pickler

Found this geeky tool online made by some university that kinda helps determine a vehicle's acceleration by inputing some info such as the torque curve, gear ratios, weight, drag, etc...

http://vlsicad.ucsd.edu/~sharma/Potpourri/perf_est_intro.html

here is an example:

Performance Metrics<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" frame="BOX" rules="VSIDES" width="100%"><tbody><tr><th>
</th><th>Acura TL SH-AWD</th><th>Stock BMW 335i</th><th>Infiniti G37</th></tr><tr><th align="left">Peak Power (HP)</th><td align="right">256 @ 6000 RPM</td><td align="right">276 @ 5600 RPM</td><td align="right">283 @ 7000 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">Peak Torque (ft-lbf)</th><td align="right">233 @ 4500 RPM</td><td align="right">288 @ 3400 RPM</td><td align="right">235 @ 4500 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">Top Speed (mph)</th><td align="right">159</td><td align="right">169</td><td align="right">170</td></tr><tr><th align="left">30-60 time (s)</th><td align="right">3.75
Start in gear 1
Shift gear 1 to 2 @ 7000 RPM</td><td align="right">3.15
Start in gear 1
Shift gear 1 to 2 @ 7000 RPM</td><td align="right">3.2
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 7500 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">30-90 time (s)</th><td align="right">9.95
Start in gear 1
Shift gear 1 to 2 @ 7000 RPM
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 7000 RPM</td><td align="right">8.4
Start in gear 1
Shift gear 1 to 2 @ 7000 RPM
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 7000 RPM</td><td align="right">8.25
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 7500 RPM
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 7500 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">30-120 time (s)</th><td align="right">20.7
Start in gear 1
Shift gear 1 to 2 @ 7000 RPM
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 7000 RPM
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 7000 RPM</td><td align="right">17
Start in gear 1
Shift gear 1 to 2 @ 7000 RPM
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 7000 RPM
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 6807 RPM</td><td align="right">16.15
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 7500 RPM
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 7500 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">60-90 time (s)</th><td align="right">6.2
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 7000 RPM</td><td align="right">5.25
Start in gear 3</td><td align="right">5.1
Start in gear 3
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 7500 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">60-120 time (s)</th><td align="right">16.95
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 7000 RPM
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 7000 RPM</td><td align="right">13.85
Start in gear 3
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 6807 RPM</td><td align="right">13
Start in gear 3
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 7500 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">Cruising RPM
at 80mph</th><td align="right">2670</td><td align="right">2885</td><td align="right">2912</td></tr></tbody></table>

pickler

<table><tbody><tr><td class="indexKey">i was bored so here is another example

Performance Metrics</td></tr><tr><td id="performance_table"><table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" frame="BOX" rules="VSIDES" width="100%"><tbody><tr><th>
</th><th>Acura RDX </th><th>BMW X3 3.0i</th></tr><tr><th align="left">Peak Power (HP)</th><td align="right">211 @ 5200 RPM</td><td align="right">198 @ 6400 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">Peak Torque (ft-lbf)</th><td align="right">245 @ 3400 RPM</td><td align="right">185 @ 4600 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">Top Speed (mph)</th><td align="right">137</td><td align="right">127</td></tr><tr><th align="left">30-60 time (s)</th><td align="right">4.3
Start in gear 1
Shift gear 1 to 2 @ 6800 RPM</td><td align="right">5.2
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 6800 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">30-90 time (s)</th><td align="right">12.35
Start in gear 1
Shift gear 1 to 2 @ 6800 RPM
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 6318 RPM</td><td align="right">14.35
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 6800 RPM
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 6800 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">30-120 time (s)</th><td align="right">30.25
Start in gear 1
Shift gear 1 to 2 @ 6800 RPM
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 6318 RPM
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 6093 RPM</td><td align="right">35
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 6800 RPM
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 6800 RPM
Shift gear 4 to 5 @ 6800 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">60-90 time (s)</th><td align="right">8.05
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 6312 RPM</td><td align="right">9.15
Start in gear 3
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 6800 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">60-120 time (s)</th><td align="right">25.95
Start in gear 2
Shift gear 2 to 3 @ 6312 RPM
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 6095 RPM</td><td align="right">29.85
Start in gear 3
Shift gear 3 to 4 @ 6800 RPM
Shift gear 4 to 5 @ 6800 RPM</td></tr><tr><th align="left">Cruising RPM
at 80mph</th><td align="right">2558</td><td align="right">2935</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

fabrikated

Doesn't seem to work in Chrome for Mac...

princelybug

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Interesting.

pickler

Yea chrome doesn't work with some websites. Works perfect with firefox though.

HondaOnWORKS

Interesting tool, but I prefer real test tracks over some program that calculates base on the #s. This is just me though. Why? On paper, it seems like the BMW M3 is going to be slower than the Mercedes Benz C63 AMG on the track(circuit), but guess what? Its not. Its faster. M3 is slower on the straight though.

mclarenf3387

Half those numbers you posted are wrong. His site has the wrong information.

AMUA6

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