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Mail From: Barry Wayne Freese <(email redacted)>

On Wed, 24 May 1995, Eugene Y C Chu wrote:
> Roland Zuk wrote:
>
> >The result: The Sierra XR4x4 2.8i and XR4x4 2.9i that ran from '85
> >through '89, the Granada/Scorpio 4x4's during the same period. And
> >finally (get ready to dump your 5.0), the Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 4x4.
> >16 valve, turbocharged, twin cam. In showroom trim, 220 HP @ 6250 and
> >220 ft-lb @ 2500 rpm. Yes, 2500.
>
> Were these the same loons who built the Sierra RS200 (Evolution)?
> Let's see some of the specs: DOHC 16 valve 2.0l turbocharged 750 hp
> engine, 4WD platform, 0-6 in 2.1 sec, 0-80 in 3.1 sec (first gear),
> and, because it can brake harder than it can accelerate, 0-100-0 in 10
> sec. Where do I get one?

0-100-0? Thats Cobra territory, isn't it? I thought part of the Cobra
legend was that it was on a VERY short list of production cars which
could do 0-100-0 in 10 seconds or less. I hadn't heard about the Sierra
RS200 (Evolution). What's the deal?

B. W. Freese

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Mail From: Michael Herrmann <(email redacted)>

All:

A car mag, I think Road and Track or Motor Trend, did a 0-100-0 test
of the fastest cars in america. They also included a fresh, origional
Shelby Cobra 427, along with a ton of other cars. The also had a Kawasaki
(SP?) ZX-11 there to let it try for the record.

If I remember correctly, a cobra in the '60's was reported to go 0-100-0
in 13 seconds. No other car tested has ever come close to this figure.

The Mazda RX-7, which is one quick street car with excellent brakes,
could only manage something like 19 seconds. The Porsche 911 carrera
4 won the competition with a time of about 16 seconds. It's rear weight
bias helps is tremendously in traction and braking. The motorcycle
did it in something like 9.5 - 10 seconds. The cobra that was used
in the test did not come close to the 13 second mark. I will have
to try and find the article to get the exact stats if anyone is interested.

As far as the RS2000 that someone mentioned with 750 HP, that was not
the production car...it was one of the world rally cars. No doubt
it is fast, but you can't go to the store and pick one up. Hell, I
bet and indy car or F1 car could do 0-100-0 in 10 seconds or less.
I believe the RS2000 you buy in europe has something like 250 HP and
runs 0-60 in just under 6 sec.

Later,

Mike

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Mail From: Freeway Flyer <(email redacted)>

> A car mag, I think Road and Track or Motor Trend, did a 0-100-0 test
> of the fastest cars in america. They also included a fresh, origional
> Shelby Cobra 427, along with a ton of other cars. The also had a Kawasaki
> (SP?) ZX-11 there to let it try for the record.
> If I remember correctly, a cobra in the '60's was reported to go 0-100-0
> in 13 seconds. No other car tested has ever come close to this figure.
>
it was road and track, and if you remember, the Cobra that they tested
broke(valvetrain) so they got the numbers via creative math.
With this deviation, it beat out all cars except the Porsce 911 turbo,
and the bike. Still not bad for 30 year old technology, IMHO

I have the article if anyone wants all the numbers...
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