01-15-2013, 12:51 AM | #1 |
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Battle of the Hybrids! (AH3 and other hybrid 1/4 mile times)
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Procedure: -Save the videos and import them into moviemaker -Determine time it takes to various speeds -Back out the quarter mile times Take it for what it's worth, maybe with a big grain of salt. -Weather and road conditions would've been different for the different cars. -Different drivers. -Battery level, at least on the Infiniti, was low. Didn't see level, and didn't look too hard on the Lexus. The BMWs seemed to have fully charged batteries. -Didn't pay too much attention if everyone had traction disabled etc. At least no one used any sort of launch control. -Some errors could've crept in due to parallax when I read the speedo on the video. -Method is susceptible to errors in video playback speed. I don't think this is much of an issue in modern digital cameras. These are the videos used: AH3 AH5 GS-450h M35h: I'm happy to see the AH3 come out on top, though that's what I expected. (Promise, I didn't fudge the numbers!) With aggressive launch techniques that magazines use, this thing could post some amazing times. 0-60 mph is pretty much in line with what BMW publishes. 1/4 mile time and trap speed are impressive! Last edited by zon; 01-16-2013 at 01:39 PM.. |
01-15-2013, 07:21 AM | #2 |
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13's for a .25 mile?
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01-20-2013, 11:01 AM | #6 |
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Did that Lexus have a CVT transmission? I still can't get used to that...
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Agreed. CVTs are not in keeping with the fundamentals of luxury cars. Instead of simulating gears, these transmissions should run through real gears with continuously variable ratios. The idea of one variable gear doesn't sit well with me.
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01-21-2013, 08:42 AM | #12 |
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Cool bit of work you've done here
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