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      02-06-2013, 07:21 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by grimlock View Post
Was talking about the 50-70 overtaking times given by the manufacturers.. they don't really say if they are on throttle or not.. and it makes a bigger difference for turbo cars. Wasn't talking about trap times..
The figures were not from the manufacturer but magaZines, same mag, same testing, but a couple years apart. That is pretty straight forward and 1+ seconds faster in 50-70 top gear acceleration is substantial.
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