Scot

I didn't realize just how many cars are running in the 12's or faster.... 59 cars out of how many are listed.... things like Audi S4's, Jaguars, teslas's, etc....

this will show my age.... the 1984 vette was considered fast running about a 14.9...lol... Even 10 years ago I would guess there were probably 10 sub 13's cars...?

of course Road & Track tests all the best cars, but that is a pretty high % of damn fast cars... maybe it is to thin the population... Makes the RX8's and S2000's of the world seem slow!!!!

hatrickstu

v6 mustangs run 13's now, put that in perspective

EastS2k

numbers aren't everything

AngryTurtle

What? This is a thread about how fast cars are in the 1/4 mile. Id love to hear how numbers arent everything.

cbehney

What? This is a thread about how fast cars are in the 1/4 mile. Id love to hear how numbers arent everything.
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Obviously, those 13 seconds aren't very enjoyable if your interior isn't up to standard...

fishfryer

I think the moral of the story is that for 99% of your street driving, a 1984 Corvette is fast enough and that few people if any ever run a full 1/4 mile or even 1/8 mile to their cars limits on the street. Fun is a great 60 foot time or a long burnout.

waltk88

A 1984 Corvette is not fast enough. A RAV4 V6 will give that old Vette problems.

Driven

What? This is a thread about how fast cars are in the 1/4 mile. Id love to hear how numbers arent everything.
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Obviously, those 13 seconds aren't very enjoyable if your interior isn't up to standard...
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and thus Car Talk "how to side-track a thread in four posts" has come into light:
1. Start thread about quick and/or fast cars, regardless of merit, quality, or other factors
2. Post something completely irrelevant in said thread about speed, such as Zodiac Symbol, Socrates, or how "numbers aren't everything"
3. Wait for another completely irrelevant post about steering feel, windshield washer filler placement, or interior quality
4. Thread goes to hell.

Grady

2012 Camry runs a 14.2 ... Time to jump ship and sell the s2000 for something quicker.

Chris S

There's def. selection bias in R&T's choices in cars to test. The general population of production cars is much slower on average, but if you were an R&T editor, would you rather test a Ferrari or a minivan?