Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Further analysis on J's car

Continuing from the earlier post.

Mitsubishi claims a stock Evo weighs about 1410 kg.

According to calculations, on his setup, each additional 0.1 bar of boost is worth about 20 bhp. At current boost levels, this translates to about 400 bhp at launch and peak power of 500 bhp.

0 to 100 km/h: 3.3 seconds
0 to 162 km/h: 7.9 seconds
0 to 300m ET: 9.5 seconds
Projected 1/4 mile ET: 11.4 seconds

Let's make some comparisons with cars of similar power levels and weight, from Car and Driver magazine:

Lamborghini Gallardo



4WD 5 liter V10
Power (SAE net): 493 bhp @ 7800
Torque (SAE net): 376 lb-ft @ 4500
Weight: 1430 kg

0 to 60 mph: 4.1 seconds
0 to 100 mph: 9.2 seconds
Standing 1/4-mile 12.4 sec @ 118 mph


Ferrari F430




RWD 4.3 liter V8
Power (SAE net): 483 bhp @ 8500
Torque (SAE net): 343 lb-ft @ 5250
Weight: 1451 kg

0 to 60 mph: 3.5 seconds
0 to 100 mph: 7.9 seconds
Standing 1/4-mile: 11.7 sec @ 123 mph

Chevrolet Corvette Z06




RWD 7 liter V8
Power (SAE net): 505 bhp @ 6300 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 470 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm
Weight: 1427 kg

0 to 60 mph: 3.6 seconds
0 to 100 mph: 7.9 seconds
Standing 1/4-mile: 11.7 sec @ 125 mph


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