0-60 and 1/4 mile times

0-60 mph, 1/4 mile ET, 1/4 mile mph, and lastly, the ratio of 0-60 time vs. 1/4 mile time. There doesn't seem to be a strong correlation between the two, but in general terms, it seems that you can multiply 0-60 time by 3 and get a ROUGH idea how a car will fare in the 1/4 mile.

Using data from the March 2005 Motor Trend:

Car 0-60 ET mph 0-60/ET
Acura TL 6.1 14.4 98.2 2.4
Audi S4 5.0 13.4 105.1 2.7
Bent. Cont. GT 4.5 12.9 109.7 2.9
BMW 645Ci Coupe 5.3 13.7 102.6 2.6
BMW Z4 3.0i 5.7 14.2 97.8 2.5
Cadillac CTV-V 4.7 13.1 109.8 2.8
Corvette Z06 4.3 12.4 117.0 2.9
'06 Vette Z51 4.4 12.6 113.2 2.9
300C SRT8 4.9 13.2 108.1 2.7
575M Maranello 4.2 12.3 118.6 2.9
Chall. Stradale 4.3 12.5 114.1 2.9
Enzo 3.4 11.0 133.9 3.2
Focus RS8 4.4 12.7 113.7 2.9
GT 3.7 11.2 131.2 3.0
Mustang GT 5.1 13.5 103.6 2.6
S2000 5.8 14.2 99.9 2.4
G35 6.2 14.7 94.0 2.4
Murcielago 3.5 11.7 122.6 3.3
LS 430 6.4 14.7 95.0 2.3
Elise Sport 4.8 13.3 102.9 2.8
RX-8 6.0 14.5 95.5 2.4
C55 AMG 4.9 13.2 107.3 2.7
CL65 AMG 3.8 11.8 120.9 3.1
Evo RS 4.4 13.2 99.8 3.0
350Z Track 5.3 13.8 100.9 2.6
Sentra SE-R 7.2 15.3 90.4 2.1
911 GT3 3.9 12.1 116.0 3.1
Carrera GT 3.6 11.1 133.4 3.1
WRX Sti 4.7 13.3 100.1 2.8

should post this in the drag section

0-60 mph, 1/4 mile ET, 1/4 mile mph, and lastly, the ratio of 0-60 time vs. 1/4 mile time. There doesn't seem to be a strong correlation between the two, but in general terms, it seems that you can multiply 0-60 time by 3 and get a ROUGH idea how a car will fare in the 1/4 mile.

Using data from the March 2005 Motor Trend:

Car 0-60 ET mph 0-60/ET
Acura TL 6.1 14.4 98.2 2.4
Audi S4 5.0 13.4 105.1 2.7
Bent. Cont. GT 4.5 12.9 109.7 2.9
BMW 645Ci Coupe 5.3 13.7 102.6 2.6
BMW Z4 3.0i 5.7 14.2 97.8 2.5
Cadillac CTV-V 4.7 13.1 109.8 2.8
Corvette Z06 4.3 12.4 117.0 2.9
'06 Vette Z51 4.4 12.6 113.2 2.9
300C SRT8 4.9 13.2 108.1 2.7
575M Maranello 4.2 12.3 118.6 2.9
Chall. Stradale 4.3 12.5 114.1 2.9
Enzo 3.4 11.0 133.9 3.2
Focus RS8 4.4 12.7 113.7 2.9
GT 3.7 11.2 131.2 3.0
Mustang GT 5.1 13.5 103.6 2.6
S2000 5.8 14.2 99.9 2.4
G35 6.2 14.7 94.0 2.4
Murcielago 3.5 11.7 122.6 3.3
LS 430 6.4 14.7 95.0 2.3
Elise Sport 4.8 13.3 102.9 2.8
RX-8 6.0 14.5 95.5 2.4
C55 AMG 4.9 13.2 107.3 2.7
CL65 AMG 3.8 11.8 120.9 3.1
Evo RS 4.4 13.2 99.8 3.0
350Z Track 5.3 13.8 100.9 2.6
Sentra SE-R 7.2 15.3 90.4 2.1
911 GT3 3.9 12.1 116.0 3.1
Carrera GT 3.6 11.1 133.4 3.1
WRX Sti 4.7 13.3 100.1 2.8


Great analysis! If we keep going with this thing, maybe we can figure out an equation that correlates the two. I figured out one long ago that was spot on comparing lateral Gs of acceleration vs. mph you could take a certain turn at.

As cars get faster, the 0-60 goes down more logorithmically and the e.t. goes down more linearly. So you need a cube factor somewhere in the equation similar to this one: flywheel hp = ((trap speed / 234)cubed) x race weight

Also cars with great traction out of the hole get higher ratios.

should post this in the drag section
Good idea... done.

Steve, not so easy, since you also need to factor in traction. Maybe something along the lines of:

If two wheel (rear) drive and front motor, the multiplier is 2.9
If two wheel (rear) drive and rear motor, the multiplier is 2.6
If 4 wheel drive, the multiplier is 2.3

Something like that.

I dont recall the Corvette z06 being in that issue. Perhaps im thinking of the wrong one.

Yep, the 2004 C5 Z06, CE edition. Basically a carbon fiber hood and some boy racer striping. The CF hood is about 20 lbs lighter than the stock SMC hood.

oh ok i must be thinking of the wrong issue then.