7.2 seconds 0-60, mine takes 8.8?

[C250Sam95]

I’ve got a 1.8T W204 Mercedes & the 0-60 states it can do it in 7.2 standard. I’ve just had the car remapped ( it feels faster ) but still only does the 0-60 in 8.8 seconds.

Any feedback as to why would be much appreciated

 

[Gazwould]

Start with compression tests to the cylinders.

Then stick it on a dyno , air and fuel will be also monitored .

 

[whitenemesis]

What did it do 0-60mph before the mapping?

 

[Yugguy]

Those figures are perfect figures done in test conditions with AC off and only a small anount of fuel in the tank, etc.

Besides, it's what it drives like in 3rd accelerating up a slip road into a motorway thats far more meaningful 0-60

 

[Deletedmember130310]

I’ve got a 1.8T W204 Mercedes & the 0-60 states it can do it in 7.2 standard. I’ve just had the car remapped ( it feels faster ) but still only does the 0-60 in 8.8 seconds.

Any feedback as to why would be much appreciated

I doubt you are as brutal with your car as the road testers...

 

[CaptainChaos]

I doubt you are as brutal with your car as the road testers...

Exactly. 0-60 tests are absolutely vicious, and let's face it, pretty meaningless.

 

[Deletedmember130310]

how were you timing it?

If by hand, you will have lost at least 0.5 second between starting to move and starting the stopwatch

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Those figures are perfect figures done in test conditions with AC off and only a small anount of fuel in the tank, etc.

Besides, it's what it drives like in 3rd accelerating up a slip road into a motorway thats far more meaningful 0-60

How does that work then?

 

[E53AMG]

You could get one of these, 0-60 in 2.9 secs, problem solved!

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[ph47mf]

Those figures are perfect figures done in test conditions with AC off and only a small anount of fuel in the tank, etc.

Besides, it's what it drives like in 3rd accelerating up a slip road into a motorway thats far more meaningful 0-60

+1 on this

Mine does it in 4 and a bit seconds but I've only ever launched it like 2-3 times over the past year as I know how much stress it will put the car under, I put my foot down during 2nd/3rd/4th for overtakes etc though, so don't get too hung up on 0-60 times, it's mid-range you want.

 

[190]

There was a time when car magazine road tests measured mid range acceleration with various figures for 30 - 50 in top and 30 -70 through the gears etc. The advent of forced induction has made even ordinary cars feel quick in these mid range timings. O-60 times are increasingly irrelevant as is top speed. Even my base model C180K has a top speed of 143 MPH. I'll never experience that speed anymore than I will the 0-60 time but I feel the benefit of the decent torque figures resulting from forced induction every day.

 

[C250Sam95]

What did it do 0-60mph before the mapping?

I don’t know but it’s running 245bhp now surely it should be better than 8.8 secs

 

[C250Sam95]

Start with compression tests to the cylinders.

Then stick it on a dyno , air and fuel will be also monitored .

Thank you appreciate the informative reply

 

[BMF]

For a real thrill try accelerating 0-60 on a motorcycle, My old Honda CB1300Sa8 would do it in around 3 seconds and that's quite a heavy bike with a rated 115bhp on tap, some of the modern sports bikes have 180+bhp in standard trim.

 

[Deletedmember130310]

I don’t know but it’s running 245bhp now surely it should be better than 8.8 secs

if it is auto, what mode is it in - comfort? Sport?

 

[GeeJayW]

Tesla Model S is 0-60 in about 2.5s which is impressive. So spending £0.25M on a Ferrari isn't necessary.

As mentioned already, the test drivers that drive to get the published figures are brutal. I've not timed a 0-60 in my car, but I doubt I'd get it sub 7s which is the claimed figure. Might have a go sometime Jet out of curiosity. That said, 8.8s does sound slow for 245hp.

 

[Petrol Pete]

Zero to sixty is probably the most useless measure of performance on any road going vehicle. 30 to 70 mph (officer ) is a better measure of drive ability . I used to get all "0 - 60 +" when on the drag-strip during 'run what ya brung' events on my motorcycles. Before electronic gubbins took over getting off the line with a combination of throttle, clutch control while managing wheel spin/wheelies was an art (one I never really mastered) with launch control and 'drag strip' setting now available on many cars and bikes it's a virtually irrelevant measurement to most of us, just like leagues, bushels and cubits.

But if it floats your boat, chase it.

 

[Stratman]

What will you do with the 1.6 seconds you save?

 

[renault12ts]

I don’t know but it’s running 245bhp now surely it should be better than 8.8 secs

So, tell us how you are approaching this. Just stamping on the accelerator and go...or what?

 

[E53AMG]

Tesla Model S is 0-60 in about 2.5s which is impressive. So spending £0.25M on a Ferrari isn't necessary.

As mentioned already, the test drivers that drive to get the published figures are brutal. I've not timed a 0-60 in my car, but I doubt I'd get it sub 7s which is the claimed figure. Might have a go sometime Jet out of curiosity. That said, 8.8s does sound slow for 245hp.

After 5 years Ferrari and Tesla cost gets a lot closer and I think the Ferrari sounds a little better than the milk float [emoji848]

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