even smaller.

thrilled

I feel the same way.I mean 0-60 in 3.8 isn't slow.And the 1/4 in 12 seconds.Nothing wrong with it just not lightening quick.
I believe the Z-06 is about right.0-60 in 2.9 and the 1/4 in 10 seconds.
A friend of mine said if I took it to the track and had A professional
Driver that I would see that the base C7 is more than I think it is.

Hoonose

Wouldn't using launch control obviate much of that?

396tears

My best so far is 4.2 in sport mode as a stock A6 non npp 2014.

Changed exhaust to Corsa recently and will try again when temps go back up, hopefully next week.