RX-Aight

I'm trying to find the 0-60 times for vehicle on the net; Can't find anything.

My friend has an Audi TT Quatro and I remember seeing 0-60 was slower then the RX-8. Only problem is that I can't find the times anywhere. I've search all over and can't find SQUAT.

Can someone help me with a link to a site... It's got to be official site.

Thanks

cleoent

MT, car and driver, listed it around 5.9 0-60

that was with a clutch burning launch, real life times are closer to mid 6's.

KYLiquid

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=2
its at the bottom 6.3 sec (thats pretty close to what you could do on the street with out totaly thrashing on the car.)

http://motortrend.com/roadtests/coup...ee/index7.html
Right there in the center 6.0 sec

Ive seen it reported somewhere as low as 5.9, but that was with a high rpm clutch dump....not something you want to do at every stop light....

Honestly who cares? and even more so, your going to compare test numbers of cars? thats and even bigger waste of time, to get a good comparison, have the same person drive each car and see what you get.

Audi TT quatro has an advantage at launch with its AWD, but as soon as your moving his weight will slow him down, Id say its a pretty close race, with the RX8 coming out on top. If its the turbo 5cyl one.

cleoent

the TT is dreadfully slow. My friend bought one and we were convinced the turbo was broken, he took it in and they just said, nope the car is running perfectly... DOH!

Raptor2k

I've seen 5.6 times.

And it looks like you have trouble using google.

globi

No surprise, the hatchback weighs 3428 lbs and the roadster weighs 3638 lbs.
The TT probably has the record in weight per space available. It definitely deserves a spot in the Guinness book of world records.

BlueEyes

Where did you see 5.6?

Raptor2k

5.8*

moRotorMotor

The 5.9 second 0-60mph is by Road & Track.

cleoent

wow, they really had to work hard to get a 4 cylinder turbo (i wonder how much the v6 version weighs), 2dr car to weigh that much.

Astral

with all due respects,

google of: audi tt 0-60

brought up this page as first:

http://www.albeedigital.com/supercou...0-60times.html

how could you not have found squat?

anyways, on that page, 0-60 followed by 1/4 mile:

2004 Mazda RX-8 5.8 14.49 (6 speed) (MT Mar '04)
2000 Audi TT Quattro Roadster 6.2 14.7
2003 Audi TT 1.8 Quattro 7.3 15.7

Anyways, when a Mazdaspeed Protege with 170hp can beat the Audi TT in 0-60 (6.9) and 1/4 mile (15.4), things are pretty sad.

Performance-wise, the Audi TT is in the "really not worth the money" territory, as far as I'm concerned. This Motortrend article sums it up:

1.3L

The Audi Tubeless Tires are pretty quick, but the RX-8 more than holds its own in pretty sophisticated company.

1.3L

RX-Aight

Thanks for the help. Maybe my problem was that I was using YAHOO and not google.

JeRKy 8 Owner

Mazda should advertise the RX-8 like this: "If you ever make it to 60 in 5.9 seconds your first clutch is on us"

Transam kid 01

iTrader: (1)

^hahahahaha

wantan8

Car and Driver did their long term test and said 6.6 new and 5.9 after 40 thousand miles. As long as you aren't out to try and beat fast and the furious prop cars, this car is plenty fast. Sigh, I still have to wait to get one though.

cas2themoe

I don't understand why some people act like dropping the clutch to get a good 0-60 time is something new. I'm yet to see a review where a car didn't need a clutch drop(if it has a Manual Trans) to get achieve its fastest time. Every single car review that I've seen has had a clutch drop. So please some of you stop acting like this is something new.

mitchfried

The Car and Driver long term test 0-60 was both realistic (6.6) and encouraging (5.9 after 40k miles). Maybe my long term lease was a good idea. I wonder how much more horsepower the engine was putting out at the end of 40k miles to produce a 0.7 second reduction to 60?

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=4

therm8

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say none or at least an unnoticeable amount. They swapped tires (Re040s are crap), ran in a different time of the year, probably had less gas in the tank, and quite possibly a different driver. The suspension probably loosened up quite a bit, allowing for a little better traction, as well. Not to mention how much more familiar with the car they were.

Slick8

There many theories running around about the changes with C&D test times from 6.6s to 5.9s @ 40K.

Most people hop in the RX-8 and don't understand how to drive the car in the powerband. These are the people that complain that the RX-8 is "slow" since it isn't a torque monster.

I doubt this is the case at C&D, surely they remember and loved the last 3 gens of the RX. I think the fuel maps got better with each subsequent flash, as Mazda figured out how to get around the EPA3 guidelines that the catalytic converter should last 120K miles by richening the AFR.

For NA RX-8s, some select mods do make the car faster by taking a few tenths off the 0-60 using a tuned CZ, High flow cat, and flywheel. Better tires than OEM is also very helpful in the launch. I think to get another honest few tenths to 60 you would need to swap out with a shorter final drive at 4.778. This combo may lead to a 5.3 to 5.5s 0-60. Judge Ito did this stock but is a pro drag guy with a mad abusive clutch drop.

Ike

Gotta love hypothetical nonsense with crazy claims and gtechs used as evidence...

Judge Itos car was also not stock, he gave no proof that he ran those times and had some shady posts and claims shortly thereafter, and I recall no mention of 0-60 since it was the 1/4 mile (unless I missed some othet posts by him). Also, you made the silly claim of hanging with STIs and Evos, you do realize those cars can do 0-60 in mid 4s don't you and have been know to dip into the very high 12s in stock form?

Lastly,driving the RX-8 is not rocket science and not anything a whole lot different from any car. Redline, shift, redline shift, launching may take some more revs than usual but every car on the road is different and Mags realize this and adjust their driving style to suit the car. I know how to drive the car, and it's not slow but it's certainly not anything very fast.

Slick8

Consumer Reports "Hypothetical Nonsense" Tested 12/03.

No hypothetically perfect launch by your "cousin vinny", no perfect executed abusive clutch drop to kill your tranny, no hypothetically perfect conditions, just REAL driving conditions tested by expert testers, unswayed by profit or dependency on advertising dollars...

0-60mph.....1/4mile.....35-65mph.....Car
5.3s.............14.0s.......3.5s..............EVO
5.2s.............13.6s.......3.1s..............STi
5.4s.............14.0s.......3.7s..............350 Z
6.7s.............15.2s.......4.9s..............RX-8

Raptor2k

o_0

Last time I checked the STi and Evo were high to mid 4s.

Ike

Yeah, because I use Consumer Reports for all my car times

Slick8

Great come-back, I give you a 7 out of 10 for that