fastest 0-60 for the money?

[pcpower]

Is the a/c the fastest car on the market for it's price range?

I did some checking and saw that the mazdaspeed3 was about the same,,, seems like it beats everything else though.

Anyone know of other competition?

thx

[squik]

A Z costs around 28 base. My coupe was 32 sticker, so I would say a Z is faster for cheaper....

[dldjros69]

Seems like you have a loaded 3.5.

That isnt a fair comparison to a base Z.

You gotta forget the leather and all that other bs.

[rjdmmfl1]

A Z costs around 28 base. My coupe was 32 sticker, so I would say a Z is faster for cheaper....

???????

Base A/C 3.5 is 25.3K

Base Z is 28.5K

let's not compare apples to oranges!

[Sacky2.5]

GTR all the way best 0-60 for the money ... if you can find one

[{WBK}Viper]

AC 3.5 0-60 in 5.8 for 25,200

350Z 0-60 in 5.4 for 28,500

MazdaSpeed 3 0-60 in 5.8 for 24,500 or so.

You pay less than 1K more for a much cooler car IMO with the AC.

4 tenths? I'd expect the Z to do better than that for a true sports car.

I think the AC holds it's self up just fine in comparison.

Check out this 0-60 comparison website...sorry if it's been posted before.

http://www.performancecarnews....Table

Based on their table....the AC is awesome for the price range. The only cars I found that are close to the AC in price and performance MazdaSpeed 3, Subaru Impreza, Mustang GT, Dodge Calibre GT. And all those care SUCK!!!!

So be happy with the AC.

http://www.performancecarnews....Table

[nismofly]

took a quick glance through that list and went straight to the wrx...hair faster for a hair cheaper

that awd stuff works wonders

[rjdmmfl1]

the wrx...hair faster for a hair cheaper

and a Lotta hairs uglier

[spockrock]

call me canadian, but I wish our cars came with an AWD option

[{WBK}Viper]

AWD would be nice, but honestly if the G37 had AWD, that'd be my car.

And, yeah... if your still in high school and you like to rice it big and wear your pants low, the WRX is your car along with your Civic.

A/C FTW!!!

[BlackNWhite]

and a Lotta hairs uglier

[Hussain]

one of the cheapest fast cars is a Mustang. 05+ GT Mustangs are supposed to do a 13.5 in the 1/4 mile 100% stock. the stick shift altima coupe only does it in 14.2. for a brand new GT Mustang it's 26k and the altima coupe is 25k but i'm sure they'd be willing to sell you a GT Mustang for the same price you'd get the Altima coupe. for a race car or a daily driver who LOVES to race, i'd say go with the Mustang, much more "fun" to drive. but if you want a fast daily driver that looks really nice inside and out, i'd go with the altima coupe.

[FGFCacoupe]

The Altima Coupe is the better choice. Take it from me I was about to get a 07 manual gt, but chose the Autotragic Altima Coupe. I did a lot of research, and KNOW that I made the right choice. I should have got the manual acoupe though, but other than that........Theres a lot of mustangs out there that all look the same. There arent nearly as many Altima coupes, and we have a lot, well good amount of aftermarket parts if we could just get some Stillen high flow cats lol. ACoupe is the way to go

[Canadian Coupe]

The 09 G37 is coming AWD!

I'M EXCITED!

[racingtiger03]

even at the same cost of purchase the mustang is more expensive in the end.. less MPG by a fair chunk, and im not sure how thats possible. Normally the more torque an engine has the better highway MPG it can achieve.. (I know i mention my old Z28 a lot forgive me) However my z28 was easily capable of 29MPG hwy with a 3.73 rear gear, and a 0.51 ratio for 6th gear *shrug* mustang is rated at what 24 highway? AC 3.5 CVT is 26 right?.. the AC is a much sexier car too :p.. lets pony up when the new camaro and challengers come up and well see if everyone wants to play the real game lol

[Hussain]

WOW! the 99-04 GT Mustang got 26 or 27 MPG on the hwy so i was like 24??? wtf? so i went and looked it up right now and it says 22-23 HWY MPG how is it that they made the new one way worse on gas? lol but ya, the altima coupe is the better choice. muscle cars are good for cheap, raw power though lol but ya i was looking at a magazine at my friend's house (i think road and track but it could be another one) and they were talking about the new camaros and the V6 LT camaro is supposed to have 300 hp! good competition for the A/C lol i mean it has 30 more hp but it's probably heavy. when that comes out ill have a couple things done to my car (electronic exhaust cut-outs, intake, tune) and it should be a good race lol

[LongBeachCoupe]

UGLY HAIRS! Blech! There was one on the track at carlisle running the autocross with us. Matchbox?

[MagicM]

under 30k probably the Pontiac G8 GT 361-hp, 6.0-liter V-8 which is basically a detuned corvette engine. and at around 33K you can get a GTO which basically the Full daddy 400 Horsepower corvette engine 0-60 under 5 seconds easy. American cars usually give the best value for pure horsepower per dollar. Next best is Japanese, and European cars are the worst.

[racingtiger03]

yeah i remember reading about that too, hell that V6 gets more than my V8 camaro got hp wise lol. As far as the weight, ive heard its gonna be ~3500 so well see, its a lot smaller than a dodge avenger from the spy shots ive seen. So hopefully GM got this one right, because in the past camaros have been pigs.. I know mine was roughly 3650lbs without me in the car. 3100lbs AC FTW lol As far as handling, I havent seen any skidpad tests for the new camaro, but I would imagine sway bars and endlinks, with similar work to the camaro the AC would take it. As the above guy mentioned amercans first for power.. well Japanese first for handling lol With that said I want to kill whoever selected the factory tires for the AC.. they cry like babies around the meekest corners, that the car feels extremely planted in

[mcheddadi]

call me canadian, but I wish our cars came with an AWD option

if the 2009 is awd i'm trading in! lol

[nightrain]

This is.


Modified by nightrain at 10:07 AM 6/27/2008

[spockrock]

if the 2009 is awd i'm trading in! lol

Oh yeah me too.....

[racingtiger03]

LMAO.. but he did say fastest car!

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

under 30k probably the Pontiac G8 GT 361-hp, 6.0-liter V-8 which is basically a detuned corvette engine. and at around 33K you can get a GTO which basically the Full daddy 400 Horsepower corvette engine 0-60 under 5 seconds easy. American cars usually give the best value for pure horsepower per dollar. Next best is Japanese, and European cars are the worst.

yea but go n buy that car n by 25k miles ull have a blown engine n MANY other problems those cars blow....the good part about the A/C is that alot of people dont know wat it is yet....makes it even sexier and i mean its a nissan itll last alot longer than any gt or any american car for that matter

[MagicM]

. As the above guy mentioned Amercans first for power.. well Japanese first for handling lol in

As much as i would like to agree, majority of Japanese cars that make their way into America are basically like sofas with wheels, to meet the needs of the average American. While much better than US cars on average i don't believe they're better than the European counterparts in general.

yea but go n buy that car n by 25k miles ull have a blown engine n MANY other problems those cars blow....the good part about the A/C is that alot of people dont know wat it is yet....makes it even sexier and i mean its a nissan itll last alot longer than any gt or any American car for that matter

while the car itself is probably cheap and a piece of junk the engine is not. The ls1/ls2 corvette engine is one of the most reliable engines in the world, and one of the easiest to fix /upgrade. the previous ls1 has been used for over 50 years, what other engine has even been close to being used for that long?.As for how people complain about American cars drinking gas the corvette with 400+ HP is rated at 18 city and 28 high, close to that of the 3.5 A/c. My friend owns one and we're actually capable of nearly 25+ mpg on the highway and i live in Calgary which is 3500 Ft above sea level, not to mention you have 400hp and 400 lbs/ft of torque to back it up. The ls engine can take extreme punishment over and over and still keep running, if both Nissan VQ and LS1 were both pushed extremely hard under the same circumstances the Nissan engine would blow far before the lS engine would.
Modified by MagicM at 11:04 PM 6/26/2008

[noshift]

took a quick glance through that list and went straight to the wrx...hair faster for a hair cheaper

that awd stuff works wonders

totally out off topic but anytime i hear after the eulogy i go ape****! i saw your avatar

[racingtiger03]

magic saved me the trouble lol, dont forget the LS engines also have a 6 bolt main cap, so even with all that power no worries of a cap walkin on ya

[adidas2go]

As much as i would like to agree, majority of Japanese cars that make their way into America are basically like sofas with wheels, to meet the needs of the average American. While much better than US cars on average i don't believe they're better than the European counterparts in general.

Your absolutley right. The European class of cars imported to america have a much larger range of much better handling cars. They are built to perform much better on the twisties than 80% of Japanese vehicles.

while the car itself is probably cheap and a piece of junk the engine is not. The ls1/ls2 corvette engine is one of the most reliable engines in the world, and one of the easiest to fix /upgrade. the previous ls1 has been used for over 50 years, what other engine has even been close to being used for that long?

The LS1 motor was just created for the Corvette in 1997 to replace the LT1. 50 years, I think not. The LS1 didn't share much in similarity to the previous chevy V8's, except the 5.7L displacement.

if both Nissan VQ and LS1 were both pushed extremely hard under the same circumstances the Nissan engine would blow far before the lS engine would.

This may be true, however, he's not talking about an LS1 or LS2. He's speaking of the L76 motor used in G8. Its basically just a hopped up verison of the GM Vortec 6000 used in the new GM trucks and suvs. Since this motor has only been around for a year, I wouldn't be making any sure fire statements of its reliability.

[MagicM]

The LS1 motor was just created for the Corvette in 1997 to replace the LT1. 50 years, I think not. The LS1 didn't share much in similarity to the previous chevy V8's, except the 5.7L displacement.

This may be true, however, he's not talking about an LS1 or LS2. He's speaking of the L76 motor used in G8. Its basically just a hopped up verison of the GM Vortec 6000 used in the new GM trucks and suvs. Since this motor has only been around for a year, I wouldn't be making any sure fire statements of its reliability.

The L76 is a LS2 engine used in the corvette with very minor difference, and the GTO's pretty much use the exact ls2 motors from the corvette. As for the engine it's basic design has been used for over 50 years, while most other companies will keep their engine for about 10 throw it away and start with something new. Even the engines in the truck as the new Escalade the L92 is pretty much a corvette engine 6.2L V8 making nearly the same power.

Modified by MagicM at 2:13 PM 6/27/2008
Modified by MagicM at 2:22 PM 6/27/2008

[rjdmmfl1]

AC 3.5 0-60 in 5.8 for 25,200

350Z 0-60 in 5.4 for 28,500

MazdaSpeed 3 0-60 in 5.8 for 24,500 or so.

You pay less than 1K more for a much cooler car IMO with the AC.

4 tenths? I'd expect the Z to do better than that for a true sports car.

I think the AC holds it's self up just fine in comparison.

Check out this 0-60 comparison website...sorry if it's been posted before.

http://www.performancecarnews....Table

Based on their table....the AC is awesome for the price range. The only cars I found that are close to the AC in price and performance MazdaSpeed 3, Subaru Impreza, Mustang GT, Dodge Calibre GT. And all those care SUCK!!!!

So be happy with the AC.

http://www.performancecarnews....Table

WOW, the "Poor Man's G35" (2007 3.5 A/C) kicked the "less poor man's G35"'s (G35 coupe) a$$ in the 0-60 times [and quarter mile from what I have heard from EVERY single head to head race... ]