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Originally Posted by roadburn
4,000 seems like a lot of rpms, given how much torque this engine has. Won't it just sit there & smoke the tires? Especially with only the e-diff functioning?
Plus, in another thread, I ran across this quote from a 135 owner with an automatic: "Launch at 1800rpms on a dry sunny day on decent ground and I don't see any reason a 4.7-4.8 0-60 is not possible."
Somebody's got it wrong.
I'm wondering if anyone who doesn't work for a magazine has tried an actual, real-world 0-60 run, and how they did it....
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That was me who said that! :biggrin: I should have added in there that I did that in an auto transmission. For me I found that was a sweet spot and any higher RPM the back wheels would start to spin or I would get too much wheel spin off the line. 4000 RPM launch for the auto would be great for a smoke show!
Maybe on the manual you might pull it off if you let off slowly. Not sure haven't driven this car with a MT.